"Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that, in glory and triumph, they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot."
- Carl Sagan I have never heard such a captivating sentence like that. It astonishes me that people will go to such great lengths to satisfy their greed and fulfill their wishes. Bloodbath after bloodbath. You would expect that we humans would reinvent ourselves and try to justify our past actions. Instead, we encourage one another to fight for "what's right". We believe we'll make it into the history books but time goes on and we don't. In a matter of time, generations to come will inquire, "Who was that thingamabob?", or even worse, not even mention us at all. Why settle for a mere dot when you could be the great master of the universe? Sure, you may think that sounds stupid because as we know it, Earth is the sole planet that harbours life. But technology has evolved and someday, we could live on Mars! So why fix on a tiny little thing? This planet is all we have at the moment and our self-importance perspectives have driven us to make our life on Earth the best life anyone could ever have! The universe has been around for 14 billion years. That's over a quadrillion seconds and counting. And we are willing to go through all this negativity for our 15 minutes of fame. Our own avaricious ways have obstructed our view from seeing the real problem. That we are the real problem. If we just stopped thinking about ourselves for once and used our limited time on Earth, we could save our pale blue dot.
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It would be an honour to meet Emily Carr herself. I did not attend the field trip so to meet her in person would be far better! She could show and educate me on her work and that would better enrich and engage in my brain. She influences many people, including myself, and what better than to meet your inspriation? Everyone has idols, therefore I would ask, "Who inspired you and your paintings?" Another reason why I would like to meet her is to ask the many questions I have. Who taught you the techniques you use? ; What advice do you have for people that may not "follow the rules?" I would ask how she achieved success and how she grew passionate for painting. Meeting such a successful and empowering woman like Emily Carr, would ultimately make up for my absence.
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