It is December 31, 2020 at 11:58PM. My family and friends are gathered in my living room. We've had a few gla**** of champagne and the night is filled with laughter and anxious chatter. I announce that the minute of darkness is about to begin as candles are passed out to everyone. Dashing off to the biomass generator I glance at my watch, 11:59PM, it's time. I throw the switch, everything whirs to a stop and I hear the whispered countdown in the other room. 57...56...55... we have so much to remember in one minute. 53...52...51...how the wh*** world has changed in only ten years. 47...46...45....44... Sustainable energy is not a foreign word anymore, it is everyday life. 39...38...37... the technological advances have come in leaps and bounds and everyone has benefitted from the transformation. 25...24...23...22...21. I rejoin my famiy and friends. 19...18...17... Everyone has a generator and a smile now, it's clean, efficient and powered by the land. 10..9..8..7..6..5..4..3..2..1! One by one we light the next person's candle, it is in rememberance of how we almost burned up all of our resources, how the lights were almost out forever, and how the innovation spark in one person set off a chain of light for everyone. Happy New Year. Happy new life.
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