Irish
Irish
14. A little nest is warmer than a big nest.
Hello? Hello? How are you? I am Dónall. Does anyone hear me? I am travelling in space. I am broadcasting to you again. This is my message and my diary. Does anyone hear me? I don’t know. Perhaps I am talking to myself. I hope I’m not. I hope someone hears me.
Here I am out in space, finally. A little nest is warmer than a big nest. That’s how it is with me. I have a little nest of a rocket. If you could see the things I am seeing tonight. If you could see the wonders which are out here. The earth is beautiful. It looks peaceful. And the moon! If you could see the moon! It’s so big and the stars are so bright.
I hope that someone will hear me. I hope I won’t always be talking to myself. But perhaps there is some problem with the computer. I intend to fix it. I would like to be able to speak to someone as I’m travelling in space. I will mend the computer because two people shorten the road. That’s an old saying I learnt: Two people shorten the road. And I have a long road to travel; a road without company.
I don’t know what is happening on earth. I have a problem contacting people there. I think there are still people alive there but I can’t be sure. I heard some messages on the radio. I hear voices on the radio. I see messages on line. But I can’t understand them yet. I can’t contact people.
The voices come and go. I hear the odd word here and there. I sense urgency in their words. I sense that they are afraid. I sense that they are very afraid. But I can’t help them yet. I can’t speak to them yet. I can’t contact them. There must be a problem with the computer. There must be a link missing.
But I still have hope. I hope that I will be able to mend the computer. There’s no point in despairing. I won’t succeed if I am despairing. Hope is a wonderful thing. I hoped that I would build a spaceship. And I did. It took me a very long time but I built it in the end. I prepared the plans; I followed the plans. I collected material together and I put the material together. I didn’t lose my courage. I didn’t lose my hope. I didn’t give in to low spirits. I didn’t give in to despair. People came to me and they made fun of me. They said: “The thing that can’t be done, can’t be done”. And I replied to them: “The thing that can be done, can be done”.
Be hopeful. That’s the message I have for anyone who is listening to me tonight. Be hopeful. Don’t lose your courage. Don’t lose your hope. Don’t give in to low spirits. Don’t give in to despair. Keep your courage and your hope. Continue on. Keep going.
Look towards the stars. Do you see me? I am up here. Do you see me? Well, that’s all I have for tonight. I will be back tomorrow. I will have the computer fixed then. We will have a conversation yet. Don’t lose your courage. Don’t give in to low spirits. We will talk. Be sure of it. We will talk. Tomorrow. Goodbye.
