There is no border in that pixel. No passport. No stock market. No “us” and “them.” No red state, blue state, no winning team, no losing team. Just a mote of dust — damp with oceans — floating in an endless, silent dark.
— Inspired by Carl Sagan, the Voyager team, and everyone who has ever looked up and wondered. Little Blue Dot
Most of the time, the answer will be yes. You’ll choose kindness. You’ll choose to learn instead of shout. You’ll fix what you can, forgive what you can’t, and refuse to make the dot smaller for anyone else. There is no border in that pixel
Now it’s our turn. Write your own letter. Live your own message. But never forget: No “us” and “them
I’m not saying abandon your ambitions or stop caring about your life. I’m saying: care about your life more . But also remember that your neighbor’s life is on the same dot. The child born in a refugee camp. The whale singing in the deep. The last patch of rainforest. All of it, same pixel.
And then, from billions of miles away — turn around.