The Importance of being near

"In all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.” 
                                                                                                                                                     Carl Sagan, Contact, 1985      

It is comforting to know, that as the Voyager 1 entered the interstellar space and left our star behind, it carried a snapshot of our humanity towards the distance worlds. A keepsake, containing voices and cultural references of our moment in time 37 years ago... 

A golden record, carried on board of Voyager 1 spacecraft.