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The distant past

The distant past

Apr 16, 2021

YEAR: 2010 / MONTH: SEPTEMBER / DAY: 22

- Damn, I missed the ride with Jorge because I was late again... that guy must be starting to hate me. - José says to himself laughing.

He with his suitcase on his head in an attempt to somehow not get so wet, ran along the sidewalks of Brasília towards the Brazilian Scientific Palace in a great rain, where the World Science Convention was taking place, such that it happened every 10 years, in different countries, where scientists presented ideas to help and solve current problems and through voting, the best idea was invested financially.

When he turns a corner, he notices a statue in the square of a church, it was deteriorated, more than usual.

- Man, acid rains are more and more worrying every day, but it’s not for less, they registered the lowest number of PH in history, 3.2 is a lot of acidity, and unfortunately that only tends to get worse ... - He said looking at the statue , under normal rain. - And hey! Focus José, focus! - He encouraged himself by running again.

After much effort and rain, he arrives at the facility.

- Sir José, you are soaked! - He exclaimed the security guard when he saw the scientist arriving at the enclosure.

- I didn't even notice Bruno, thanks for remembering - The doctor replied sarcastically, the security guard laughed.

- You had to be late for me to give you a ride, right, Cellib? - Asked Jorge, approaching José and the security guard at the entrance to the installation.

- Okay, I deserved this Jorge, now get me those sweatpants and a lab coat. - José replied laughing.

- Frankly, José.

Jorge had been friends with José since he was 15, they met in the first year of high school and never separated, attended the same colleges together and also lived together until José got married.

- Am I too late?

- Nothing, just missed the opening speech and the tributes that the renowned scientist Jake Selúvico, also known as the scientist we've admired since high school, did to mere mortals like us. - Jorge spoke in a sarcastic tone walking towards the convention room next to José.

- Yeah, I'm really late.

José with the greatest subtlety tries to open the door without making a lot of noise. But it didn't do much good.

- Oh, welcome, Doctor Cellib, I see that you care about your commitments! (In Portuguese from Portugal).

- Of course, you had to be the first person I had to see at this convention. —José replied to Marcos, a Portuguese scientist in whom he did not get along very well.

José sat in his chair, some scientists from other countries in the place looked at him with a scowl and contempt for him. And as incredible as it may seem, it is not because they think that José did not comply with his schedules, but because he was a Brazilian scientist, they did not respect and consider Brazilian scientists, they suffered great discrimination in the scientific field, but José shut up many mouths in his two conventions which participated.

- ... And that is why I believe that my idea should be considered strongly in your votes, gentlemen. (In American English) - Finished an American scientist after presenting his idea of ​​combating industrial pollution.

- Okay, now receive the Brazilian scientist, with two awards and an approved and invested proposal, Dr. José Cellib! (In Russian) - Announced Jake Selúvico, host of the event.

José got up from his chair, he was nervous, and with a big step back with his proposal this year, such that it would be transmitted to the whole world, as usual, something like this convention with financial power to change the world, would not be just between four walls.

- First of all, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be here again. Thank you for approving my idea to get voted on here. I didn’t come to present the sustainable car project, which I proposed, which I know they would invest because it would give a very profitable return to our investors, apart from that it would be a small step to help our planet, but yes, I came to show them, the Theory of the Extinction of Life on Earth, and I possibly bring the solution.

"Damn it, José, you don't remember what we talked about, do you? No, you remember and you still want to bet on that idea, you know what these guys are like, I know your intention to help the planet, but they want something what a sale, that gives a return to what they are investing, you had to take it easy, you fool! ", thought Jorge, a little irritated by José's speech.

- Doctor Cellib, I was willing to consider your proposal even if you know the rules, the best proposals selected in the virtual system, come to the voting agenda in person, and they cannot be changed, but even so you want to present a distant, almost fanciful idea in the which we don't need to hear now, our plans are long-term, one foot at a time, as we have a lot of time. (In Russian) - Argued Jake Selúvico.

- ... are long-term, one foot at a time. - The translator spoke by calling José in headphones. Each language spoken had a translator responsible for translating to the scientists.

- I understand perfectly, sir, but if nothing is done now, it may be too late, we are at real risk! - José replied with great determination.

- Very well ... - Jake closed his eyes, took a deep breath. - I, the other scientists and the scientific court will listen, out of respect for your reputation, Dr. Cellib.

- Thank you, Doctor Selúvico! - Thanks José.

- Well, I will not take much time from you ... Two years ago, in 2008, more precisely in September, the rate of burning in at least twenty-two countries started to increase and a lot, at the same time, entire forests became ash, it lasted a few days, stopped, a few months it came back to the fire again, it continued in this cycle, and well, you know what burning causes us and it is ... it didn't happen well, countless people hospitalized for respiratory problems, burned many nearby forests metropolises and cities, severe pollution of the atmosphere, compromising air quality, was not easy, and in these two years the number of countries has only increased. Industrial pollution increased 87%, marine pollution 92%, acidity of rain 74%, with 3.2 here in Brazil, the lowest index in history! - José said this fact more determined than what he mentioned earlier. - Deforestation 89%, the "standard" thermal temperature, so to speak, of many tropical countries increased by at least 60%, here in Brazil, at eight o'clock in the morning, it is 42 ° C, the afternoon is not even talked about and all of that, a world average. Well, we all know what burns result here: air pollution, increasing toxicity in it, industrial pollution in the same way and these two are only accelerating the process for an hour to break the ozone layer, and global warming only helps to further prove this; anthropic actions are accelerating a process that was supposed to happen at least a few thousand years from now, because the planet will continue here as it has always been, but we do not, as is common knowledge, the planet has gone through extremes in these billions of years of existence from him, a scorching hell, a devastating winter to calm and maintain a balance for life to emerge, what I mean is that the planet will reach that extreme again, not in a thousand or two thousand years, but in ten years, in ten years, gentlemen. - José stopped to watch the reaction of those present at the place.

- I am not saying lip service, I have been studying these two years, I have all the research with detailed data right here! - José said raising his hand with papers upwards.

- All the indices I mentioned, only tend to increase as they increased in just two years, and my estimate for the planet is no longer habitable for us is ten years, not to start doing something, not to think in the long term, but yes, in ten years there will be no way for us to do anything, in ten years, the air will be so polluted that we will need respiratory equipment to leave the house, soon we would enter an economic crisis, which would then result in the death of millions, not all would have protection financial to maintain and supply an oxygen tank, acid rain would cause us serious skin damage, leave us vulnerable to disease, in addition to toxic waste in the oceans killing countless algae and the high rate of global deforestation will make it impossible to estimate 21% of oxygen in the atmosphere for 2020. Which it can cause, and if it causes the ozone layer to dissipate completely as I estimate it will, then we can give up, it will take with luck and optimism, a few days, for us and any living thing dies and the Earth will become a dry uninhabitable desert until another evolutionary cycle begins; the planet takes millions and millions of years to go from one extreme to the other and us in what? Approximately fifteen thousand years of human existence and we managed to accelerate this process, we suck our resources until they run out; I talked to an ASOS scientist, he said that the possibility of leaving Earth to set up colonies on other planets is nil, Mars, the Moon, and the planets in our solar system are impossible to live, other than to take humanity with all certainty was not going to be impartial, poor and less favored people would certainly stay, they would die little by little in sad places and in what is left here, it is not a matter of decreasing a population to other live on, the conditions and resources are already scarce enough, the what will happen to the people who stay when they are done? Even when it comes to a journey between planets, greed is involved and in that context, money would bring salvation. - Completed José with a watery look. Many scientists there were watching José attentively. The cameraman's in the places, who transmitted José's speeches to the whole world, also looked.

- But I brought measures, gentlemen, measures that if approved here today and if started this year, will make all the difference, we will be able to delay the process I mentioned, and maybe in twenty years we will be able to normalize everything, here, look, countless machine designs with sustainable fuels, for specialized cleaning in the oceans, on land and air, aircraft specialized in speed and extinguishing fires, materials that we could use instead of wood, reducing its use as much as possible to avoid deforestation, exchange of fuels used in factories and in large industries, sustainable vehicle fuels, synthetic agriculture, to eradicate hunger once and for all in the world, yes, that is possible! Installing basic sanitation for slums and peripheries in different countries is crucial if we want to prevent a new disease from breaking out, in addition to being a shame for the government to let its people live like this and among many others, and without wanting to be overbearing, some laws that if sanctions would help in the process, I know that simply saying to stop using ships or even to stop industries is out of the question, so let's replace what pollutes them; I know it sounds crazy, but I talked to many scientists who share the same thinking as mine, and I believe that with the support of the media that is seeing us now and certainly our investors, this will be possible! - Finished José.

A shower of applause came from many scientists, but none of the investors, not even the novice investors, who were still understanding how it worked, because they knew it would cost horrors and perhaps not give any return, is a huge financial step that José had proposed, a step efficient but expensive. After talking with the chief scientists of the place, Jake Selúvico would speak, give the answer that would mean the happiness of the scientists who supported José's idea, as well as change the world.

- Doctor Cellib, we have decided how we are going to proceed, an interesting proposal that you presented, but we deny it. - a silence was installed in the room. - I believe in the good faith you had, I believe in your hard-earned studies, but I don't believe in your theory, they are hasty conclusions drawn without any basis, and I do not say that discrediting that our planet will not have this end, it is something that everyone knows, it is what they teach children in schools, where they write about it with sweet ideas to solve the problem, like yours. Yes, Doctor Cellib, the planet could end up like this, but not in ten years, I think there may have been a zero in your estimate, and we do have time to take it one step at a time, because each time we have enough financial power to instigate countless countries to adopt its proposals, and not just a developed country, everyone has always thought about sustainable cars, but nobody has ever brought how to do it and even if they had, without the power we have, how would the whole world use it? That hasn't even been his last proposals, the whole world has adopted what we approve here and if we then know that they will join, let's take it one step at a time, let's give a profitable return to our investors who are making this happen, I'm disappointed in you , son, you exceeded my expectations twice, but this time, you presented me with a children's essay. (In Russian) - Finished Selúvico.

- Of course, I apologize, and thank you very much for listening to me here, if you want to consider my Golksmage F7000K2 project, I will send it full in one HD and printed to the headquarters in Moscow, sir. - José came down desolate from the stage, as he passed through the corridors, the scientists who supported him were left with an expression of "how could they be so unfair after this presentation and this extremely important proposal?" and well, we don't know, maybe human greed would later cost housing for its greed.

José's speech had not been a complete failure, the council decided to invest in all his cleaning vehicles and sustainable fuels, as it would be enough to sell, and profit back from it, but José knew that this would not be the case. enough, it is as if it were three crucial pieces that separated from nothing would be working, all the methods to diminish that and what José proposed, had to be executed.
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Brasília, 2010. The world is polluted, Dr. José Cellib has plans, but not everyone agrees with him.

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