It is clear that we must now rebuild our cities and societies and heal the wounds of Mother Earth. (omitted).

“Where there is no vision of the future, its people are corrupted.”
For humans, the mystery and romance of new horizons is absolutely essential, no less than food and shelter.

As we weave our way through the difficult years that lie ahead, let us not forget that the “snows of Olympus” lie soundlessly beneath the stars, awaiting the arrival of our grandchildren’s generation.

(Arthur C. Clarke wrote a column in 1973 about the surprise of the Mars Mariner 9 spacecraft finding a mountain on Mars twice the size of Everest.)

People are able to face any difficulties they encounter without being discouraged because they have the words to dream about the future.