Someday… mankind will make it to the stars and other planets.
What a day that will be.
One of a several things will happen…
1) Mankind will flourish both on Earth and another planets…
2) Mankind will make it to another planet before global conditions on Earth make mankind’s existence here as we know it extremely difficult or impossible… but, at least some percentage of humanity will survive here on Earth, on a frozen planet, for a while. Hopefully a large percentage will survive on a new planet. Just depends on how many get relocated, before it’s too late.
The new hope of another Earth like planet.
3) Mankind will just be able to leave Earth, just prior to humanities destruction, with spacecraft as a life boat searching for a new home, somewhere, out there… adrift in space. This means an smaller percentage of humanity will survive, perhaps a couple of thousand, or less. But also means that 99.999% will perish here on Earth. On a dying frozen planet that can no longer support human existence.
4) Mankind will pretty much perish, like the dinosaurs, before we have the ability to reach out to the stars and another Earth like planet on which to survive.
No survivors, except for a few doomsday preppers that will live long enough to see everything go before them, and eventually perish for lack of resources and food.
5) Or, the end will come much sooner than the technology and ability to leave Earth. All will perish.
Given the history of the Earth, as well as what happens to other planets, the Earth will someday be a frozen waste land consumed in a minus 200°freeze that will kill mankind and most everything else on the planet. Or a collision with Earth will kill all life as we know it. Or a planet killing collision will completely destroy the Earth. All of this will happen… somewhere in geological time.
But… this probably will not happen in our lifetime, nor that of our grandchildren, nor their grandchildren… perhaps not for thousands of years from now… or perhaps sooner then expected… but, it will happen.
If, as the many religions of the Earth proclaim, their God or Gods will someday return to save us. This is truly a great comfort given the alternative. Especially since it has been foretold that the Earth will be destroyed by fire. But religious beliefs aside… what if the promise isn’t what we expected. What if, saving mankind is more like the story of Noah… only two of each species will be saved? So out of the 7 billion human residents of Earth… only two will be saved? Now there’s a thought to wake ya up. Not to be too controversial… but man was created in the image of God or the Gods (depending on your religion) … so were we merely a existence to be created to give life to? Kinda like creating a butterfly and setting it free … just to do it, or perhaps to save it? Or as humans do today, created in some degree as and experiment on life? Or a little of both. What was the divine purpose of creating man here on Earth? The answers… they are shrouded in many different religious beliefs around the world. But as a matter of mankind’s life… we are here right now… so just enjoy it.
NASA and science around the world are spending billions in research and manpower to make the future happen sooner. There are two schools of thought on this. One, it’s kinda good to think about the possibilities of going into space and to other worlds… plus the advantages of the technological advancements that result from the research. And two, that someday not only will mankind reach to the stars, but give survival of mankind hope facing the evident destruction of Earth, or at least escape from an uninhabitable planet that will not sustain human life.
Too much to think about? Probably! Here’s a couple of sayings to put it all onto perspective. “It is what it is”… just accept it, you can not change what it is, or what it will be. “Don’t worry about things you can not change” … ya might as well be happy knowing what you know… if ya can’t change it… ya might as well forget it.
From this perspective… how worried am I about my lifetime here on Earth… not much… in fact, not at all. But we all worried a little about our children and grandchildren, and the life they will have, but also glad about the wondrous things they will have or experience that we can only dream of. How concerned am I about descendants many generations from now… hundreds of years into the future… not at all… it’s just too abstract and distant to contemplate. A bit selfish? Perhaps. But no more them ancestors from 300 years ago were concerned about us today. You live in the very brief time of your grandparents, the brief time of your parents… your life, the life of your children, and hopefully a time with your grandchildren. And even possibly, your grandchildren’s children. Beyond that, life has little relevance or meaning.
So in closing… enjoy life and family. Children enjoy your grandparents and parents before they are gone. Grandparents and parents enjoy your children with the time you have remaining. Cherish each day… make the most of what you have… both for you and family. Dream of a better tomorrow… but live for today! Make someone smile and feel happy… everyday! Maybe even take a trip to the beach and get your toes in the sand… Ahhh! Perfect.
