...;he was at home whenever he could quench his thirst for knowledge;...
Stanisław LemAnd yet we knew, for a certainty, that when first emissaries of Earth went walking among the planets, Earth's other sons would be dreaming not about such expeditions but about a piece of bread.
Stanisław LemTag: science planet lem his-master-s-voice
We don't want to conquer the cosmos, we simply want to extend the boundaries of Earth to the frontiers of the cosmos.
Stanisław LemWe take off into the cosmos, ready for anything: for solitude, for hardship, for exhaustion, death. Modesty forbids us to say so, but there are times when we think pretty well of ourselves. And yet, if we examine it more closely, our enthusiasm turns out to be all a sham. We don't want to conquer the cosmos, we simply want to extend the boundaries of Earth to the frontiers of the cosmos. For us, such and such a planet is as arid as the Sahara, another as frozen as the North Pole, yet another as lush as the Amazon basin. We are humanitarian and chivalrous; we don't want to enslave other races, we simply want to bequeath them our values and take over their heritage in exchange. We think of ourselves as the Knights of the Holy Contact. This is another lie. We are only seeking Man. We have no need of other worlds. A single world, our own, suffices us; but we can't accept it for what it is. We are searching for an ideal image of our own world: we go in quest of a planet, a civilization superior to our own but developed on the basis of a prototype of our primeval past. At the same time, there is something inside us which we don't like to face up to, from which we try to protect ourselves, but which nevertheless remains, since we don't leave Earth in a state of primal innocence. We arrive here as we are in reality, and when the page is turned and that reality is revealed to us - that part of our reality which we would prefer to pass over in silence - then we don't like it anymore.
Stanisław LemWe are only seeking Man. We have no need for other worlds. We need mirrors. We don't know what to do with other worlds. A single world, our own, suffices us; but we can't accept it for what it is. We are searching for an ideal image of our own world: we go in quest of a planet, of a civilization superior of our own but developed on the basis of a prototype of our primeval past." -Snow from Solaris by Stanislaw Lem
Stanisław LemTag: solaris
The fate of a single man can be rich with significance, that of a few hundred less so, but the history of thousands and millions of men does not mean anything at all, in any adequate sense of the word.
Stanisław LemНие се отправяме в Космоса, решени на всичко, което ще рече — на самота, борба, мъченичество и смърт. От скромност не бием барабан за това, но вътре в себе си понякога мислим, че сме прекрасни, героични. Но ето, оказва се, че това не е всичко, а нашата готовност излиза поза. Ние съвсем не искаме да превземаме Космоса, искаме само да разширим Земята, като го обхванем целия. Едни планети трябва да са пустинни като Сахара, други — студени като полюсите или горещи като бразилските джунгли. Ние сме човечни и благородни, не искаме да заробваме други раси, искаме само да им предадем нашите ценности, а в замяна да получим тяхното наследство. Смятаме се за рицари на светата Връзка. Това е втората лъжа. Ние не търсим никого освен хората. Не ни трябват други светове. Трябват ни огледала. Не знаем какво да правим с другите светове. Достатъчен е само тоя и вече почваме да се задушаваме. Искаме да намерим собствения си идеализиран образ; едни трябва да бъдат светове, цивилизации, по-съвършени от нашите, а в други се надяваме да намерим образа на нашето примитивно минало. Но ето че от другата страна има нещо, което не приемаме, от което се дърпаме, а пък от Земята не сме донесли някакъв дестилат от добродетели, героически монумент на Човека! Долетели сме тук такива, каквито сме наистина, а когато другата страна ни сочи тази истина — тази й част, която премълчаваме, не искаме да се примирим с това!
Stanisław LemWhen smashing monuments, save the pedestals. They always come in handy.
Stanisław LemFor moral reasons ... the world appears to me to be put together in such a painful way that I prefer to believe that it was not created ... intentionally.
Stanisław LemEvery stink that fights the ventilator thinks it is Don Quixote.
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