What would you put in this box? Photos of you and your family? Items of clothing? Jewellery or watches, bracelets and ear-rings? Would they know what an ear-ring is and where to wear it?
How about books? Which books would you put in the casket? Shakespeare? Chaucer? Or something more modern, (like my books)?
And what about food so that future generations may learn about our diets? Rice, corn, lentils, other grains? Your favourite ice cream perhaps?
How would you put music in the box? Pointless putting music score or sheet music. Future generations may not know what all the scribbles mean. They stand a better chance understanding Chaucer in its original language. Also, no point in leaving CDs, DVDs and blue ray discs. They may not have the right equipment to play it on. As it is, technology is changing every few weeks and I have to up-date software and hardware on my computer. So what chance will a future finder be able to play the CDs you left for him to find?
If you leave any items of equipment don't forget to leave the instruction manual. I read that a family buried a microwave oven without the instructions. A thousand years later another family found the box and gathered around the oven wondering why there was nothing good on TV.
A thoughtful post. Thank you friend
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DeleteHi Victor, I would put a Bible in the box. God bless.
ReplyDeleteThere are millions of Bibles around in the world, Brenda; and there will always be so. Whether people read them or not is another thing.
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I like how imaginative and thought-provoking this post is. It makes you really consider what everyday items might mean to future generations and how little of our current world might be understood.
ReplyDeleteI would put the TV remote control in the box (without the batteries) and leave them to work out what it is for. That will confuse them.
DeleteGod bless, Melody.
...I'll pass on this!
ReplyDeleteNow you gotta love the scene in your mind of the family waiting for the microwave to play. Our little town did just this very thing about 40 years ago. A time capsule! All kinds of things were placed in the capsule including information about how this little town came to be. I was there when they buried it and oh how I would love to be there when it is opened..don't think this will happen since it's going to be about 60 years before it awakes.
ReplyDeleteI guess things in writing would be able to be read a 100 years from now. But certainly not electronic things like CDs, DVDs, USB sticks and so on. I can't even read the original floppy discs. Remember them?
DeleteGod bless, Shug.
Imma put my slingshot in there with instructions of where to point it. I would put my tools with no instructions, they need to be as confused as I am...
ReplyDeleteGood one, I will think of something good later....OF COURSE!
Good idea to leave some tools and let them work out what they are for and how to use them. God bless you, Jack.
DeleteWorks of the great thinkers. Because we as humans have shown a propensity to not think critically.
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Well said, Regine. So my works will be there too! God bless you.
DeleteCute joke about trying to watch TV on the microwave. How true that techie things common now won't be in the [near] future.
ReplyDeleteTechnology is moving so fast that it is quickly out of date. My first cell-phone has the instructions in Latin! God bless, Barbara.
DeleteSuch a neat twist on burying a time capsule, Victor. What would I put in mine? That's something I'll have to think about. Blessings!
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DeleteFunny close, Victor! I once actually envisioned and helped facilitate a time capsule at my workplace ... to be opened 50 years later. I'm not a betting person, but strongly suspect it's already been long forgotten.
ReplyDelete50 or 100 years is a good length of time for someone to be able to discover and learn from us. As long as we don't bury anything too technical. God bless you, Mevely.
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