/lit/ - Literature

>>14177549
>“The significance of our lives and our fragile planet is then determined only by our own wisdom and courage. We are the custodians of life's meaning. We long for a Parent to care for us, to forgive us our errors, to save us from our childish mistakes. But knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring fable. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal.”

I know I need to grow up and be serious about my life, and the future of humanity in general. Sagan is what I crave, someone who is honest about our place in the universe and doesn't pull punches, but isn't more critical than he needs to be. If any human who has ever lived is my inspiration, it is him