KENNEBEC JOURNAL • April 28, 2024
The Earth is one planet among trillions of other planets in the known universe. The Earth is not significant because it is the largest planet, nor is it the oldest. What is distinct about our home world is that it took the efforts of the collective comets, meteorites, and stardust to form the Earth over time. It took the radiation of our medium-class “baby star” we call the sun to give us the warmth necessary to survive in the “Green Zone.” Our planet is located exactly between the blistering closeness of heat and life deadening distance of the freeze of space. Yes, we live on a spinning miracle. A community effort to start life. It will take a community effort to maintain life. ~ James Weathersby , Augusta