Three Things to Think About
“Whoever Saves One Life Saves the World Entire”
This is the incredible story of Nicholas Winton, who saved 669 children from the Nazis. And the world might never have known about it had his wife not found a scrapbook in the attic with the details.
Nicky, as Winton was called, is profiled in the compelling film One Life, and is portrayed by Anthony Hopkins. What we do makes a difference, and so we must decide what kind of difference we want to make.
History is Alive
The United States Air Force has reinstated training that includes lessons about the Tuskegee Airmen, the WASPS, or Women Airforce Service Pilots. A recent executive order banned DEI programs in the federal government, and the military’s initial reaction was to remove anything that could be construed as “diverse” or “equitable.” After a public outcry, the brave men and women of Tuskegee and the WASPS are back in the curriculum.
450 Million Galaxies and Counting
NASA will soon be launching its SPHEREx mission, which, according to NASA, “will survey the entire celestial sky in near-infrared light to help answer cosmic questions involving the birth of the universe, and the subsequent development of galaxies. It also will search for ices of water and organic molecules — essentials for life as we know it — in regions where stars are born from gas and dust, as well as disks around stars where new planets could be forming. Astronomers will use the mission to gather data on more than 450 million galaxies, as well as more than 100 million stars in our own Milky Way galaxy.”
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I recently read the book One Life. I highly recommend it. Nicky is an international example of being “small and mighty.” The decision of the Air Force to reinstate those programs shows that sufficient public outcry can move the needle, and that we too can use our voices to be small and mighty.
"What we do makes a difference, and so we must decide what kind of difference we want to make." I'm still searching for what I can do to make a difference, but until then, I do one small positive thing everyday. Thank you Sharon for grounding me.