Carl Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot”
Actor Robert (“Bob”) Picardo graduated in 1971 from the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, two years ahead of me. We all knew he was a creative genius at the time; he had a winsome manner, a brilliant mind, and a stage presence so powerful and refined that it seemed hard for us to believe we were watching a teenager up there.
On the home page of his website is a video in which Bob reads Carl Sagan’s “Pale Blue Dot,” a short essay about our beloved planet and its place among the stars. If you can watch this and not be moved, you’re made of stronger stuff than I.
Would that all could take that prosaic perspective to heart.
It is no weakness to allow a smile to shine, or a tear to dampen our cheek, or to feel the heart swell at well-sung truth and honor.
Strength is not the death of ones soul to such experiences, or the steel exterior that bars them entrance.
Thank you for sharing.
Yes, I certainly cried watching this.