A Fellow Intelligent Observer....

It's always nice to meet a fellow "Intelligent Observer."  Sarah Hess' blog "Intelligent Observer" is a very interesting display of her skills as a philosopher, which I can personally relate to.  Her most recent post, "The Earth in the Vast Cosmic Arena", features a "Youtube video" in which Carl Sagan places the world in the most objective perspective...a speck, a dot, a "mote of dust" which is very insignificant compared to vast expanse of space that is the universe.  Carl Sagan talked about how we need start taking care of the one "mote of dust" that we have in this universe, seeing as how it's the only one we know of that is capable of supporting life.  He also talks about all of the blood that has been shed by people against their fellow humans, for as long as humans have inhabited this planet, just to claim to dominion over a small, insignificant fraction of this "mote of dust"...which makes all of the human conflicts in history seems just as silly as they are.  Unfortunately, I don't hold out much hope that this will ever change until it's too late...but I appreciate the opportunity Sarah has given me to look at the world and think about it through this perspective.  I wonder what she thinks about the prospect of humanity waking up and taking care of the only planet we have....