Unfortunately for me I was not blessed with a scientific brain, but an arts one. And so my dreams of following Neil Armstrong were quickly dashed when I discovered just how darn hard my physics class was!
But what I do remember - and what we should all remember - was how the world looked at us on that day. We had achieved the impossible. Before July 20th, 1969, "man on the moon" was used in the way we use "pigs can fly" today.
The spirit of Apollo not only engulfed this country, but the world as well. And how quickly we forgot just how incredible it all was. By the time Apollo 13 rolled around, no one was watching and had their not been a potential disaster on that flight, no one would have watched.
What we did is came together as a nation and made the impossible - possible! And we did it in a very short space of time. American invention, innovation and ingenuity has never been in doubt. Unfortunately we now have a Government in power that wishes to squash all of them by taxing success to death.
So until the day rolls around when we go back to WHO WE REALLY ARE - and to the reasons that brought me here in the first place, I leave you with this little reminder of what we can be.
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Simon Conway is the winner of the FIVE STAR Best in Client Satisfaction for Real Estate Agents in the Orlando area.
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