At first I must warn you. If you are afraid of long journeys, read no further. Because this time, we are going to take our minds and unleash them on a big playground.
Universe is infinite. That's a term you've probably heard in school or somewhere else and people in general just accept it as a common fact. I stress the world accept - in this article, we will try to understand it, not just take it as it lies.
Curious People, Raise Your Hands!
Let's begin with an example. Some of you might be familiar with the TV series Stargate Universe. Basically, a bunch of people get stuck on a very old spaceship with no way of getting back home. The only thing they can do is to explore.
Ok, no big deal and perhaps not so original either. It's just in a TV you might say. I agree. But think this through - In our hearts, we are all explorers. Curiosity and exploration, ingeniuty and determination, these qualities have pulled mankind forward from caves to the state of civilization we are now.
Imagine you could leave the planet Earth, pick a random spot in the universe and begin exploring. Hundreds of billions stars, many of them have planets, on any of those planets could evolve a life similar to ours. Seriously, wouldn't you be interested in knowing if we are alone in an infinite space?
Night Sky Is... Humbling
Let me give you a piece of advice. When it's summer and the sky is clear, go outside after the night covers your hemisphere and look up. You will be able to see many stars. Do you realize what a star is? To keep it simple, any star is a very, very powerful thing, capable of miraculous gifts of life or destruction beyond anything humans have ever achieved.
Each of these stars could swallow the entire mankind in a blink of an eye. No Bill Gates, no Mahatma Gandhi, no homeless from Belgium, no just born infant could stop it. In one second there could be planet Earth as it is now, alive, flourishing, full of conscious, intelligent beings, animal and plant life... Gone.
What Went Wrong?
In face of these facts and thoughts, can you tell me why the hell are we facing such stupid problems? Famine, not enough water, not enough education and conscious, ruthless hunt for profit, smoking, intolerance, religious or atheistic fanaticism, selfish destruction of our surroundings and many, many others...?
Come on, there is an infinite Universe waiting for us to be explored. New resources, new worlds, new stars, new lifeforms, damn, it's an entirely new age! Don't tell me it's impossible and Utopia to go to space - that's bullshit.
Why? Because everything is possible, the word "impossible" was invented by people not determined enough to achieve their goals.
And My Point Is...
Stop arguing with your neighboor about who has a better grasscutter. Everyone, please, let's grow up and start performing the task that we are really best at - Exploring.
