Shouldn't the shining dots of the sky be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A longing to bridge the gap between the celestial and the earthly map.
- In plain terms
- Stars should be as accessible as places on a map.
- What can you take from it?
- We seek to make the distant familiar.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What distant thing do you want?
- How do you map your world?
Another view
Not all distances are meant to be crossed physically.
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