Two-Planet
Species
“I
suggest that going to Mars means permanence on the planet—a mission by which we
are building up a confidence level to become a two-planet species.”
Buzz
Aldrin
I wonder
what your response is to this quote by Buzz Aldrin. I must admit, my first
response was, “Oh-no, I hope not!” Honestly, don’t we need to figure out how to
live together in a caring way before we carry our mistrust and distress
to other planets. I wonder whether you have seen the photos of UFO’s taken by
military pilots recently. They look exactly like the ones I saw in the mid-1960’s
near Mather Air Force Base in California. Speculation seems to be that they are
surveillance aircraft from other countries. I don’t know which countries have
the technology to secretly create oval aircraft, with no wings, and soundless hydraulic
systems, do you?
If we embarked
upon space travel to colonize other planets now, how would that look? Would we
take only the best of our people and our conventions? How would we decide which
are the “best” and which we want to leave behind here on earth? And who,
exactly, would make those decisions? Would we do what we did when European people
first came to this hemisphere, or would we take a diverse crew of astronauts who
have the wisdom of hindsight? Would we go in peace or in the spirit of
conquest?
I think
we all know the answers to those questions, which is why we need to stay firmly
planted right here. We have a lot to learn before we colonize other planets. Like
how live together in peace and harmony rather than conquer and occupy. And how to
prevent war before we export our aggressive species anywhere else. Let’s choose
to not exploit those who are weaker than we are, or fear those who may be
stronger. This spiritual revolution may
take a while, so we had better get started.
In the Spirit,
Jane
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