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The Griffith Observatory

We were hunters and foragers. The frontier was everywhere. We were bounded by only the earth, the ocean and the sky. We who cannot even put our planetary in order, we who have rivalries and hatreds. Are we to venture out into space? By the time we are even ready to settle in the nearest planetary systems we will have changed. For all our failings we humans are capable of greatness. What new wonders undreamt of in our time will have rot in a generation and another.

As children we fear the dark. The unknown troubles us. Anything might be out there. Ironically its our fate to live in the dark. Head out from the earth in any direction you choose and after an initial flash of blue you are surrounded by blackness. Punctuated only here and there by the faint and distant stars. Even after we're grown, the darkness retains its power to frighten us. Life is a comparative rarity. Life looks for life.

We can recognize a short coming in some circumstances in our ability to understand the world. Characteristicly we seem compelled to project our own nature onto nature. Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work. Worthy of the interposition of a deity. Our thoughts and feelings are not fully under our own control and on top of all this we are messing up our planet and becoming a danger to ourselves. The trapped door beneath our feet swings open. We find ourselves in bottomless free fall. We long to be here for a purpose. Even though despite much self deception.... none is evident. The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined by our own wisdom and courage. We are the custodians of life's meaning. We long for a parent to care for us. To forgive us our errors, to save us from our childish mistakes but knowledge is preferable to ignorance. If we crave some cosmic purpose then let us find ourselves a worthy goal.
- Carl Sagan

Photo Location: Griffith Observatory. Los Angeles CA.

Disclaimer
"The Griffith Observatory"© 2011 Amber "Kovo" M.

DO NOT take/redistribute/copy/alter this dea/image and drawing in any manner what so ever. This idea/layout is respectfully mine. I’d appreciate it if you not use this idea (layout or art) without my prior written consent and permission.

Description

FULL VIEW PLEASE
The Griffith Observatory

We were hunters and foragers. The frontier was everywhere. We were bounded by only the earth, the ocean and the sky. We who cannot even put our planetary in order, we who have rivalries and hatreds. Are we to venture out into space? By the time we are even ready to settle in the nearest planetary systems we will have changed. For all our failings we humans are capable of greatness. What new wonders undreamt of in our time will have rot in a generation and another.

As children we fear the dark. The unknown troubles us. Anything might be out there. Ironically its our fate to live in the dark. Head out from the earth in any direction you choose and after an initial flash of blue you are surrounded by blackness. Punctuated only here and there by the faint and distant stars. Even after we're grown, the darkness retains its power to frighten us. Life is a comparative rarity. Life looks for life.

We can recognize a short coming in some circumstances in our ability to understand the world. Characteristicly we seem compelled to project our own nature onto nature. Man in his arrogance thinks himself a great work. Worthy of the interposition of a deity. Our thoughts and feelings are not fully under our own control and on top of all this we are messing up our planet and becoming a danger to ourselves. The trapped door beneath our feet swings open. We find ourselves in bottomless free fall. We long to be here for a purpose. Even though despite much self deception.... none is evident. The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined by our own wisdom and courage. We are the custodians of life's meaning. We long for a parent to care for us. To forgive us our errors, to save us from our childish mistakes but knowledge is preferable to ignorance. If we crave some cosmic purpose then let us find ourselves a worthy goal.
- Carl Sagan

Photo Location: Griffith Observatory. Los Angeles CA.

Disclaimer
"The Griffith Observatory"© 2011 Amber "Kovo" M.

DO NOT take/redistribute/copy/alter this dea/image and drawing in any manner what so ever. This idea/layout is respectfully mine. I’d appreciate it if you not use this idea (layout or art) without my prior written consent and permission.