The Space Tour

The tour ship slowed so the passengers could get a good look at what the guide was pointing out.

"On the left, out the window, you can see barely see Earth, which is now surrounded by a layer of orbital debris. Although many of you may not realize this, Earth was once a beautiful planet, in fact, they say, this is where we came from. Hard to believe that the garbage planet was once our home.

"Once a vibrant, living planet, where humans and other creatures, such as birds, land animals, and water creatures lived, it has become the waste dump for many space communities. If you can find an old hologram of what Earth used to look like, you might find it hard to believe that this once beautiful planet was taken down in a short period of time by a civilization created by the humans that once lived there.

"This particular civilization actually believed at one time that the planet was theirs to use up and in a very short sighted period of time, our fore bearers completely destroyed their own habitat and took all the other living creatures down with them. After completely depleting their food, water, and air resources, a small colony of humans was able to escape and founded the ancient colony they called "Hope". As we know from our history - were you paying attention? - these humans suffered many hardships and were ostracized for the behavior that they had exhibited on their own planet.

"Made to design systems for survival that were sustainable, the humans were taxed beyond the realm of their own knowledge but a few survived and were allowed to start their own community under the watchful eye of the Keepers of Life. Gradually changing into creatures who were much more like us today, they learned how to live in harmony with every other living creature in their new homeland and their colony flourished to become one of the most beautiful, harmonious communities in the planetary system.

"You can visit their community, which still exists today, on the tour called "Believe".

"And now, out the right viewing area..............."