My head hurts thinking about it, but in reading about 1968, I’m reminded that our Mission to the Moon was happening at the same time as the Vietnam War raged on.
That year, the message from the Apollo 8 Space Capsule was a reading from the book of Genesis in the Bible.
What if, instead, it had been something like this:
Message to the Universe
We have human beings here who are smart enough to have invented this device which ushers in our presence in outer space. But, even though we possess so much intelligence, we are in deep trouble. We have not been able to figure out how to live peacefully with each other.
We have also not been wise enough to respect our natural habitat. Our life style is destroying this planet to the point where we can actually envision our extinction. Yet no one has the will to turn things around.
If you hear this message and are more advanced, we could surely use your help.
Boy, I wish you had been writing that message, Joan.
ReplyDeleteI sure hope they.hear you!! 💞 Camille
ReplyDeleteHi, Joan, it's Jeff (Rogers Park). I've thought for years that the best we can hope for is to be visited by aliens who could either teach us to be peaceful and accepting of one another, or else induce that in us using advanced technologies. However, I fear that in their own interests they'd prefer to leave us alone in our chaos, because we are a murderous and destructive species.
ReplyDeleteIt's Joan. I pretty much agree, but still hope there's a friend (or sucker) who may be interested in us.
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