Live long and prosper...

"Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: To explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no man has gone before." As I heard these words on the Sci-Fi channel a couple days ago, I could not help but remember how we kids used to religiously crowd around the b&w TV next door every Sunday morning to watch Star Trek.

It was truly a magical world filled with space ships, Vulcan mind melds, Klingons, Romulans and needless to say - a kid could not get enough! The show transported us to a world beyond imagination, where anything was possible. What shone through and stuck with us after each show ended was how well the Captain had handled difficult situations, the strong friendship he shared with his crew, the faith his crew placed in him and the decisions he made, the eternal fight between good and evil, conflict of logic/reason and emotions - always an interesting tug-of-war. Pure entertainment, thats for sure!

I could hardly wait for the next episode to air, wondering which place in the galaxy the U.S.S Enterprise, with Capt.Kirk and Mr.Spock in tow would go next. Even after all this time, I like to consider Star Trek as a pathbreaking and outstanding show. September 2006 marks the 40th anniversary of this legendary series and as tribute, if I may be so bold as to steal a line from Mr.Spock - Live long and prosper.