We Live in the Greatest Time in Human History | Books By Tony Mudd
Sometimes I have to stop and remind myself: we are living in the greatest time in all of human history. Think about it. Right now, in this moment, you and I have opportunities that our ancestors couldn’t even dream of.
We can go anywhere, see anything, and learn from anyone with just a few taps on a phone. The limits that once held generations back distance, access, information are almost gone. We live in a time where barriers have been broken down, and possibility has exploded.
Imagine the Past with Today’s Tools
Picture some of the greatest leaders and thinkers in history. Imagine Martin Luther King Jr. with a smartphone, livestreaming his “I Have a Dream” speech to the entire world in real time. Imagine Harriet Tubman with GPS guiding safe routes north. Imagine Frederick Douglass tweeting his ideas to millions instead of waiting months for printed newspapers to circulate.
Think about what someone like Nikola Tesla or Thomas Edison could have created with the internet at their fingertips. Or how quickly someone like Abraham Lincoln could have spread his ideas across borders. What would they have done with Google, with YouTube, with Zoom, with AI? Their reach, their influence, their impact would have multiplied beyond imagination. And here we are holding in our hands the very tools they would have considered miracles.
The Age of Acceleration
We live in a time of acceleration, where change is constant and innovation never sleeps. The world is shifting every second. That means we’re not just living in the present we are standing in three worlds at once.
- We live in the past, because everything we’ve learned, built, and achieved is at our disposal, archived and accessible.
- We live in the present, because we can share, speak, and connect instantly with the people around us.
- We live in the future, because we have technologies and opportunities that are paving roads no generation has walked before.
Never in history has humanity been able to exist in all three timelines at once. But today, we do. But even more than acceleration, this is an age of abundance. If you’re hungry, you don’t have to plant crops or raise animals you can pick up food from the grocery store or have it delivered to your door in under an hour.
Diseases that used to kill millions like the common cold or the flu can now be treated with over-the-counter medicine you grab off a shelf. We carry cures, conveniences, and connections that entire civilizations before us would have given everything to possess.
There’s no reason to be held back in this age. We live in a time where you don’t need permission or approval to create. You can publish your book without a publisher, record your music without a label, and build your business without a storefront. We live in the age of no approval — just do it.
Even in how we live and express ourselves, the barriers are falling. You can be who you are, call yourself what you want, define your identity, and choose how people address you. More than ever, you have the freedom to express yourself and be seen on your own terms.
Opportunity Has Never Been This Close
Want to learn a new skill? There are free videos, courses, and communities online waiting for you. Want to start a business? You don’t need a storefront anymore you need a phone and an internet connection. Want to write a book? Publish it digitally and reach readers across the globe in hours.
We can learn, earn, and create faster than ever. We can tell our stories without waiting for someone else’s approval. We can build brands from bedrooms, careers from laptops, and movements from hashtags.
It has never been this accessible. It has never been this immediate. It has never been this possible.
So Why Don’t We Feel It?
The problem isn’t the lack of opportunity it’s our awareness of it. We get so distracted by fear, comparison, and doubt that we forget to recognize the gift of the time we’re living in. Instead of seeing possibility, we see problems. Instead of realizing what’s in our hands, we complain about what’s missing.
But history will look back on this moment and call it one of the most abundant, opportunity-rich times in human civilization. And the question will be: did we take advantage of it? Or did we let it slip by?
Living Like We Believe It
We have to live like we truly believe we’re in the greatest time of human history means waking up with gratitude and urgency. Gratitude for the tools, the access, the connection. Urgency to not waste them.
It means reminding ourselves daily that what once took decades now takes days. What once required millions of dollars can now be done with a laptop and wifi. What once seemed impossible is now an option. If Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, or Abraham Lincoln had what you have in your hands right now, they would change the world. And so can you.
So, Iwill say it again. We live in the greatest time in human history not because life is easy, but because life is possible in ways it never was before. The question isn’t whether this time is great. The question is whether you’ll choose to live like it is.
Thank you for reading, and remember — you have the power to be your own hero. For more information be sure to check out the podcast, From Zero To Hero. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhG4zy7Rrf8
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