The development of future consciousness contributes to the growth of a variety of different virtues, including courage, humility, compassion, and especially wisdom. Wisdom is the capacity to apply general knowledge gained in the past to challenging and novel problems and situations. Wisdom can also be described as being able to grasp the big picture of reality and use this knowledge for the betterment of life. Wisdom connects the heritage and lessons of the past with the thoughtfulness, openness, and creativity needed for the future. A person cannot be wise without a strong sense of the future.
The future is the most cosmic, mind-expanding, and philosophically enlightening topic the human mind can entertain. Will we travel into space and find new and strange worlds that possess life and intelligence? Will we transcend our present biological bodies? What new revelations and achievements will emerge, technologically, scientifically, and even spiritually? The growth of future consciousness facilitates the growth of cosmic consciousness.