A Memory of Star Trek

When I was studying philosophy in the mid-1970s, my mentor was a considerable “Trekkie.”  This, as us oldsters may remember, was the period in which the first Star Trek conventions began to emerge.

I recall his expressing his commitment to attending one of these seminal events, and a classmate of mine asked, “These tickets are expensive.  On a professor’s meager salary, are you sure you can afford it?”

His response, “I’ll sell my car (a 12-year-old VW Beetle) and hitch-hike to campus if I have to.”

Yes, that’s dedication to a cause.