It's about one possibility
In his book, titled "Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space" which was inspired by the photo of the earth seen above, Astrophysicist Carl Sagan, describes the necessity of having one vision for humanity. He reminds us: " In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves"
To physically see that we are living on a planet, a literal oasis of life, in a vast cosmic ocean of emptiness, is a reminder that:
On a spiritual level, this is the heaven we might be looking for, and we might as well live as such.
On a physical level, this is a closed system, with local actions initiating global chain reactions.
To appreciate both views, is to realize that the only way forward is to treat the earth with the right acknowledgement of what it is, what it represents, its uniqueness and our place in it.
It is time to put into question the values that we let guide us, in order to pave the way for a more sustainable human centered society.
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