One way trip to Mars!

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***Breaking NewS!***

Have you ever dream about going to space or somewhere closer like Mars? How it will be to populate the red planet? This is your chance! And for free! NASA is paying for it.

NASA is looking for volunteers to go to Mars…forever.
NASA is considering sending people that will want to colonize the red planet and that understand the idea that they will be sent on a mission with no coming back to Earth. The mission costs are too high – 11$ billion - to prepare a two way ticket for the trip, even if the one way journey will be in a nuclear-fueled rocket.

The team will not be the first to live outside the planet as, Expedition 25 crew is also preparing to live and work aboard the space station by 4 p.m. EDT Monday, Nov. 1.

The problem is that Mars is not that friendly having an average surface temperature of -63C and a thin atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide. Supplies of food and oxygen are a must – till further mutation and development can be seen on the 20 years ahead of Earth planet.

The people needed are those that have also the right skills - a mixture of scientists, astronomers and explorers.
Or, you can train yourself to be up for such a mission.
Any volunteers, so far?

Note: Source NASA blog and the Internet. I don`t won the copyright of the picture

When does a friend stop being your friend?

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I woke up one day - and this subject was floating into my head, but I just couldn’t link it to anything. So, here it goes...friendship debate. I would say this is related to the previous post - When can I call you my friend? (even if they are written in the opposite order than publishing - they link)

Some of us we make friends easily, some of us hardly. Some of us we invest a lot in the relations around us, some of us we don’t care. And some of us we are just lonesome, with no friends around.
There are people, who tend to have an army of friends, and they can count only on a few of them- and they are those that have only a few friends- and they call them the best.

Why do we need friends?
Simply because we are humans, we need to socialize, interact, exchange ideas and get all sort of support from those that we call friends.
Friends don’t need necessarily to be completely compatible with a person- just a common trait or a common interest can be enough to create a friendship. Some friends are situational - that means you only make contact as long as a certain situation goes a long.
When do you start calling someone a friend?We can make acquaintances at every corner of the street and in every situation, but friends are something more, involving a deeper feeling of synergy.
As Wikipedia states "Friendship is mutually cooperative and supportive behavior between two or more people."Friendship involves empathy, affection, respect, loyalty, trust, understanding, reliability, reciprocity.
So when does a friend stop being your friend?Most probably when of the things mentioned above cease to manifest.
A friendship may stop because the interaction is no longer at the same level, because of the distance and because the lack of contact or simply because one person has disappointed the other in some way.Losing a friend is something that we miss in our day to day life. And being disappointed by a friend it’s even a stronger feeling that influences our behavior inconstantly in our future relations.There are things that "friends" do that may seem unforgivable. And even if time heals the suffering, it’s hard to trust that person again at the same level.
Some people are strong in their decisions and they never talk to that person again. Some, they just move on and put that friend in the list of acquaintances.
In our society, unfortunately people don’t rely anymore that much in their friends. Friends- are usually casual- to share a drink or a chat. Some times a mutual interest is involved. "You are my friend because you play very well tennis and I’m just learning, so I need you around. I am your friend because I’m very good at maths and I can help you with your exams" When this interaction ceases - "goodbye friendship!"
Lucky some friends are just always there, for life- no matter what you need or they need from you.
Did you disappoint some friend recently? Or someone disappointed you? Is there a friend you haven’t spoke in a long time?
I like this proverb "A friend in need it's a friend indeed", so keep that in mind when you think at the friendship level. But, think of your friends even if you don`t need them or they don`t need you. A thought of peace or joy is always a welcome smile.

Lately...

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I haven`t put anything here lately because I was caught up with other things...and the drafts that I have need polishing and images...
I hope I`ll find the time to select more images and play a little on the words...
Sorry, for the wait...just writing something else ;) ...
Here comes something old and actual at the same time

I still...

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Cradle of the sky hold my dreams tonight,
And when the stars are bright
make me feel alive.
Show me all the other beauties that we ignore
make the universe be small
so I can touch its form
Show me the time and the space
Show me the energy that makes life
Let me see a primary birth and an ultimate death.
Put me back to sleep,
so I would forget how the universe is made.
Tomorrow my life will be
a deep sleep fantastic as a show
an earthly trip far from the stars
deep into deep, but not even a breath.