"Ground Control to Major Tom"

"This is Major Tom to Ground Control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today
For here Am I sitting in a tin can
Far above the world, Planet Earth is blue
And there's nothing I can do
Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles
I'm feeling very still
And I think my spaceship knows which way to go"

I used to ask my self what decision I would make if I had the chance to travel to outer space and there was a 50/50 chance that I would never return. I always believed I would take the chance and go. I still think I would do it. I think maybe there's something to be said for the idea of floating aimlessly, endlessly in space with no illusion of control. No offense to anyone else but only saying goodbye to my grandchildren would make me think twice.

I wish to dedicate day to Yuri Gagarin....look him up if you don't know.

“Space flights are merely an escape, a fleeing away from oneself, because it is easier to go to Mars or to the moon than it is to penetrate one's own being"---Carl Jung

love
peter