We see our sun and planets. We see moons, asteroid belts, and comets. Then our planet fills our mind's eye. Now, for the first time, life begins to form in the oceans and in the thick, gaseous air. Creatures come into being and begin their long journey to ever-increasing consciousness.
Ages pass and vast numbers of species come and go.
Some disappear in the twinkling of an eye, the result of some global catastrophe, while others slowly evolve into other forms. Finally, after eons of growth, we see the earth as she exists today. From the deep recesses of space we look at her and are stunned by her magnificent beauty. And we are also shaken by how fragile she seems floating all alone in the vast darkness of space. Looking closer, our hearts begin to ache with a pain so deep we can scarcely bear it.