From Books to Blogs #2
(Prompt from: 3,000 Unique Questions About Me)
The question I landed on today—thanks to a random flip and a finger twirl—reads:
“What will humans look like one million years from now?”
At first glance, it sounds like the start of a science fiction movie. But instead of launching into predictions of laser eyes or artificial limbs, I paused. The question tugged at something deeper.
So, I asked our assistant, just to see what would come up in conversation. Without hesitation, she asked,
“Will humans even still be here?”
That question alone shifted the tone—from imaginative to existential.
With everything happening on the planet right now, it’s not far-fetched to wonder if we’ll evolve or extinguish. But even that wondering offers space for choice. It invites reflection. It invites responsibility.
I remembered a conversation I had with my dad years ago. We were talking about the human body and whether certain parts might eventually disappear through evolution. Would we still have pinkie fingers? Baby toes? Will our bodies adapt to less physical labor, more screen time, or even virtual environments?
We wondered aloud if future humans would look at our anatomy and laugh the way we now chuckle at fossils with tiny arms or ancient tools.
I even sent him this question again recently, curious what he might say now.
That’s the thing about a question like this, it opens connection. Not just to science or possibility, but to each other. It bridges generations and imaginations. Because we are not just asking what we’ll look like.
We’re asking: Who will we become?
Sure, we may evolve physically. Taller. Thinner. Digitally integrated. Maybe even adapted for environments we haven’t discovered yet.
But what about emotionally?
Spiritually?
Energetically?
I hope we evolve into softness. Into presence.
Into beings who understand balance, who live with reverence for nature, and who hold one another with compassion instead of comparison.
Maybe we’ll speak less with words and more with resonance.
Maybe we’ll live slower but feel deeper.
Maybe we’ll stop striving and start being.
And maybe—if we’re still here—those future humans will look back at us and feel grateful. Not because we got everything right, but because we cared enough to ask these questions.
To wonder.
To dream.
To remember what it means to be human in the first place.
Your Turn:
What do you imagine when you hear this question?
Will we be here? And if so, what version of “human” will we have become?
Let it stir something in you. Reflect on it. Share it with someone you love.
Because sometimes, looking a million years ahead… brings you right back to now.
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Hello! I am Theresa Martinez-Shapiro; Wife to Robert. Founder of Flexible Being. A Master Reiki Therapist, Certified Oracle Guide, Spiritual Mentor/Guide, Intuitive Empath, Coach, and Educator. I am a fur mom to 3 cats and 1 dog – Sonny, Patches, Ryelee, and Winnie. We currently live and practice in Stockton, California. We operate three businesses – Shapiro Holistic Health and Chiropractic, Fusion Health APC, and Synergy Health MSO, where we seek to improve and change the lives of our patients and those we have the privilege of crossing paths with. My healing and mentoring journey began around 5 years old when I discovered that I was put on this planet to help others. I knew I was different, unique, and gifted. I did not see the world the same way everyone else did, and recognized I was meant to do so much more. I began to research, spending a lot of time reading & asking a lot of questions to anyone that wanted to share stories about their life experiences. I am a dreamer and had a unique relationship with the dream world. My very real, vivid & lucid dreams began turning into out-of-body experiences and unexplained occurrences. I began doing my own dream interpretations to look for patterns & a new way of deciphering life. Family members were part of many different religions, so I was educated in Catholicism, Buddhism, Metaphysics, and Native American culture & beliefs. Along the way, I took up multiple mentors that cultivated my growth and expansion of my gifts, allowing me to focus on my potential and purpose. As an adult, coworkers were unloading their life stories, internal secrets, and things that had not been shared or even spoken out loud. I began to share those experiences with my aunt & Reiki Master/Teacher, Carmen. In 2012, Carmen told me, “I think you are ready to walk the path I always knew you were meant to walk”. That saying began my obsessive journey into Reiki, Spirituality, Psychology, Intuition and Psychic gifts, Meditation and Mindfulness, Past Lives, Consciousness, Energy Medicine, Mysteries of the Universe, Moon and Sun cycles, Astrology, Numerology, Oracle Cards, Shamanism, & so much more. My journey has helped me to assist patients, clients, families, and friends discover who they have been, who they are, and who they want to become. I am expanding my reach and educating others by authoring Musings of a Flexible Being, and I look forward to sharing my journey with you. Thank you! Theresa Martinez-Shapiro Flexible Being Website: www.flexiblebeing.com Socials: Facebook: @flexiblebeingonline Instagram:@theresamartinezshapiro Instagram: @flexiblebeing
