update: well, it looks like I got the wrong shuttle – this is Discovery and I should acknowledge them all!
This is an image that space enthusiasts should hold to their heart. Not because it’s the final flight for the amazing space shuttle program, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Endeavor, Atlantis, and Enterprise. But because we are looking at the battle-scarred veteran who was brave enough to fly out into the deep dark unknown and explore its depths with us along for the ride. It inspired us to dream that we could reach the farthest expanses of land on another planet, or float amongst a sky full of diamonds. We saw our home beneath us, and the universe in front of us. We ventured with tentative steps into the future, knowing that our connections are everywhere. We were not afraid to dream. And we should never be afraid or allow ourselves to be suspended from our dreams. If someone tells you “No”, and yet you believe in your dream, then persevere through all of the toiling until you reach it yourself. Our dreams are our most precious when we’re the ones to reach them ourselves. Of course, we’ll have help, but that’s ok because those who help you are also reaching for their dreams. It just so happened that they were both similar enough to fit like puzzle pieces.
Follow in Atlantis’ their steps and dream!
– Thanks Boing Boing for the poignant memory
