11/10/2025
Indigenous cultures have always known this. Looking out from earth at the vast cosmos- how could you not know. How dumb are we to think our territorial disputes, our accumulation of stuff, our ‘better than’ egos mean anything…
After spending 178 days aboard the International Space Station, a veteran astronaut returned to Earth with a perspective that few humans will ever experience — and a message that’s shaking people to their core.
From orbit, he says, everything we fight over seems meaningless. Borders vanish, politics fade, and the divisions that dominate life on Earth simply disappear. Looking down at the planet as a fragile blue sphere floating in endless darkness, he realized that much of what humanity believes to be important — wealth, power, and conflict — is an illusion.
“When you see Earth from space,” he explained, “you understand that we’ve built a world based on separation — but in truth, everything is connected.”
The astronaut described this awakening as both beautiful and painful — a moment when he saw clearly that humanity is ‘living a lie’, blinded by greed and ego while ignoring the planet that sustains us.
His message is now a reminder of what astronauts call the “Overview Effect” — a deep emotional and cognitive shift that occurs when viewing Earth from space. It changes how they see life, unity, and purpose forever.
Perhaps, he suggests, the real journey humanity must take isn’t to Mars or beyond — but back home, to rediscover the truth of who we are and how deeply we belong to one another and this fragile planet.
