The future is speaking to us. What is it saying? With this image, I imagine its message: The barren and injured landscape represents what we have done to our world and the devastation we are leaving for future generations. A young girl, representing The Future itself, holds a water pail that pours out stars, the stuff of vision and dreams. The stuff of hope. This cosmic water takes the form of a tree. Is this Star Tree merely the ghost of something gone that will never return? Or, does it foretell of rebirth and regeneration? Only the future will know. But that decision will be made by us, NOW. To help us understand our choice, the Future is sending us a message of both optimism and hope, and of the terrible burden being placed upon future generations. The message is clear. We must act now, in the present, to heal the future, while we still can. What does this mean in real terms? For one, we should be grateful that millions of young people around the world are organizing to do exactly this, from the massive demonstrations and #climatestrikes in the streets that were happening before the pandemic, to all the continued organizing they are now doing through emails, phones and social media. We must have their backs, and support their vision for change. We must listen to The Future.