Earth Is Not Sick: She’s Pregnant!
Earth must give birth to a Solar Civilization
Not a sick planet: a planet about to give birth
We are almost eight billion people on our mother planet. Earth must give birth to a Solar Civilization: in other words, we must expand into space, starting from the geo-lunar region. By doing so we will save civilization, securing the resources and the room we need to continue our development, in peace and freedom.
Earth Is Not Sick: She’s Pregnant! is where Adriano V. Autino’s journey begins: his later books A Greater World Is Possible! and 2030: The Eye of the Needle carry the same argument forward.
From the Introduction
Every time I have to leave on a trip—and given the work I do, that happens fairly often—I find myself unsettled, prone to discouragement, at the thought of having to pack my bags. Will I forget something essential? Will it take me too long to gather everything I want to bring? Will I manage to fit it all in? Will I set off ridiculously loaded down with suitcases and bags? Then I make up my mind, mentally organize what I want to take, open the closets and grab clothes and linen, scan the shelves and pick out a few good books. I check my work bag: there’s the computer, the notebook, the planner, the various electronic gadgets. After half an hour or so, the suitcases are magically packed, and I’m ready to go! It never seemed possible, and yet there they are. All that’s left is to load them into the car and leave. In an instant, I realize that the time of home has ended, and the time of the journey has begun.
Starting to write a book is also like setting off on a journey. It is unsettling to think of the sheer quantity of ideas I want to bring together. I will surely forget some of them. Should I bring along every article I have written on the subjects I mean to address? Or should I retrace every road, every alley and every path, in the name of a fresher result? With the apprehension of a parent about to carry their child outside, always afraid the child isn’t dressed warmly enough and might catch a chill, I begin gathering my ideas under headings. Little by little, something like a synopsis takes shape; I begin to understand how far this journey might take me, and I have a first list of what I’ll need to bring along. The journey will be long, but now I know where to direct my first steps, so I feel a bit more confident.
So, let’s set off.
“In an instant, I realize that the time of home has ended, and the time of the journey has begun.”
Edizione italiana: La Terra non è malata: è incinta!
Siamo quasi otto miliardi di persone sul nostro pianeta madre. La Terra deve dare vita ad una Civiltà Solare. In altre parole, espanderci nello spazio, a partire dalla regione geo-lunare. Così facendo, salveremo la civiltà, assicurando risorse e spazio per continuare il nostro sviluppo, in pace e libertà.
«Anche iniziare la scrittura di un libro è come partire per un viaggio. […] Il viaggio sarà lungo, ma adesso so dove dirigere i primi passi, quindi sono un pò più fiducioso. Allora partiamo.»
About the author
Adriano Vittorio Autino, born in Moncrivello (VC, Italy), is a small entrepreneur in the field of real-time systems and systems engineering, and a space humanist philosopher. He is co-founder and President Emeritus of Space Renaissance International, an intercultural NGO whose mission is to expand civilization into outer space. More at adrianoautino.eu.
Also by Adriano V. Autino: A Greater World Is Possible! and 2030: The Eye of the Needle, in the SRI Books Store.
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