Human Evolution

McCoy: Well, that’s the second time man’s been thrown out of paradise.

Kirk: No, no, Bones, this time we walked out on our own. Maybe we weren’t meant for paradise. Maybe we were meant to fight our way through, struggle, claw our way up, scratch for every inch of the way. Maybe we can’t stroll to the music of the lute. We must march to the sound of drums.

— Star Trek, “This Side of Paradise”, stardate 3417.7

Been thinking about this one all weekend. With all the upcoming chaos on Tuesday, and the continued struggles in society, I guess this one really hit home.

How often mankind has wished for a world as peaceful and secure as the one Landru provided.

Spock, “Return of the Archons” (s1ep21), stardate 3192.1

Of course, every generation everywhere faces its own crises, and somehow the Human race keeps going. We stumble, we fall back, but somehow we inevitably pick ourselves up, and move forward again.