Original artwork, not a still
Exploration really is the essence of the human spirit, and to pause, to falter, to turn our back on the quest for knowledge, is to perish.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker's view is that exploration is the essence of being human, and that stopping, hesitating, or abandoning the search for knowledge is a form of perishing. Curiosity is presented as a condition of survival rather than a luxury, so retreat from the unknown means decline.
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