Witnessing Earth from such a rare vantage point may evoke strong and surprising feelings in those fortunate enough to do so.
From his vantage point above Earth, the astronaut had a “sobering realization.” Source: Alamy
The astronaut described his realization as “sobering” after gazing out the window.
The lightning storms were like paparazzi, and Garan described the swirling curtains of auroras as being so near that they looked touchable when speaking with Big Think. “And I witnessed the astounding thinning of Earth’s atmosphere.”
“At that very moment, I had the sobering epiphany that that delicate covering is what sustains all life on Earth,” he said.
‘But since our human-made systems treat everything, including the very life-support systems of our planet, as the wholly owned subsidiary of the global economy,
