To leave the rock that nurtured you using the gifts that were given to you, despite all the Earth's attempts to keep us content, to explore a world away from a world.
For ourselves, and for ourself. This is a time when calling an astronaut a hero surpasses all nationality, and the entire world can be prideful at being a human.
by my wife, Adyson Wright 3 Dec 2017 https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/7h6ddd/one_of_my_favourite_photos_from_apollo_17/dqon08s/