I Could Have Gone On Flying Through

I Saw For The First Time The Earth's Shape. I Could Easily See The Shores Of Continents, Islands, Great Rivers, Folds Of The Terrain, Large Bodies Of Water. The Horizon Is Dark Blue, Smoothly Turning To Black. . . The Feelings Which Filled Me I Can Express With One Word-joy.

When I Orbited The Earth In A Spaceship, I Saw For The First Time How Beautiful Our Planet Is. Mankind, Let Us Preserve And Increase This Beauty, And Not Destroy It!

Rays Were Blazing Through The Atmosphere Of The Earth, The Horizon Became Bright Orange, Gradually Passing Into All The Colors Of The Rainbow: From Light Blue To Dark Blue, To Violet And Then To Black. What An Indescribable Gamut Of Colors! Just Like The Paintings Of The Artist Nicholas Roerich.

I Feel Fine. How About You?

Looking At The Earth From Afar You Realize It Is Too Small For Conflict And Just Big Enough For Co-operation.