Carl Sagan - Who Speaks for Earth?

“Our loyalties are to the species and the planet. We speak for Earth. Our obligation to survive is owed not just to ourselves but also to that Cosmos, ancient and vast, from which we spring.” Carl Sagan

Find out more at: Cosmos: A Personal Voyage

Music: Heaven and Hell - Vangelis & Time - Hans Zimmer

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[rickogden]

R.I.P Carl....you are needed in these crazy times...I hope you are at peace wherever you are..my childhood fascination for Cosmology is down to you Sir.

[justinrife]

Carl Sagan may no longer be here physically, but his life carries on through all of us, he still gives me hope that humanity can find a way to co-exist.

[newforestobservatory]

I have a letter from Carl Sagan - written to me when I was 21 - I am now 69. It is my most treasured possession.

[jesusojeda]

It's always nice to hear Mr. Sagan. May we someday accomplish what he started.

[petyrkowalski]

Carl was inspiring. So sad that we have barely moved forward one millimeter to protect our planet since he said these prosaic words.

[noelhogan]

Carl Sagan’s contribution to Spirituality can NEVER be understated.

A true advocate for everything that’s good about humanity, but never too shy to highlight our constant misgivings.

His presentations will remain timeless.

[InspirationJourney]

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Thank you all for the support.

[kcaston]

How can one not be inspired by the words of this great thinker?

[mattlukethompson]

What a privilege to be on the planet at the same time as you

[neurpathy]

I don’t care for the new video clips you added or the cheesy melodramatic music. This was perfect the way Carl had it in Cosmos.

[Jay-xhdl]

This is beautiful. Carl Sagan was a true gem of a being.

[hobcbph]

We need people like him in this particular time from our generation
Who speaks for the planet 🌎

[thijsbruinsslot]

This has to be my favorite video in all of youtube of all time. I watch this every few months or so to remind myself of what is important in life. Thank you Carl for your wisdom, and thank you Inspirational Journey for keeping his voice alive.

[ShiroAustin]

As I often do during darker days, I return to Sagan; and am always devastated by how disappointed he would have been with the few small steps we've made. Thank you for this wonderful edit, and hopefully soon we can make him proud.

[Sumguyinavan_]

"Time", by composer Hans Zimmer, has become for me an anthem of human potential. It is the kind of music I hear when I think about how far we've come, what we've endured and outlasted, what we have created and achieved that would be naturally impossible. We left the planet, we made metal think, we brought people on opposite ends of the planet just a fractions of a second away in communication. We have achieved the super human, and found new ways to keep improving. We made fantasy reality. The limit of human potential is how many people refuse to accept new beneficial ideas at any given time. This piece of music repeats in pattern, but constantly progresses in tone. It isn't infinite, but it gives the feeling that it could be. It inspires while remaining calm and slow paced. To me, that is humanity.

[keepingitsalty]

Our loyalties should be to the planet and each other. We have made it this far in human civilization, why waste it on hatred on one another. We can be great! Us humans are a species that can work together not only for our family and loved ones but to our planet that we all call home. Carl Sagan is one of the many critical names in our history that has spoke about the unity that we can all share as well as give us hope that we can carry human civilization to the stars. Thank you for the inspiration 🙏 To everyone out there in the world, I hope you're happiness is eternal. Know that the whole world needs all of our love for not only us humans but our entire planet needs us to work towards a greater future that we're capable of. #peaceandloveworldwide2020

[Im-a-machine]

Great words of wisdom, we should all strive to be compassionate towards each other, and "our home planet".

[makima]

Carl Sagan once said: The meaning of our lives and of our fragile planet is thus determined solely by our own wisdom and courage.We are the guardians of the meaning of life.We long for parents to take care of us, to forgive us for our mistakes, to save us from our childish mistakes, but knowledge is preferable to ignorance.It is by far better to understand the harsh truth than to believe a reassuring fable.If we burn with the desire to find a cosmic purpose, let us first find a worthy goal for ourselves.

Carl Sagan taught me that one should not be blindly happy with the sole premise of being part of the universe, but rather be able to contemplate it and be amazed like curious children with every detail.The point is not to be happy just because, but rather to see reality from different angles.

[chaecho]

A humanitarian poet scientist...the world is poorer for your passing. But your wise words live on...Now the onus falls upon us to listen.

[TaylorZ-wohc]

Thank you Carl, truly, for completely shaping my perspective.