Everywhere that I look, I am seeing trend of increased curiosity for space travel. Mainstream media seems obsessed with the idea of deep space travel. That has been the theme of almost all recent Sci-Fi titles. Heavyweight investors are also shooting for the stars. Jeff Bezos of of Amazon.com, Elon Musk of SpaceX, and Richard Branson of Virgin Galactic are all investing heavily on spaceflight research and technology. Of course, then there are the millions of people that are dreaming of flying through space. The only thing is, I do not understand it.
Planet Earth is a unique wonder among the universe. This little "Blue Rock" provides air, surface, water, and nourishment, all of the necessary factors for what we call "Life" to thrive. Marine life, land based creatures and life on the planet circulates indefinitely. It is a closed loop system that WORKS. The plants feed the birds and the creatures feed the plants. Everything seems to be connected here. Why would I want to leave such a wonderful place where I am welcomed and designed to inhabit.
Space is quite the opposite. Yes, there are planets and possibly habitable planets but the vastness between them is literarily a void. Space is the opposite of nourishing. It is cold, near vacumn, no air, no surface and nothing can live in it (in it's natural state). This is not a place where we are designed to inhabit. The space between planets is so vast that it almost seems impossible to cross. We have not even travelled one light year, and the mentions of Earth like planets are hundreds of light years away. Honestly, it is unrealistic to think we could make a leap so quickly.
In its great void, space does have its appeal, and it is ultimately a curiosity for the unknown.
I think as a species we need to re-evaluate our priorities for exploration. We are sending endless amounts of vessels to space that leave behind a growing problem of space trash. Trash/disposed of materials that we leave orbiting indefinitely right outside our atmosphere. All for what? Intercontinental communication... An issue we can solve more efficiently and permanently on land.
Let us turn our backs to Space and worship our first and true mother: mother Earth. Let's fall at her feet and beg forgiveness for polluting her and killing her children (all life). Leaving behind the greed and selfishness, lets bring to mind cooperation and interdependence. We will become a multi-planet species one day. In the meantime though, we should learn to take care of the one planet we do inhabit, our beloved mother Earth.
I decide to turn my curiosity to the deep oceans, and caves and all of the unexplored corners of this planet. I am MUCH more likely to find surprising life and useful knowledge here.
Here is free non-copyrighted image paid for by USA Tax payers in the NASA program. What a beauty that is our planet.
