I t's always easier to follow the herd than to choose your own path, though you will be staring at rear ends and walking in crap the whole way.
In life, you have a 50 per cent chance at failing at any task. Follow the herd, work the same job as others and you still have a chance at losing that job, or failing, be it because of a layoff or otherwise.
Follow your dream or try something risky and daring and you still have the 50 per cent chance at failing. It is far better to fail at the manifestation of a dream that might come true than to do what is considered safe or the norm and live a life wondering what if I would have taken that risk and chased that dream.
In these uncertain economic times plagued by environmental issues, war, and terrorism, following the herd, or doing what has always been done, is not going to change or fix the issues at hand.
I see a future in the north that is bright despite our lack of sunlight these days. I see the north as being a leader in innovation and prosperity. These are just visions, or wishful thinking, until more bold movers and shakers start shaking things up a bit. We have to leave our "old ways" of doing things for it is proving to no longer be applicable in today's world.
The writing is on the wall and they portray our guide to prosperity and survival in an ever-changing world. I'll give you a hint... they are not saying follow the past 70 years of industry.
Despite opposition from residents across British Columbia and First Nations whose territory is on the proposed Site C dam, the government is moving this project right along. I realize that we, as a province and society, are continually consuming more and more energy to power our gadgets and gizmos.
I also know that electric vehicles are a real and tangible way to combat climate change, and we will need more electricity to power these things.
When Germany (you know the country with the highest GDP in the EU with only a 35 hour average work week) can produce nearly 70 per cent of its energy needs via solar panels that don all households, you have to wonder, "Why we are moving in a backward fashion?"
If you take a quick glance at your map of the world, you can see that Germany's latitude is similar to our own, and its proximity to the ocean portrays a cloudier climate with less sunlight than our own.
This dam will be putting a bullet into the ever weakening food security of the north by removing a lot of the best farmland in B.C.
It's time for British Columbians to become bold risk-takers and lead the way to the future by charting a new course from the mistakes of the past.
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference."
-- Robert Frost
