Me, I see an hourglass in that last photo, hehe.
Great words by the way. I for one I'm futuristic as well, and my vision for the future is what keeps me going. Otherwise, I'd pursue my own pleasures until my time here is up.
Contented is a beautiful thing to be, an ideal state of life. Indeed, it can look like the opposite of ambitious, but when contentment meets futuristic, I think the outcome is worthy of emulation.