On July 1 we celebrated all that has made Canada what it is today. This was our 150th birthday.
I’ve only shared 61 of those birthdays with the country, but just writing that puts it in perspective how young a country we live in.
I’m only 14 years shy of being half as old as Canada. Wow!
My grandmother – if she was still alive today – would have only been 17 years younger than our nation. Now that would be impressive! My grandmother passed away in 1983 at the age of 99.
It’s all nice to look back on your birthday, but I want to look ahead in this piece.
When I think of Canada’s 150th, it brings a few questions to my mind that I wonder about.
One question I have is, “Will the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup in the next 150 years?”
It’s been 50 years since their last victory, but lately they seem to be making some moves in the right direction. I can wait a long time for it to happen, but I don’t have 150 years left in me.
I also wonder, “Will Donald Trump last 4 years in office, or will he even last the year?”
I get a CNN feed on my Apple Watch and 95% of the news that shows up is related to Donald Trump. I have never seen the news/entertainment industry so captivated with one person before.
Trump is like the Beatles were in the 60’s; no one could get enough of them.
As I watched TV and saw a protest on Parliament Hill, one question that came to mind was, “Will we ever come to a resolution with our Indigenous Peoples of Canada?”
The Prime Minister sat with the leaders in a teepee they had set up on the Parliament lawn. When he left, the Indigenous leaders were all encouraged and felt he had heard their heart. But a few hours later the protesters were trying to set up another teepee on the lawn.
I wonder if any real progress will be made on this issue in the next 150 years.
In light of global warming, my questions is, “Will the weathermen become more accurate in predicting rain and snow, or will the forecasts remain much the same – wrong about 50% of the time?”
Another question I have is, “With all the rights various groups have now, will we become cookie-cutter people, forced to think, talk and act like each other? … You know, shades of Orwell’s “1984”.
If that happens, it will cut down on the myriad of choices we have to make now. Things like fashion, interests, and food might not be all that exciting, but we won’t need an opinion; we will all share the same one.
Just think, when you need to buy a car, there would only be a few choices: Will that be a compact, mid-size or SUV?
I’m not convinced that what got us through the last 150 years will carry us on into the next. We are venturing into new territory.
Here’s the thing: We may have many questions about the future of our country and life in this great land of ours. We can’t foresee the answers to many of our questions, but there is an outcome that has already been determined. When Jesus died on the cross for mankind’s sins, He said He is coming back to take those who put their faith in Him to be with Him in heaven. That we can have confidence in. Make sure your faith is based in Christ because you can count on God to know the future.
That’s Life!
Paul
Question: What questions do you have about the next 150 years? Leave your comments below.