[ WP ] `` Before we allow humankind to live among us in the stars , tell us the faults of your kind . ''

`` Huh, well shit... I thought I would be done with tough questions like this after my third ACT back home.'' 
 
 Peter nervously chuckled as he glanced around looking for any hint of laughter in his audience. Their faces were stern and unimpressed. He bent over and tapped the translator microphone. 
 
 `` Jeez... is this on? You guys can hear me right?'' 
 
 The chief responded to Peter's attempt at `` small talk'' with a quick and deliberate answer. 
 
 `` It is on, we can hear you fine Peter. We would urge you to bypass the jokes and answer the question. You were brought here on behalf of your planet in order to answer these questions. Now, please, would you answer the question at hand.'' 
 
 Peter shuffle stepped while removing any hint of sarcasm from his face. 
 
 `` Well sir, I think the fact that I'm here today answers that question for you. I think our greatest strength is simultaneously our greatest fault. Sir we are never, ever content with ourselves. We live on a planet named Earth that bursts with waterfalls that make your jaw drop, mountains that stop your heart, and creatures that stimulate the imagination. Even with all this at our doorstep, we still strive to look up, and reach for the stars. Do you know how much time and effort was required to get me here? Do you know how many people devoted their lives to this mission? Do n't get me wrong sir, I am honored to be speaking in your presence, and I know that our drive for a better world is what makes us humans special. But, sometimes, I think we forget where we are. Most humans on Earth spend their lives just trying to get off it and into heaven. I think it would do us a great deal if every once in a while we take a look around the planet we were given and be happy with how far we've come. The human race is a great race sir. Maybe we do n't recognize it enough, but I think if you work with us for enough time, you sure as hell will.''
