”… Akukho mhlawumbi akukho mbonakaliso ingcono yobudenge bokuziphakamisa komntu kunalo mfanekiso ukude welizwe lethu elincinane. Kum, igxininisa uxanduva lwethu lokusebenzelana ngobubele ngakumbi, kunye nokugcina nokuxabisa ichaphaza eliluhlaza, ekuphela kwekhaya esikhe salazi''. - uCarl Sagan
Ngomsitho wesikhumbuzo, esi sisicatshulwa sentetho ka-Carl Sagan eyanikelwa ngo-1994 emva kokuba iVoyager 1, nge-14 kaFebruwari 1990 yathatha umfanekiso wokugqibela woMhlaba, owaziwa ngokuba 'yichaphaza eliluhlaza', kumgama ozibhiliyoni ezi-6 zeekhilomitha. (I-3.7 yeebhiliyoni zeekhilomitha, i-40.5 AU), ngaphambi kokushiya inkqubo yelanga ibe nzulu isithuba. Isihloko kunye nesicatshulwa zibekwe ngokwamazwi akhe ngokwelizwi nelizwi.
''…jonga kwakhona elachokoza. Nantso apha. Likhaya elo. Sithi ke. Kuwo wonke umntu lEwe, wonke umntu omaziyo, wonke umntu owakhe weva ngaye, wonke umntu owakhe waphila, baphila ubomi babo bonke. Umdibaniso wovuyo lwethu nokubandezeleka kwethu, amawaka eenkolo ezizithembileyo, iingcamango, neemfundiso zoqoqosho, wonke umzingeli nomphangi, onke amagorha namagwala, wonke umdali nomtshabalalisi wempucuko, zonke iikumkani kunye nabalimi, zonke izibini eziselula ezithandanayo, wonke umama nonina. utata, umntwana onethemba, umqambi kunye nomhloli welizwe, wonke umfundisi-ntsapho wokuziphatha, wonke umntu okhohlakeleyo wezopolitiko, wonke “obalaseleyo,” yonke “inkokeli ephezulu,” yonke ingcwele kunye nomoni kwimbali yohlobo lwethu babehlala apho-kwisiphango sothuli oluxhonywe eluthulini. ilanga.
The umhlaba linqanaba elincinane kakhulu kwibala elikhulu le-cosmic. Khawucinge ngemilambo yegazi ephalazwe zizo zonke ezo njengele nabalawuli ukuze, ngozuko nangoloyiso, babe ngabaphathi bokwexeshana benxalenye yechaphaza. Cinga ngenkohlakalo engapheliyo etyelelwe ngabemi bekona enye yale pixel kubahlali abanqabile ukwahlula kwenye ikona, kangaphi ukungaqondani kwabo, indlela abalangazelela ngayo ukubulalana, indlela enzulu ngayo intiyo yabo.
Ukuma kwethu, ukuzicingela ukuba sibalulekile, ukuzikhohlisa ukuba sinendawo ethile enelungelo Ehlabathini, bacelwa umngeni yile ngongoma yokukhanya okuluthuthu. Yethu iplanethi lichaphaza elilodwa kumnyama omkhulu ogqumayo wecosmic. Kumfiliba wethu, kubo bonke obu bukhulu, akukho nto ithi uncedo luya kuvela kwenye indawo ukusihlangula kuthi.
Umhlaba kuphela kwehlabathi elaziwayo ukuza kuthi ga ngoku ukuba ligcine ubomi. Akukho ndawo enye, ubuncinci kwikamva elikufutshane, apho iintlobo zethu zinokufudukela khona. Ndwendwela, ewe. Zinzile, okwangoku. Uthanda okanye awuthandi, okwangoku uMhlaba ulapho simisa khona.
Kuye kwathiwa i-astronomy yinto ethobayo kwaye iyakha ubuntu. Akukho mhlawumbi akukho mbonakaliso ingcono yobudenge bokuziphakamisa komntu kunalo mfanekiso ukude welizwe lethu elincinane. Kum, igxininisa uxanduva lwethu lokusebenzelana ngobubele ngakumbi, kunye nokugcina nokuxabisa ichaphaza eliluhlaza, ekuphela kwekhaya esikhe salazi''.
- UCarl Sagan
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umthombo:
Carl Sagan Institute. Intetho ka-Carl Sagan ka-1994 ethi “Ilahlekile”: Ixesha lokuHlola.
