Today is a great day for the planet! On this very day, only half a century ago, one extraordinary man flew out in space for the first time in human history. Funny thing, that is about the same time the world's greatest science fiction novels came to life. Or is it?
Truth to be said there were always dreamers in our world. Though some may have been called "plain crazy" throughout time, the dreams always endure. Yuri Gagarin's flight was the high point, the culmination of humanity's eagerness to question every possible limit. And after that it brought a new era with itself - one, when people's dreams became bigger and bolder.
I, myself, am a sucker for sci-fi. I pretty much read everything that has other planets and space flights in it. But, actually, all those books, movies ect. are flights of the mind.
Yet, this day is not only about the first flight in space. It is also the day to remember a human being, much like ourselves, who took a first step for all of us. I can't imagine what he felt, or how thoughts paced through his mind. I only know that without that first man in space, humanity would have had a different face today. So let us be free of all prejudice and differences today and celebrate the great journey of the human's mind and the historical journey of one great man!
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