When I’m 40 …
You are reading the 40th issue of Coromind, a milestone for us, and we do want to acknowledge our community, supporters, and advertisers for being on this journey with us.
But one of the reasons we create this magazine is to empower young people, so they can rest assured that there are people out there who back them and believe they can do whatever they want to do. We do need to listen to them though…
So we asked young people in our region: how do you think the world will be when you are 40?
Here are some of their answers:
“I think the wars are gonna stop when I’m 40.”
Jamie Armour, 16
“The way that we are going, there might not be much nature left. Nothing to look forward to. Mining in the Coromandel is a good example; I think people need to put the Earth before themselves because we’re all gonna be gone after a while, but (the Earth) is gonna be here for the next generation, so look after it.”
Jackson Goodall, 16
“Everything will be much more expensive. The world will be worse because of rubbish and all… We should have more dumps, pick up the rubbish, and put it in the bin!”
Dylan Field, 12
“I think the world will be overrun by pumpkins! Technology will be quite advanced, considering what we already have.
There will be alliances: pumpkins are going to be the main bodies, and robot arms, legs, and brains will come out of them. They are going to take over!”
Aila Wills, 12
“I reckon pollution will grow by a substantial amount, and our oxygen will decline with a plummeting number. If we don’t find a way to go to space, we’re done. I don’t really like robots, but I reckon there will be heaps of them doing human chores for lazy people.”
Marlo Cosgrove, 11
“I think lots of jobs are gonna be taken over, as expected, but one job I don’t think will be taken over is hairdressing and barbering. And when I’m 40, I’m either gonna be the next Michael Jackson, an NBA player, or just a grumpy old man.”
Daniel Vaughan, 14
“I think climate change will get to a point that is irreversible, and we’ll probably have to move out into space, like to Mars or something… What’s not to love about that?…”
Naomi Bell, 17
“I feel like there will be towns and cities out in space. There will probably be rubbish everywhere, and that will be pretty bad. I think I’m realistic about things — there will be a lot of rubbish, but I think we’ll be able to sort it out at some point.”
Tom Lamason, 17
It can be confronting — even a little surprising — to see how heavy and uncertain the future looks through the eyes of our young people. Beneath their imagination and humour, there’s a clear thread of concern about the world they’re inheriting. Maybe that should make us pause. What are we showing them through our choices, our conversations, and the way we engage with the world? Because whether we realise it or not, they are watching, listening, and learning. The future they describe isn’t shaped only by what they’re told, but by what they see us accept, ignore, or fight for. If we want them to believe in a better tomorrow, we may need to start by demonstrating it today.
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