Science Fiction.
It takes you to far off galaxies
and explores the complexities of the human mind. Whenever I talk about Science
Fiction, most people shake their head and state that they don’t watch Science
Fiction. They give you the raised eyebrows and the ‘are you insane’ look as
they say, no, I don’t think that's for me. People are afraid of science
fiction. They think it’s all aliens on rocket ships with big fish bowls as
oxygen masks.
It’s not.
Okay, some science fiction
B-movies are like that. Well, alright, all science fiction B-movies are exactly
like that with the awful special effects and the overly dramatic story lines.
And those are so much fun to watch - in the right mood. But quality science
fiction isn’t like that. Shows like Star Trek and Battlestar Galactica and Lost
provoke us to contemplate circumstances and human relationships around us. They
entice us to explore possibilities not only in technology, but in human
relationships.
This is why I want to write a
weekly blog about science fiction. There is a whole world of stories that have
a great sense of humor, intelligence, life, and plot turns that keep you on the
edge of your seat.
They allow us to imagine greater.
I think all of us need that in our lives. I know I do. In the words of Robert
Browning, "Ah, but a man's grasp should exceed his reach, or what's a
heaven for?”
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