As I type these words, a set of astronauts are the farthest away from Earth that humans have ever been. They’re looking at the moon’s far side, and I wept when I listened to them name a newly-discovered feature after one of the astronaut’s late wife.
The sacrifices that humans are capable of making in order to go one step further in our understanding, our exploration, our drive to satiate our curiosity – it’s insane. Purely irrational. Spectacular.
May we never lose that spark. May the most insane among us reach ever-greater heights, always. May we climb the highest mountain, always, simply because it’s there.
The Opportunity Machine 