With every century Our eyes on the universe have been opened anew We are witness To the very brink of time and space We must ask ourselves We who are so proud of our accomplishments What is our place in the cosmic perspective of life? The exploration of the cosmos Is a voyage of self discovery As long as there have been humans We have searched for our place in the cosmos Are there things about the universe That will be forever beyond our grasp? Are there things about the universe that are Ungraspable? One of the great revelations of space exploration Is the image of the earth, finite and lonely Bearing the entire human species Through the oceans of space and time Matter flows from place to place And momentarily comes together to be you Some people find that thought disturbing I find the reality thrilling As the ancient mythmakers knew We're children equally of the earth and the sky In our tenure on this planet, we've accumulated Dangerous evolutionary baggage We've also acquired compassion for others Love for our children And a great soaring passionate intelligence The clear tools for our continued survival We must ask ourselves We who are so proud of our accomplishments What is our place in the cosmic perspective of life? We could be in the middle Of an inter-galactic conversation And we wouldn't even know Are there things about the universe That will be forever beyond our grasp? Are there things about the universe that are Ungraspable? One of the great revelations of space exploration Is the image of the earth, finite and lonely Bearing the entire human species Through the oceans of space and time Matter flows from place to place And momentarily comes together to be you Some people find that thought disturbing I find the reality thrilling We've begun at last To wonder about our origins Star stuff contemplating the stars Tracing that long path Our obligation to survive and flourish Is owed not just to ourselves But also to that cosmos Ancient and vast, from which we spring One of the great revelations of space exploration Is the image of the earth, finite and lonely Bearing the entire human species Through the oceans of space and time Matter flows from place to place And momentarily comes together to be you Some people find that thought disturbing I find the reality thrilling With every century Our eyes on the universe have been opened anew We are witness To the very brink of time and space
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