Star Trek: The Future of Mankind?

'Star Trek' used to be a TV series in the 1960's, 1990's and the early 20th century. Recently 3 movies were made based on the 1960 episodes. It is based in 24th century Earth and talks about the voyages of the starship 'Enterprise', the flagship of the 'United Federation of Planets' formed by the humans.

It's mission is to seek out new life forms, discover new planets and new civilizations, and to boldly go where no one has ever gone before.

The Enterprise

Way ahead in the 24th century, Star Trek depicted Earth in utopia, where there were no wars and the planet lived as one in harmony. The technological capabilities of the humans were tremendous: an artificial force field surrounded Earth, starships that could warp the spacetime continuum and weapons that could destroy a planet.

Are humans progressing fast enough to reach that stage in 300 years? Now that is a question that everyone can ponder over.

One thing is certain, whether or not Star Trek is the future of mankind, that Earth is yet a dream, but what a dream!

2 Books You Must Read to Keep You Engrossed on a Summer Afternoon

Experiencing terrible boredom on a hot summer? Shed your worries as these 2 books/series will turn your bore into a blast!

1. 'The Young Samurai', written by Chris Bradford:

All voracious adventure/action readers, this one's for you! Packed with scenes of courage, adventure and action, this is my all-time favourite series. The series is based in the early 17th century in Japan. The principal character of the story is Jack, a 12 year old boy from England.

His father, the captain of the ship sailing to Japan, was just about to drop anchor, when they were attacked by a clan of ninja-pirates, led by the infamous ninja 'Dragon Eye' who instills fear in the hearts of all. Excepting Jack, none of the crew members survived. Jack was rescued by the legendary samurai sword master, Masamoto Takeshi, and learns Japanese from a Portuguese scholar.

This is only a small part of the true magnanimity of the story and hence it is my favourite.

2. 'The Hobbit', written by J.R.R. Tolkien (prelude to the 'Lord of the Rings'):

Now this, is what I call 'A flawless and timeless masterpiece'. And 'The Times' indubitably agrees. Readers of Classics, this book will truly blow you away, if you haven't already. This is the story of how a Baggins had an adventure, and found himself doing and saying things altogether unexpected.

Bilbo Baggins, the star of the story, is a hobbit, that is, an unusually tiny fictional creature. Like all other hobbits of the Shire, Bilbo enjoys a quiet and unambitious life, rarely travelling further than the pantry of his comfortable hobbit hole. Just when he couldn't be more contented, all of a sudden, the wizard Gandalf, and a party of thirteen dwarves arrive on his doorstep to whisk him away on an adventure, 'There and Back Again'. They have a plot to raid the treasure hoard of Smaug, a humongous and menacing dragon. What this story tells, can never be retold. Such is the lucidity of Tolkien's language. It is this which places it among my most celebrated books.

Don't forget to send your feedback for the books once you've read them!