"Here, the elements come to life, and the
human
being becomes part of this harmony"
(Bertrand Piccard)
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They
were struck by the contrast between the beauty of the
world they admired and the horrors that continued to be
perpetrated below.
Why did they have the chance to fulfil the dream of their
lives while so many never got the chance to survive the
warfare, famine and brutalities that are the daily lot
of so many people?
Being driven right around the world by the forces of nature,
made them feel they were taking the world in their
arms, and that they could nevermore be indifferent
to its fate.
If their flight around the world can be considered the
last great adventure of the 20th century, it can also
be regarded as the first adventure of the 21st - the
search for a new partnership between mankind, technology
and nature.
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