I love the moon
and the stars and the heavens above. For years I dreamed of being an interstellar
traveler. I knew that true space exploration would occur well past my expiration
date, but it did not matter. I devoured science fiction books to experience extraterrestrial
flight and life on other worlds. When Star Trek rolled onto the evening television
screens, I was their number one fan. Suddenly, my imagination had been realized
on a weekly series that transported me to all those places I would never be
able to visit.
Thus, it was
extremely fitting when Captain Kirk, yet again, spoke to me over the
communication device and opened my mind to a concept that I had never once
considered.
William Shatner
stepped off the Blue Origin, and wisdom flowed from this lips. We all assume
that flying beyond the stratosphere will be quite a mind altering experience. However,
I never once considered that the words of an astronaut would so deeply touch my
being.
Mr. Shatner
spoke of the profound effect of travelling between the blue of earth and the
darkness of space. As he continued to speak, I felt dumbfounded. I have always
known that we have blue skies. I have always known that space is black. But I
had never once considered that one goes from blue to black in an instant, and the
sheer magnitude of that effect on one’s soul. Once again, I was at one with
Captain Kirk.
Thank you Mr.
Shatner for taking me where man has gone before, but where no man has ever expressed
it more eloquently.
My little bit of Science Fiction: Travels to the 14th Galaxy
