That's an affirmative!

For millions of people today marked the end of the space shuttle era.  Although it has been just over an hour since the final liftoff, many feel a sense of "now what" especially here in Florida where these launches are viewed by so many.  Clogged highways leading to and from the Space Coast are a way of life during these events, now the anticipation has come and gone: all that's left is the frustrating bumper to bumper crawl away from the historic launch!

Yes, the little outdated TV would have been turned on in Fred's News.  Yes, the patrons would watch with the commentary immediately following.  "who in their right mind would want to go and sit in that traffic?"  That could also have meant, "I am envious and would love to have the opportunity to view this spectacular event!"  Funny how the masses react.  Of course there are those that truly mean what they say, there are those that cover up the true meaning with excuses and there are those that are the "doers!"  As a resident of Florida I have had the opportunity to see the shuttle lift off, to witness the power, the sheer beauty of the burn , the numerous vehicles parked alongside the roadways hoping for a glimpse before the now tiny speck frees itself from earth's atmosphere, riding at heart ponding and mind boggling speed into an orbit that will allow only a select few to witness their world and the entire universe in which we live.  A world we own and are responsible for, yet this universe is never ending and it offers infinite possibilities just as our own imaginations do.  As I try to understand my delights,my fears, my millions of what if's, I have concluded from the inner depths of my being....I am jealous! As the spirits and souls of those that have laid the groundwork for those that have followed, I now know their reasons for being on the cutting edge would unanimously ring across the heavens as they answer the question, "Given the opportunity and knowing what you now know, would you do it again?"  As a thunderous roar rolls cross the heavens, smiles in the form of sunbeams warm the heart, the answers sent back from infinity breathe a new freshness into the spirits of those trying to understand what makes all "THIS" simply tick.  "Absolutely, I would do it all again only more!"