On this anniversary of mankind's first steps on the moon, I so wish we hadn't stopped taking those steps. Where could we be now had we continued?
What if Columbus returned to Spain, said hey that new world was pretty cool, here's some swell rocks we collected, but let's not bother with that place, as there's no value in going back... or staying?
Human greatness and acheivement, with regard to the exploration of our existence, can be somewhat defined by the difference between how far we are willing to look ahead in contrast to how far we are willing to go. The smaller the difference (and the elapsed time) the more magnificent that greatness appears in retrospect. Add a touch of sacrifice and that greatness becomes the stuff of legend and history.
Let's get back to making some history, darn it. We were pretty good at it once.
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