Earth is but a pale blue dot

Returning home after an extended vacation is never easy. Especially when you have to deal with clogged drains, leaky faucets, overdue bills, sluggish vehicles and dying pets. Such is our lot after enjoying five weeks in Italy.

Which is why I am so glad that my friend, and former student, Brian Chausmer sent me this little YouTube film. It is a must-watch, a bit of philosophy - based on the work of the late, great Carl Sagan - that tends to put everything we think about this thing called existence in a special kind of relativistic context.

Take a minute and watch it. And then send it on to those you care about. It’s all the spirituality that I think I’ll ever need.