Well, maybe you don't have to be 90, but I think once we get past a certain decade and once we start losing the "immortals" in our personal lives, many of us cast a thought or two toward the great beyond. Shatner's comments following his brief foray above the atmosphere this morning touched on that: how thin the atmosphere is, and the blackness of space, beyond it.
He mused whether this represented death, and below, the earth, with its thin envelope of air and water... life? How quickly it went by, being rocketed into space! How much this parallels our own individual journeys on this orb?
We are not young things any more... we are mature. We are experienced. And as we age, we become more philosophical. Whether we have a religious framework in which it is cast or not, we contemplate the next chapter(s).
Now let's go live life on this one and only Wednesday, October 13, 2021 we'll ever get. Let's make the best choices we can manage given the circumstances we find ourselves in... and let's be kind, one to another, and to ourselves, as well.
For we area worth taking care of, each and every one of us: physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually. Life is good. Spark on!
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I am so happy he got to do this and hoping he remembers for a long time how he feels today.
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DeleteHe just went to visit is old boss. Gene Roddenberry’s ashes were taken to space by NASA. I remember when life expectancy was 72 and that seemed so OLD. It’s all relative my dear. Ninety is only 15 years away. The earth is such an incredibly beautiful place. What an amazing gift.
ReplyDeleteLOL! When I was a kid, 60-something seemed OLD. Ninety looks younger all the time!
Deletethanks for this and the other blogs on Boston! My bil was there again yesterday Monday. I also thought of 2018 when I was there and we weren't able to connect - and the pouring rain that day! I'm glad I got to see it at least once. And always think of your brother as well. Hugs
ReplyDeleteI thought of you. How did your BIL do? MAGGIEROSEBOWL's son finished in 3:03, I think it was... very respectable!
DeleteI think of you in connection with the Boston Marathon, too!
Recently I caught up by telephone with a friend from my 20's (I'm 72 & she is 75) that has continued to exchange Christmas cards with updates through the years. Toward the end of our conversation she said it was nice to hear that I still had a curious mind which I did not expect but appreciated nonetheless.
ReplyDeleteI have to think our true natures shine through in our "riper" years... if you were curious as a kid, you continue in that vein, into your senior decades, too. But yes, nice to hear that others notice you are still sharp!
DeleteOur little shared global life capsule must seem really small and fragile from up there.
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Indeed. And can we still be amazed by the science and research behind getting people into the "void" and bringing them back safely, to describe it?
DeleteSure! I’m also pretty fascinated by exploration in deep sea rifts and Antarctica, and other places generally hostile to human existence 🙂
DeleteAmen... technology... amazing!
DeleteShatner's entire post-flight chatter was interesting. His emotional reaction to it is what caught my attention; how we can be so emotional as we age and it's ok to be so!
ReplyDeleteAmen... the emotion of age is different from the emotion of youth. Both are precious!
DeleteHe was so emotional when he was interviewed. It must be so incredible to see and feel.
ReplyDeleteHe was. I imagine that your or I would be as well. I love that he doesn't want to lose that feeling / awareness.
DeleteIt was really special to see someone achieve something so very wonderful.
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DeleteThe science channel provided a view to the entire adventure. It was riveting to watch! Captain Kirk proved to the viewing audience that age is truly just a number.
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DeleteYouth is NOT wasted on the young... it allows us to make the mistakes that make us wiser as we age... as you said, "just how it is". Grateful to have survived to appreciate those Golden years here, too!
ReplyDeleteI was honestly touched by William Shatner's comments. The rest of his fellow travelers seemed to be touched by the experience, too.
ReplyDeleteLife is definitely fragile, and miraculous! Good reminder to enjoy and take it all in and never let that sense of wonder disappear!
Amen, Barb, Amen!
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