Christina Heyne

With all the recent advancements in recent technologies and space exploration I feel ever more desperate to keep the focus on how to save the world we live in, rather than reaching for other worlds without so much as a weed growing on it. It baffles me how careless humanity has become and I'm hoping that my behavior "rubs" off on people that otherwise seem to go through life without spending a single thought on how destructive they are. With all we have learned about the universe, it seems illogical to me to treat this most precious planet we live on as if there was a "spare" somewhere. We have such a capacity to make a positive impact and yet most of the time we chose to serve our own greed, the need to get ahead and the selfish notion that we don't live long enough to see the end - so why bother. I heard just recently that in a very critical time during a stalled political negotiation between 2 countries, the leaders were unwilling to come to an agreement until someone said, do you want your children or grandchildren to live in the world of war that you are creating? That one mental image got them back to the table for a peace agreement. My hope for the world at large is that the people who don't care about our planet, have an epiphany that shows them where they and their children are headed - if they don't adjust. Have a good look at Venus - if you would not want to set up house in a planetary hell like that, maybe it's time to be more careful with the beautiful blue space-ball we call home. I'm here to take another step toward a future that is worth passing to my kids.