The Pale Blue Dot
the earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena
on it; everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of,
every human being who ever was, lived out their lives
thousands of confident religions, ideologies and economic doctorants
every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician
every hero and coward
every creator and destroyer of civilization
every saint and sinner in the history of our species
think of the rivers of blood
spilled by all those generals and emperors
so that in glory and triumph, they could become
the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot
our posturings, our imagined self-importance
the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe
are challenged by this point of pale light
it underscores our responsibility to preserve and cherish
the pale blue dot
But seriously though, I'm hungry as hell.
on it; everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of,
every human being who ever was, lived out their lives
thousands of confident religions, ideologies and economic doctorants
every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician
every hero and coward
every creator and destroyer of civilization
every saint and sinner in the history of our species
think of the rivers of blood
spilled by all those generals and emperors
so that in glory and triumph, they could become
the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot
our posturings, our imagined self-importance
the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe
are challenged by this point of pale light
it underscores our responsibility to preserve and cherish
the pale blue dot
But seriously though, I'm hungry as hell.
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Postat av: Äldre Ran
Carl Sagan. Du har ju riktigt ordentlig smak när det gäller filosofi, bror.
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