And today is the day, 50 years on, that Mankind first touched another planet. All of us, together. OMG! The whole world watched in awe and wonder, and was uplifted by that fact.
All the problems of the world were then as well as now, as well as for all the generations of history before and since. That will always be. And the true sadness of the Apollo missions, despite all that pushing to do this and creating all the technology and good stuff that it spawned which helps human beings live longer, be more productive, and look at the world and the stars around them with new insights, is that it ended and we haven't gone back or further yet. But, g*****n it, we managed to do something incredible. We did something worth writing in the history of our species that no other species we know has done. And all the naysayers and querulous ambivalents in the world can moan and whine and whinge about whether we should have or not, but it doesn't matter at all: We managed to do it, and it was good, and it is amazing, and it brought all of us worldwide together for one shining moment of joy and wonder. If that's not worth whatever it cost, then nothing is. G — No matter where you go, there you are. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
