Irish
Irish
16. You don’t know someone until you live with them.
Greetings from above! Here I am talking to you tonight again. “Clann Lir” is working well. The little technical problems I had are fixed now. I thought I would be scared for my life at the thought of such a journey. Strangely enough, that’s not the case. I still feel alive. I feel satisfied that I stuck to my goal. I feel satisfied that I built a spaceship with my own two hands. Things are dangerous out here, right enough, and it’s true that I have to be very careful. Disaster is not far away at any time. But that’s not how I’m thinking.
I feel at peace now. I feel comfortable. I am getting used to the life of an astronaut. Messages are coming to me thick and fast now. It’s clear that a lot of you are interested in my adventure! A lot of people have been in touch with me. I am grateful to everyone who contacted me. I will try my best to reply to everyone. In the meantime, I will read some of the questions and messages which were sent to me tonight.
Antaine from Liverpool asked me: “Are you lonely?” Strangely enough, I don’t feel lonely. I am by myself here. I am alone and probably, I should be lonely. Man is not meant to be alone - at least not for too long. But I don’t feel lonely. Not yet anyway. Maybe when I have spent some time here I will be lonely. You don’t know someone until you live with them. Well, I am getting to know myself and I am not bad company.
Danute from Poland asked me: “Are you doing any experiments?” Unfortunately, I am not doing any experiments. This spaceship is not roomy enough for me to be able to do experiments. It’s narrow enough for a ship.
Fionn from Ireland asked me: “How do you spend your time?” Time? Time is very different up here! It’s not hard to spend time here. I have to direct all my attention on the running systems of this spaceship. When I am not doing that, I listen to music or play chess. I like to play chess. I haven’t beaten the computer yet but I’ll beat it soon. I’m sure of that.
Bettina from Germany was in touch with me. My German is not that good but I understand the meaning of her question. She asks me if I feel guilty for leaving the planet. She asks me if I feel guilty because I left by myself. That’s a very deep question, Bettina. In a few words, I don’t feel guilty. I had to act.
I spoke openly about my plans. People and governments knew what I had planned. It’s their own fault they didn’t act. Everyone knew what was happening on earth. I am still worried about the planet. I hope everyone understands that. I didn’t abandon anyone. I hope everyone understands that too. I would have taken other people with me if I had the resources. It’s up to the world’s governments to make those resources available. I don’t feel guilty. I feel alive.
I’m sorry but it seems I can’t continue with this broadcast tonight. Spread the story among your friends that I will broadcast at the same time again tomorrow night. This is the best way to inspire debate, I think. Tell them that there’s a man up here who challenged governments. Tell them that there’s a man up here who is not afraid to act. Here, I have to go. Bye for now.
