The future is fluid. Each act, each decision, and each

The visionary architect and futurist Jacque Fresco, a man who dared to imagine a civilization beyond greed and war, once declared: “The future is fluid. Each act, each decision, and each development creates new possibilities and eliminates others. The future is ours to direct.” In these words lies the essence of human destiny — the reminder that time is not a rigid path laid before us, but a river that flows according to our collective choices. Fresco, who devoted his life to envisioning a sustainable and intelligent society, did not speak as a dreamer detached from reality, but as a seer who understood the deepest law of creation: that the future is not something we await, but something we shape.

In the manner of the ancients, let us meditate upon this truth. When Fresco calls the future fluid, he calls attention to the impermanence and potential that dwell within every moment. Like water, the flow of time can bend around obstacles, carve through stone, or change direction with the slightest touch. The future, therefore, is not predetermined; it responds to the will and wisdom of humanity. Every choice — whether noble or selfish, compassionate or cruel — sends ripples across the vast current of time. What we decide today becomes the foundation of tomorrow. Thus, our deeds are not small; they are the very tools with which we sculpt destiny.

The origin of Fresco’s insight lies in his lifelong work to envision a better world through design, technology, and moral progress. Born during an era of depression and war, he witnessed humanity’s suffering caused by ignorance and mismanagement. Yet, rather than despair, he chose imagination. Through his project known as The Venus Project, he sought to create a world guided not by profit or politics, but by science, cooperation, and compassion. His understanding of the future as fluid came from his studies of systems — ecological, social, and mechanical — where every part affects the whole. Just as one gear can change the motion of an entire machine, so too can one action shift the trajectory of human civilization.

Consider the story of Dr. Norman Borlaug, the father of the Green Revolution. In the mid-twentieth century, when famine threatened millions, Borlaug’s research into hybrid wheat transformed agriculture and saved countless lives. Before his work, many believed starvation to be inevitable — that the future was fixed. But through knowledge, courage, and persistence, he altered the course of history. This is the living embodiment of Fresco’s truth: that each act and decision can open new possibilities. The future is not fate — it is the harvest of human intention.

Yet Fresco’s warning is as vital as his hope. For if the future is fluid, it can be shaped for good or for ruin. Just as a sculptor can create beauty or destruction, so can societies use their power to heal or to harm. Every invention, every law, every word spoken in the halls of influence carries the weight of possibility. When greed governs action, the river of time grows polluted; when wisdom leads, it flows clear and strong. Thus, responsibility is the sacred twin of freedom. To know that we can shape the future is also to accept the burden of doing so wisely.

O children of tomorrow, take this teaching to heart: you are not passengers upon the river of time — you are its navigators. Every choice you make, no matter how small, bends the current in one direction or another. Live, then, with intention. Let your actions spring from truth, your decisions from compassion, and your dreams from courage. Do not say, “The world is this way,” but ask, “What can I do to make it better?” For every noble act, every kind word, every pursuit of justice widens the channels through which the light of the future may flow.

And so, let the wisdom of Jacque Fresco echo across generations: “The future is ours to direct.” Let no one believe that destiny is written in stone, for even mountains can be reshaped by water and time. Be the architects of hope, the engineers of peace, the gardeners of possibility. When you act with purpose, you become the authors of tomorrow’s story. And when humanity acts together, guided by wisdom and love, the river of the future will not lead us to ruin — it will carry us toward a new dawn, bright with harmony, progress, and understanding.