Skeptical Wonder

"Ask courageous questions. Do not be satisfied with superficial answers. Be open to wonder and at the same time subject all claims to knowledge, without exception, to intense skeptical scrutiny. Be aware of human fallibility. Cherish your species and your planet."

Carl Sagan

A quiet, productive day. I typed every class report. That's a big job out of the way.

I thought I had lost this cherished plate, but I found it by chance today. Would that all our world's leaders could have such wisdom. If I could speak for one hour with any person from human history, Carl Sagan would be my interlocutor of choice.

Why did nobody listen?