COMPASSION

Affirmation of life is the spiritual act by which man ceases to live thoughtlessly and begins to devote himself to his life
with reverence in order to give it true value.
— Albert Schweitzer

11/08/2011

Carl Sagan wrote the book...

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I had an experience... I can't prove it, I can't even explain it, but
everything that I know as a human being, everything that I am tells me
that it was real! I was given something wonderful, something that
changed me forever... A vision of the universe that tells us,
undeniably, how tiny, and insignificant and how ... rare, and precious
we all are! A vision that tells us that we belong to something that is
greater than ourselves, that we are not — that none of us — are alone!
... I wish I could share that. I wish, that everyone, if only for one
moment, could feel that awe, and humility, and hope. But ... that
continues to be my wish.

--Contact (film)
Ellie Arroway: Jodie Foster's character in the film.


Contact is a 1997 film about a scientist, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine.  Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Written by James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg, based on the novel by Carl Sagan.  A message from deep space. Who will be the first to go? A journey to the heart of the universe. 



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