Cosmic Sense: Endless Voyage

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Hello. This is Hermes Express.

The universe is a strange and unfamiliar place, one that fills us all with fear.
Here at Hermes Express, we offer a guided experience
so that our passengers may encounter the wonders hidden in every corner of the universe.
Our destination is Hiion - an Earth-like planet in the Lalande galaxy, 151 light-years from here.
Now, slowly follow the sound of my voice.


Stand still.
Release the tension from your body, and slowly breathe in... and breathe out.
Bring your awareness to your breath.
Exhale all the oxygen that fills your chest with the Earth,
and breathe in deeply, allowing yourself to be filled with the energy of the universe.
Your senses -  sight, smell, hearing, touch - are open now,
reaching out into the infinite spacetime of the universe.


Look at yourself as you rise 800 kilometers above the Earth.
You are about to pass through the ring of Earth.
The ring is made of fiberglass, carbon composites, titanium, aluminum, iridium,
boosters discarded from the rockets of satellites, flakes of paint, leaking coolant.
The industrial waste that has outlived its purpose.
A mirror left behind by an astronaut.
And on its back, a photograph of a family.
They collide. They explode.
And become smaller, shimmering fragments - orbiting the Earth like stars.


Proceed with caution.
Remaining here for too long may leave you trapped within this lethal zone -
drifting for eternity among the remnants.
Instead, cast off every unreleased memory, every lingering anxiety, every fear, every trace of stress, into this orbiting belt.
Release it all. And bid farewell to the Earth.
Now, you drift farther away from Earth.
Countless stars begin to reveal themselves.
Myriad galaxies materialize in the distance.
The vastness of deep space unfolds around you.
All atmospheric drag falls away, and you are left in complete freedom.
You venture onward into the comforting void of deep space -
quiet, warm, like a womb.


Look there.
You can see the constellation of the saints who sacrificed themselves for the future of humanity.
I can say with certainty -
this is the most sublime, the most beautiful place in this universe.
They have watched over our journey in silence, and prayed for us.
Yellow fruit flies. Corn seeds. Six mice.
Two spiders. Anita and Arabella.
Laika, the space dog.
Able, the monkey. Miss Baker.
Sam. Ham. Enos.
And the crash-test dummies.
And all the other saints whose names we never learned -
the countless unknown - remain there, silently glowing.
The mysterious light of love they send us.
A warm, radiant light fills everything.
You drift freely through a tranquil current where nothing exists but love.
Savor, fully, the sense of calm rising within your chest.
Into this wondrous constellation.
Let yourself be held deep within the embrace of the universe.
Let every remaining anxiety within your heart flow away.
I am alive.
I have lived.
Repeat these words to yourself.


Hermes Express will now begin its descent into Black Hole 37.
Passengers, please conclude your spacewalk and return inside the vessel.
Come inside now, and hold firmly to the handrail.
A black hole, filled with dark matter, draws everything toward itself with its immense gravity.
Here at Hermes, we have discovered a route across this black hole -
a passageway leading into another galaxy.
We are the fortunate ones. We have been chosen.
We will use this hole in the universe as a shortcut to our new home -
Hiion.
And there, the dummy robots we sent ahead of us are waiting,
cultivating the Promised Land that awaits us.
Do not be afraid. Breathe in. And breathe out.
For the countless souls who sacrificed themselves
so that we might live - we become new. We are reborn.
And even in the other universe that awaits us at the end of this long journey,
remember this: we are something immense.


Hermes Express has entered the atmosphere of Hion.
Countdown.
Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One.