Part 3- Tomorrow's New World Order

And here, before we launch into the New Year, the final chapter of the Petra Proudhurst papers. 

What are we to do with this knowledge of the Space Age?  Do we waste it letting it rot in the laboratories of the world?  Or do we step boldly forward with this knowledge and ensure a better future?  The choice is obvious.

As the leaders of the world it is our responsibility to respond to the challenges of the future and focus our resources and imagination on solutions.  I say let our imaginations shine.  We cannot stand idly by and expect our dreams to come true under their own power.  The future is not a gift but an achievement.

I look into the laboratory and see a future in which struggle for sustenance has vanished.

I envision supermarkets overflowing with the foods of the world.  Piles of fruits and vegetables in the heart of winter.  Aisles of canned soups and packaged dinners.  I see jars of cured meats for .45 and cans of tropical fruit 5 for a $1 from Kansas City to Singapore.  A fully nutritious meal for a family of 4 will be prepared in under 15 minutes.  And for desert, individually wrapped pies for the whole family.  Now you can have your cake and eat it too.

In the future, supplements will counter deficiencies in vitamins and minerals.  Artificial flavors will provide the spice of life to any dish.  With advances in food preservation the daily trip to the grocery store will not exist.  The pantry will be the breadbox of the home.

As this new technology expands around the globe there will be the inevitable excess of grain.  Imagine cheap breads for every child.  A limitless food source for our livestock.  Meat prices will plummet and the food of kings will be for every man. With new food resources social equality will simply grow on the tide of abundance.  It is simply a matter of vision and willpower.

Man has worked with nature from its beginnings to create a more hospitable world.  It is our magic touch to use our imagination to improve our world.  It is not a utopia but it is a step in that direction.  Now is the time to act.  Do not hesitate. 

I am confident in the engineering of today for a better tomorrow.

The struggle against Convenience Food continues.