Writing an autobiography

I was thinking the other day about how much of our time we spend in learning. What if we could simply upload that information into our brains (something like Trinity learning to fly a helicopter in the Matrix movie) or like Johnny Mnemonic (plug in a hard disk), or real-time access to a network of libraries (like the Borg collective except each of us has an independent identity). Can you imagine the possibilities and how much less time we might have to spend learning basic stuff. As with any technology, there are the good and bad sides but we have to think positive and the possibilities that may lift humans to our next evolution phase.

Sadly the above is still fiction and though science promises to bring us closer each day, its a long way to go.  For now, the best we can do to capture our identity is to maintain an archive of our thoughts and beliefs, a diary about the things in our daily life and possibly have someone else write an independent summary of our lives. Starting a blog and writing a diary are the easy parts but getting someone else to write your own summary without influencing them might be difficult (especially if that person is being compensated by you).

Its fascinating when I read the letters from over 100 years back or look at photographs and portraits of people long gone. What must have been their life like? What if they had all the facilities we have today? … the list of questions goes on ..

So go ahead and share your thoughts with the world. Who know how we may influence the generations to come.