Memories of the Earth

“The signs of life on a planet always open up the possibility for the greatest miracle in the universe to occur: that matter becomes aware of itself. That is, ultimately, the only meaning we can attribute to so-called intelligent life. And that, precisely, seemed to be happening on that remote planet I visited thousands of eons ago—Earth.

What ever became of that living matter known as the human species? Were they capable of fulfilling that miracle… or did they, sadly, vanish without achieving it, like so many other stellar species? Unfortunately, I will never know…”