In a time when dramatic events, and ghastly acts of inhumanity, few events, or milestones cause an audible response from me. I imagine I am not alone in that.
Just now, one such audible response was evoked. Neil Armstrong died at the age of 82. To people of a certain age, they remember where they were when they looked at the first black and white images of the moon. To people of a certain age, they remember where they were when they heard the iconic words, "One small step for man, one giant step for mankind."
I was in Brainerd on a family vacation. I was a sick nine-year-old, moaning with an earache--nothing serious, but, I remember.
Long before cable television. Long before personal computers, Neil Armstrong took us beyond boundaries of what we imagined possible.
How do we pay homage--meaningful homage--to Neil Armstrong?
First, stop. Take a look at, and return to The First Moon Landing with Neil Armstrong.
In homage to Neil Armstrong, are we willing to commit ourselves to one action?
Live our lives imagining a future beyond what seems possible to us now--beyond the limits imposed by our own cynicism and skepticism.
Challenge our friends, family--our society--to live beyond what they imagine might be possible.
Let us pay homage.
