. Its arrival is considered inevitable
due to the existence of time
and the laws of physics. Due to the nature of the reality
and the unavoidability of the future, everything that currently exists and will exist
is temporary
and will come to an end. The future and the concept of eternity
have been major subjects of philosophy
, religion
, and science
and defining them non-controversially has consistently eluded the greatest of minds.
"Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present." --Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Meditations
"Take hold of the future or the future will take hold of you - be futurewise." -- Patrick Dixon, Futurist and author Futurewise 1998/2005
"For I dipt into the future, far as human eye could see, saw the vision of the world, and all the wonder that would be." --Alfred Tennyson|Alfred Lord Tennyson
"I've seen the future, brother; it is murder." --Leonard Cohen, The Future
"To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow, creeps in this petty pace from day to day, to the last syllable of recorded time; and all our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more; it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." -- Macbeth" by William Shakespeare
"No eyes can read the future, because it is a book not yet written!" --Mehmet ildan, Quotations
"Future is an unknown country which requires tough visas for anyone to enter. Not all of us will get the chance to visit it." --Mehmet ildan, Quotations
"People ask me to predict the future, when all I want to do is prevent it. Better yet, build it. Predicting the future is much too easy, anyway. You look at the people around you, the street you stand on, the visible air you breathe, and predict more of the same. To hell with more. I want better." ~ Ray Bradbury Beyond 1984: The People Machines