At times it seems like everything is stacked against us:
There's too many people.
Not enough clean or fresh water.
Too much pollution
Not enough food.
Too much sickness.
Not enough energy to go around.
And everything seems to get more and more expensive.
We worry that these things will lead to more problems, more strife, more struggle.
And that may be true.
Untreated and unmet these problems will spiral out of control.
That makes the future looks awfully bleak.
But there are times, like today, that my faith in the future gets restored.
Here are three items I came across this week that show solutions to our problems.
They help remind me that problems, no matter how big, can be fixed by the effort of one person.
Of course people need to buy in to the solution but each solution starts with one goal by one person.
Nest thermostat. Changing the way we consume energy in our homes.
The device that turns saltwater into freshwater, using only sunlight. (Thanks Pat)
How to deal with having as many people in the world as we do. It's not a problem of space, it's resources. (Thanks, Angela)