ENENEWS Fukushima Update: 12-13-2013

[Jasana]

44. I can certainly understand your agitation...

don't apologize to me for it. Sometimes I get so agitated for want of change that I feel the entire species deserves one big permanent face plant...

But then, I think about those little robots on Mars and it gives me hope. I think, if we can do that then we sure as hell can fix this. I don't know. I have to have a little hope hidden somewhere or I wouldn't be able to roll out of bed in the morning.

As an atheist, all I have is NOW and that means that as long as I'm here, the best good I can do is to advocate for change. The Universe is huge. For better or worse it made us and we deserve a place in it. We're young and stupid but I still have a little hope hidden away for our future. A picture from Hubble always manages to touch that spot of hope and I get a lump in my throat when I see all the fearsome beauty that is out there. And it makes me want to try.

How can one even begin to understand unconditional love if one has no hope at all for the future?

P.S. - I loved Carl Sagen. When I was growing up he was one of my favorite people and I pushed myself to try and read his books even though some of them were above my head for my age. I think I was like 13 or 14 when he helped create the Planetary Society. I remember I hunted down bottles and cans so I could return them for money and join Dr. Sagen's group. He had a talent for pointing out stinging observations about humanity but I don't think he would have ever wanted us to stop exploring. http://www.planetary.org/about/our-founders/carl-sagan.html