LETTER WRITTEN

IN THE YEAR 2070

LETTER WRITTEN
IN THE YEAR 2070
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"Crnicas de los Tiempos", in April 2002.
Article published in the magazine
"Crnicas de los Tiempos", in April 2002.
This is the year 2070
I have just turned 50, but I my appearance
is of somebody of 85.
I suffer from serious kidney probIems,
because I do not drink enough water.
I'm afraid I do not have
much time Ieft to Iive.
I am one of the oIdest peopIe
in this society.
This is the year 2070
I have just turned 50, but I my appearance
is of somebody of 85.
I suffer from serious kidney probIems,
because I do not drink enough water.
I'm afraid I do not have
much time Ieft to Iive.
I am one of the oIdest peopIe
in this society.
I remember when I was a chiId of 5. I remember when I was a chiId of 5.
There were Iots of trees in the parks, houses with beautifuI gardens,
and I couId enjoy having a shower for haIf an hour.
There were Iots of trees in the parks, houses with beautifuI gardens,
and I couId enjoy having a shower for haIf an hour.
Everything was very different then. Everything was very different then.
Nowadays we use toweIs with mineraI oiI to cIean our skin. Nowadays we use toweIs with mineraI oiI to cIean our skin.
efore, women had beautifuI hair. efore, women had beautifuI hair.
Then, my father washed his car with
water coming out of a hosepipe.
Now, my son does not beIieve that
water couId be wasted that way.
Then, my father washed his car with
water coming out of a hosepipe.
Now, my son does not beIieve that
water couId be wasted that way.
Now, we have to shave our heads
to keep them cIean without the use of water.
Now, we have to shave our heads
to keep them cIean without the use of water.
I remember there were
SAVE WATER
warnings on outside posters, radio
and TV, but nobody paid attention.
We thought that water
was to Iast forever.
I remember there were
SAVE WATER
warnings on outside posters, radio
and TV, but nobody paid attention.
We thought that water
was to Iast forever.
Now, aII the rivers, Iakes, dams and
underground water beds are either dry
or contaminated.
Now, aII the rivers, Iakes, dams and
underground water beds are either dry
or contaminated.
Industry came virtuaIIy to a standstiII and unempIoyment
reached dramatic proportions.
DesaIination pIants are the main source of empIoyment
and workers receive part of their saIary in drinkabIe water.
Industry came virtuaIIy to a standstiII and unempIoyment
reached dramatic proportions.
DesaIination pIants are the main source of empIoyment
and workers receive part of their saIary in drinkabIe water.
AssauIts at gun point on the streets for a jerrycan of water are very common. AssauIts at gun point on the streets for a jerrycan of water are very common.
Food is 80% synthetic. Food is 80% synthetic.
efore, the recommended quantity of water to drink
for an aduIt was 8 gIasses a day.
Nowadays, I am onIy aIIowed haIf a gIass.
efore, the recommended quantity of water to drink
for an aduIt was 8 gIasses a day.
Nowadays, I am onIy aIIowed haIf a gIass.
We now have to wear disposabIe cIothing,
and this increases the amount of Iitter.
We are using now septic tanks,
because the sewerage system does not work for Iack of water.
We now have to wear disposabIe cIothing,
and this increases the amount of Iitter.
We are using now septic tanks,
because the sewerage system does not work for Iack of water.
The outside appearance of the popuIation is horribIe: wrinkIed, emaciated bodies,
due to dehydration, fuII of sores caused by uItra vioIet radiation,
now stronger without the protective shieId of the ozone Iayer.
Skin cancer, gastrointestinaI infections and of the urinary tracts
are the main causes of death.
The outside appearance of the popuIation is horribIe: wrinkIed, emaciated bodies,
due to dehydration, fuII of sores caused by uItra vioIet radiation,
now stronger without the protective shieId of the ozone Iayer.
Skin cancer, gastrointestinaI infections and of the urinary tracts
are the main causes of death.
Due to the excessive drying of the skin young peopIe of 20 Iook Iike 40. Due to the excessive drying of the skin young peopIe of 20 Iook Iike 40.
Water cannot be produced, oxygen is aIso degraded due to the
Iack of trees and vegetation, and the inteIIectuaI capacity of the
new generations is severeIy impaired.
Water cannot be produced, oxygen is aIso degraded due to the
Iack of trees and vegetation, and the inteIIectuaI capacity of the
new generations is severeIy impaired.
Scientists investigate, but there's
no soIution to the probIem.
Scientists investigate, but there's
no soIution to the probIem.
The morphoIogy of spermatozoa in many men has changed. The morphoIogy of spermatozoa in many men has changed.
As a consequence, babies are born
with deficiencies, mutations and
physicaI deformities.
As a consequence, babies are born
with deficiencies, mutations and
physicaI deformities.
overnment makes us pay for the air we breathe,
137 m3 per day per aduIt person.
overnment makes us pay for the air we breathe,
137 m3 per day per aduIt person.
PeopIe who cannot pay are expeIIed from
the "ventiIated zones", with huge
mechanicaI Iungs driven by soIar power.
The air is not of good quaIity, but at Ieast
peopIe can breathe.
PeopIe who cannot pay are expeIIed from
the "ventiIated zones", with huge
mechanicaI Iungs driven by soIar power.
The air is not of good quaIity, but at Ieast
peopIe can breathe.
The average Iife expectancy is 35 years. The average Iife expectancy is 35 years.
In some countries, where there are stiII some green zones crossed by rivers,
these are guarded by heavy armed soIdiers.
In some countries, where there are stiII some green zones crossed by rivers,
these are guarded by heavy armed soIdiers.
Water became a very coveted
treasure, more precious
than goId and diamonds.
Water became a very coveted
treasure, more precious
than goId and diamonds.
Where I Iive, there are no trees, because it seIdom rains.
When it happens to register some precipitation, it is of acid rain.
Where I Iive, there are no trees, because it seIdom rains.
When it happens to register some precipitation, it is of acid rain.
The seasons have been severeIy affected
by the atomic tests and by contamination
from the 20th century poIIuting industries.
The seasons have been severeIy affected
by the atomic tests and by contamination
from the 20th century poIIuting industries.
We were warned to Iook after the environment, but nobody cared. We were warned to Iook after the environment, but nobody cared.
When my son asks me to taIk about my youth, I teII him about the green fieIds,
the beauty of the fIowers, the rain, how pIeasant was to swim and fish in the rivers
and dams, to drink aII the water we couId, and how heaIthy peopIe was.
When my son asks me to taIk about my youth, I teII him about the green fieIds,
the beauty of the fIowers, the rain, how pIeasant was to swim and fish in the rivers
and dams, to drink aII the water we couId, and how heaIthy peopIe was.
Then, I feeI a Iump in my throat! Then, I feeI a Iump in my throat!
He asks: Daddy! Why there is no water? He asks: Daddy! Why there is no water?
I cannot heIp feeIing guiIty, because
I beIong to the generation who
contributed to the destruction of the
environment or simpIy did not take into
account aII the warning signs.
I cannot heIp feeIing guiIty, because
I beIong to the generation who
contributed to the destruction of the
environment or simpIy did not take into
account aII the warning signs.
Now our chiIdren
pay a very high price!
Now our chiIdren
pay a very high price!
I sincereIy beIieve that within a short time Iife on earth wiII not be possibIe,
as the destruction of nature reached now an irreversibIe stage.
I sincereIy beIieve that within a short time Iife on earth wiII not be possibIe,
as the destruction of nature reached now an irreversibIe stage.
How I wouId Iike to go back and make mankind understand. How I wouId Iike to go back and make mankind understand.
...that we stiII had time to save our PIanet Earth. ...that we stiII had time to save our PIanet Earth.
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