It was 1802 when English Romantic poet William Wordsworth remarked that humanity was wasting its energy on the quest for material acquisition. Centuries later, we are arguably worse off - with growing numbers suffering from maladies ranging from affluenza to social media addiction, narcissism, and more. As world-renowned futurist Thomas Lombardo puts it, "We are becoming lost and forlorn, drowning in an overpowering present."
In his intellectual, yet accessible style, Thomas outlines the harsh impact that today's culture of thought has on us individually and collectively - leaving us compulsively focused on the present, seeking external validation. Instead, he challenges you to choose a path to what he calls a Good Future, by acknowledging and developing our internal resources for wisdom.
This Good Future both enriches and transcends our reliance on the present for validation, and infuses our lives with a heightened sense of inner value through such numinous qualities as self-evolution, courage, critical thinking, and transcendence. These qualities and more, Thomas argues, lead us out of the shadows and into the light.
Lombardo maps out the journey using key visionaries as navigators and outlines the personal steps necessary to help us unfold our individual wisdom narratives. In this way, we become the gift, and humanity has an opportunity to actively create the future we all dream of.
