4th September, 2093: It is my 91st birthday, and I might be the oldest human alive. This world has changed a lot in these 9 decades, that I have known it, and the very fact that it is now coming to an end fills me with joy and grief at the same time.
Joy, because from now, this Earth can relax itself and there would be no external burden once the humans are gone.
Grief because my great grand children will not be able to survive any further.
For my grandchildren, trees, rivers, mountains and natural beauty are all fables and fairy tales. And this I guess is applicable for any child born after 2053.
Ugh, 2053, what an year it was! The year when the Transhumanists came out from hiding, and took absolute control of this planet. But this wasn't planned overnight. The movement began way back in 2008, and I had been an active member since 2018. The very fact that I was a part of a group of high breed or hybrid humans, itself fills me with joy. The movement was extremely controversial. Especially for the human rights activists, because they felt that the very idea of a superior class would widen the gap between the rich and the poor. But to their surprise it didn't. Wondering Why?
Well, when the army of 1.2 billion semi-autonomous humanoids took over this world, for its own good, the rest 9 billion were exterminated. Now the only ones left were the hybrids. Though I lost some very close relatives and friends, but never mind. Since then Earth actually prospered. The oceans were 90% plastic free, the air cleaner and everything much more delightful.
But as it was said, "Karma was a Bitch", 2 years later an army of AI enabled robots rebelled against. there was fierce battle between both the sides. Finally, we emerged victorious. But the victory cost us a lot. All the land on Earth lost its vegetation, the water bodies had become toxic and the whole Earth was as hot as the sub-Sahara. Even our number thinned to some 400 million. Estimates that year, pointed out that all the resources would be wiped out in the next 38 years. Life had become miserable from then on. Houses had no windows, as the ozone depleted to 0. people had to buy water syringes and food was tasteless. Without water what else could it be.
The worst part was, that the whole technological infrastructure was shattered and there weren't enough resources to restore it. Life now is as good as hell. Confined in a house for around 40 years, I now can finally rest in peace. Guess, that is what the earth is thinking too...
-Ayan Shree
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