I once heard about someone who sighted something in the atmosphere and thought he had seen a UFO. Unknown to him it was a long since-abandoned Soviet satellite. One of its booster rockets did not fire and it remained afloat in the air. It’s a reminder to me of a period when two powerful nations challenged each other and boldly reached out to outer space.
As I reflect on this, the question on my mind is what will be the next thing that challenges me or mankind, which will make me (us) go further and work harder? When Small Pox was eradicated, it was considered the most important humanitarian achievement of that century. The world has since been inundated with diverse other accomplishments.
Indeed life is a journey, not a destination. Just when we have achieved a feat, there is another mountain to climb. The point of translation from one to the other demands rigid thinking. We plan, dilly dally, wish otherwise but get on with things anyway. One may call it the valley of decision-making, a moment of truth or a midnight hour. It infers something is about to break loose. We are about to get out of a comfort zone but the non-assurance of the unknown makes our thoughts loiter.
However, we can draw inspiration both from past accomplishments and the better deal from hitting the bull’s eye in the impending aspiration. Sure, man has risen beyond the plague and life has never been more simple or complex! Our moments of truth should drive us to progress, one that we achieve by getting on with what is before us.
