My speck in the scientific universe is invisible. I am a geophysicist, not a cosmologist, but I stand on this beautiful, living rock we call Gaia with well earned humility and insatiable curiosity. You, sir, inspire and encourage me that however far I may be behind I can still follow you and other inspired true scientists to continue our unending search for the truth of this magnificent universe which brought us forth out of her womb, created out of her very substance. Knowing we will never come to the end of our journey, at least in this life we remind ourselves that it is the journey itself in which we live our highest and best.
Carry forward knowing there are many of us traveling with you that you will not meet in this life. We follow.
Thank you for boldly and humbly leading us.