[ti:Our Place in the Cosmos] [ar:melodysheep] [al:] [by:krc转qrc工具] [offset:0] [00:11.87]With every century [00:13.80]Our eyes on the universe have been opened anew [00:17.55]We are witness [00:19.28]To the very brink of time and space [00:22.33]We must ask ourselves [00:25.23]We who are so proud of our accomplishments [00:28.14]What is our place in the cosmic perspective of life? [00:33.77]The exploration of the cosmos [00:36.42]Is a voyage of self discovery [00:39.26]As long as there have been humans [00:42.04]We have searched for our place in the cosmos [00:45.19]Are there things about the universe [00:47.87]That will be forever beyond our grasp? [00:50.81]Are there things about the universe that are ungraspable? [00:55.88]One of the great revelations of space exploration [00:58.92]Is the image of the earth [01:00.60]Finite and lonely [01:02.58]Bearing the entire human species [01:05.37]Through the oceans of space and time [01:07.60]Matter flows from place to place [01:10.24]And momentarily comes together to be you [01:13.33]Some people find that thought disturbing [01:16.58]I find the reality thrilling [01:29.81]As the ancient mythmakers knew [01:32.80]We're children equally of the earth and the sky [01:35.84]In our tenure on this planet [01:37.47]We've accumulated dangerous evolutionary baggage [01:42.26]We've also acquired compassion for others [01:45.10]Love for our children [01:47.15]And a great soaring passionate intelligence [01:50.15]The clear tools for our continued survival [01:52.64]We must ask ourselves [01:55.63]We who are so proud of our accomplishments [01:58.62]What is our place in the cosmic perspective of life? [02:04.19]We could be in the middle [02:06.63]Of an inter-galactic conversation [02:10.83]And we wouldn't even know [02:15.55]Are there things about the universe [02:18.18]That will be forever beyond our grasp? [02:21.13]Are there things about the universe that are ungraspable? [02:26.30]One of the great revelations of space exploration [02:29.40]Is the image of the earth [02:30.92]Finite and lonely [02:33.15]Bearing the entire human species [02:35.58]Through the oceans of space and time [02:38.17]Matter flows from place to place [02:40.70]And momentarily comes together to be you [02:43.80]Some people find that thought disturbing [02:46.89]I find the reality thrilling [03:00.47]We've begun at last [03:03.26]To wonder about our origins [03:06.30]Star stuff contemplating the stars [03:09.10]Tracing that long path [03:11.63]Our obligation to survive and flourish [03:14.52]Is owed not just to ourselves [03:17.57]But also to that cosmos [03:20.40]Ancient and vast [03:22.23]From which we spring [03:28.46]One of the great revelations of space exploration [03:31.51]Is the image of the earth [03:33.08]Finite and lonely [03:35.26]Bearing the entire human species [03:37.70]Through the oceans of space and time [03:40.18]Matter flows from place to place [03:42.81]And momentarily comes together to be you [03:45.91]Some people find that thought disturbing [03:49.06]I find the reality thrilling [03:52.32]Think of how many stars and planets [03:55.07]And kinds of life there may be [03:57.61]In this vast and awesome universe [04:03.46]With every century [04:05.38]Our eyes on the universe have been opened anew [04:09.19]We are witness [04:10.76]To the very brink of time and space