If you had multiple billions of dollars, how would you spend it?

I think heading into space, if you could, is great. With each adventure forward we learn something new. With each push of the outer envelope, we become something new.

I want to ask Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Richard Branson

how did it feel when you took off
what did you think (for real) as you watched the earth recede
what did you learn about yourself
what did you learn about the cosmos
how did this make you a better person, connect you to your fellow humans

I won’t assume these 3 ultra rich men to have learned anything, nor will I assume they did not. Because I’ve heard too many stories of ordinary folks who make under $50k learn so much and so little. Because we are human.

We are human and are driven to distract ourselves from the wounds right in front of us, deep within us. The ones we drag around from one of our own cosmic launches to another. It doesn’t matter that we are not in a space vehicle we’ve funded ourselves. We are on our own adventures on spaceship earth, and we learn so little.

I think it is worthy of judging these three fellows (and I’m not the judging sort) that they are doing this each on their own instead of collaborating. I think it is worthy to judge that none of them have at the same time announced a sweeping plan to save Flint MI water catastrophe, or hunger or pay off all medical debt.

But, what am I doing for Flint, hunger, medical debt? What steps am I launching right where I am to make a difference? I can’t point my finger at anyone.

So, what are your space adventures? Your cosmic launches where you had not imagined you’d go?

how did it feel when you took off
what did you think (for real) as you watched your comfort place recede
what did you learn about yourself
what did you learn about the cosmos
how did this make you a better person, connect you to your fellow humans

And maybe, if you had a billion dollars to blow, what would you name your project, and why?

Peace,

Amy