Blue Dot Pictum

The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.

It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.

— Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot, 1994

천문학을 공부하면 겸손해지고 인격이 함양된다는 말이 있습니다. 저 멀리서 바라본 이 작은 지구의 모습만큼 인간의 자만이 어리석다는 걸 잘 보여 주는 건 없을 겁니다. 저 사진은 우리가 서로 친절하게 대하고, 우리가 아는 유일한 보금자리인 창백한 푸른 점을 소중히 보존하는 것이 우리의 의무임을 강조하고 있는 것입니다.

Blue Dot Pictum

[카테고리:] PICTUMOLOGY

Pictum Specialist in South Korea

The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is nowhere else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate. Visit, yes. Settle, not yet. Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand.