ABSTRACT
The contemporary eye is forever looking ahead, entirely enthralled by advancement and change. What comes next is far more important than what is happening now. And the past is of no consequence. Those who are most successful and admired in this milieu are decidedly future-facing. They are the much-lauded leaders of innovation and economic growth. But the costs have been twofold. One is the spoiling of the world; the new idea and the latest thing are not just the darlings of consumerism, they are also the harbingers of ruin. The other is a pervasive sense of unease; our focus on the future has gone hand-in-hand with a waning in the significance of depth and rootedness.
