I’ve been rewatching old Star Trek episodes, and I’ve realized that their version of the future seems really nice. They live in a post-scarcity civilization, where things like the separation of races, nations and economic classes are a thing of the past. Humanity is part of a multi-species peaceful…
Have you ever wondered how a single ant on its own is pretty much useless and without a will of its own, but an ant colony is such a complex and well-oiled machine that it seems like it's living its own purposeful existence? A single fish is hardly remarkable, but seeing a giant school of fish move…
We call him strong who stands unmoved— Calm as some tempest-beaten rock— When some great trouble hurls its shock; We say of him, his strength is proved: But, when the spent storm folds its wings, How bears he then Life's little things? About his brow we twine our wreath Who seeks the battle's thick…
A man must know his destiny. If he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times… Fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder If he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should t…
There are hermit souls that live withdrawn In the peace of their self-content; There are souls, like stars, that dwell apart, In a fellowless firmament; There are pioneer souls that blaze their paths Where highways never ran;— But let me live by the side of the road And be a friend to man. Let me l…
Mix a little shake of laughter in the doings of the day, Scatter golden bits of sunshine as you plod along the way, Stop to cheer a fellow human that's a bit worse off than you— Help him climb the pesky ladder that you find so hard to do; Show by every daily motive, every thought and every deed— Yo…
When I have fears that I may cease to be Before my pen has glean'd my teeming brain, Before high-pilèd books, in charactery, Hold like rich garners the full ripened grain; When I behold, upon the night’s starred face, Huge cloudy symbols of a high romance, And think that I may never live to trace T…
A moment too late, my beautiful bird, A moment too late are you now; The wind has your soft, downy nest disturbed— The nest that you hung on the bough. A moment too late; that string in your bill, Would have fastened it firmly and strong; But see, there it goes, rolling over the hill! Oh, you staye…
In 1998, Robert Bowman, a Vietnam War veteran gave his thoughts on why the United States seem to be the main target for terrorist attacks, and why America is especially hated the world over compared to other countries. This is what he said: Tell people the truth, Mr. President -- about terrorism. I…
Lend a hand to one another In the daily toil of life; When we meet a weaker brother, Let us help him in the strife. There is none so rich but may, In his turn, be forced to borrow; And the poor man's lot to-day May become our own to-morrow. Lend a hand to one another: When malicious tongues have th…
I sat alone with my conscience, In a place where time had ceased, And we talked of my former living In the land where the years increased; And I felt I should have to answer The question it might put to me, And to face the question and answer Throughout an eternity. The ghosts of forgotten actions…
In this world, there is a lot of deliberate misinformation floating around everywhere, particularly on the internet. There are countless people who are willing to lie for the purpose of selling a product or convince you of something untrue. Now, one of the most important scientific principles is fa…