There are only two truly wor­thy global human endeavors:

1. Humane Birthing. Find out more from the White Rib­bon Alliance for Safe Motherhood.

2. Space Explo­ration. Find out more from the Augus­tine Com­mis­sion.

Pass it on.

If you are not yet con­vinced about the global need for humane care for preg­nant and birthing women, google (or bing, or yahoo…) “fis­tula.” If you want more first world infor­ma­tion, com­pare med­ical birth with what’s on YouTube; while these two approaches to birth are at odds in con­tem­po­rary med­i­cine, in a humane set­ting they are both necessary.

As for space, let me para­phrase Craig Nelson’s notion:  In time, the Earth will per­ish. This is noth­ing you need to lose sleep over. It will be a long, long time before this hap­pens. But, we need to start now to pre­pare. In time, the Earth will per­ish, and we will need to be some­where else when that happens.

These two things will reap all the rewards that need be reaped. The enabling of safe moth­er­hood and our move­ment into space are the only things that ensure human survival.