Watch: UAE invites everyone to pen ‘Letters to the Future’ detailing dreams and goals

Dubai: Picture yourself in the future: What are your goals and aspirations? Then write a letter to your future self – mapping out your dreams and future journey in the UAE – and send it to the UAE’s Golden Jubilee Committee to become part of the Year of the 50th celebrations.

The exercise is the latest initiative by the UAE Golden Jubilee Committee launched on Monday, called ‘Letters to the Future’.

Various formats

The initiative invites all those who call the UAE home to write a letter to their future selves, mapping out their dreams and envisioning their future journey in the UAE. Participants can submit their letters in various formats, including written format, video or imagery on the Year of the 50th website and will be subsequently published in an online gallery.

“By writing these letters, the UAE public is thus encouraged to envision their future as key contributors and builders of the nation, for the next 50 years and beyond,” the committee said.

Digital time capsule

The letters, videos and images will serve digital time capsules about how dreams have evolved and how far the dreamers have come on their journey.

Upon submission, participants will receive an email with their submitted letters on the official Year of the 50th letterhead, with an option to remind them of their dreams, based on their chosen timeframe, which can be in five, 10, 20 or 50 years.