🍃 Easy to Understand for Middle Schoolers! "The Future Cannot Be Predicted. But You Can Prepare for It": Mr. Haibara's Class 🍃

🌀 Can you talk about the future?

Mr. Haibara: "How much can you imagine about the future? ...Though, to be honest, that's a difficult thing even for us adults."

(The students look at each other, buzzing with conversation)

Mr. Haibara: "But one thing I can say is that the 'future world' is not just an extension of the present. AI writing essays, robots cooking... in a world like that, how will you live?"

💬 What will it be like in 10 years?

Ryota: "I don't know, I can't really imagine 10 years from now. Maybe smartphones will have evolved even more."

Momo: "I've heard that a time might come when AI becomes our teacher."

Daigo: "I want to make a living doing things like game streaming, but I wonder if that will even exist in 5 years."

Mr. Haibara: "Yeah, that's great. That is exactly what 'cannot be predicted' means. But even so, you can still 'prepare for it.'"

🔥 Things you can do even if you can't see the future

✅ Future jobs might be 'jobs that don't exist yet'

For example, 'drone pilot' or 'social media consultant' were jobs that were barely known 10 years ago. By the time you become adults, jobs that don't even have names yet, like 'emotion designer' or 'AI collaboration architect,' might emerge.

✅ That is precisely why you need the 'ability to adapt to change'

More important than knowledge is 'how you think' and 'how you act.' The ability to read a situation and make your own choices is essential for the coming era.

✅ What is important in an uncertain era is to have 'your own core'

Instead of worrying by comparing yourself to others, let's cultivate a 'core' that makes you feel, 'This is who I am.' You won't find it right away, but there are hints in your daily choices.

✅ Be conscious of what you 'like' and what you are 'good at,' and keep cultivating what you can do now

First, try focusing on things that make you think, 'This is fun' or 'I want to try more of this.'
Whether it's liking to draw or being good at talking to people—those are all small seeds that lead to the future.

💬 How do you face a future with no right answers? (Creating your own 'axis')

Momo: 'But when I start thinking about the future, I actually get anxious...'

Ryota: 'Sometimes I feel like I can't see the right answer, and everything feels like a mistake.'

Mr. Haibara: 'That's right, perhaps there is no "right answer" to the future. That is precisely why "how you want to be" becomes important.'

Daigo: 'So, things like "what I like" or "what I'm good at" really are strengths, right?'

Mr. Haibara: 'Of course. Having something you can get absorbed in is a "seed of hope" for the future. What's important isn't "whether you are good at it," but "whether you can keep doing it."

For example, even if someone says, "It won't be useful in the future," if you have that "passion," it's not a waste. The future is something that "gains meaning" later on.'

You cannot perfectly predict the future. However,you can "nurture it in advance". That is the best preparation you can do right now.'

🌬️ What is needed in uncertain times

Mr. Haibara: 'Because the future is unpredictable, the "now" of every day becomes important.
"What you get absorbed in" creates the future you.
So, even if you are lost or feeling your way in the dark right now, it's okay. Your preparation has already begun.'

💬 What kind of preparation are you doing?

What kind of "likes" or "strengths" are you nurturing?
(End)

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