Jay Honeck wrote:
10,000 generations before me gazed up at the sky, and wondered what
it would
be like to soar with eagles. 10,000 generations wondered how it
would feel
to hover between earth and sky, longing to achieve it -- but fearing
it as
well.

And there I was.

:-)

This also occurred to me once, while I was skydiving. There I was,
10,000 feet in the air. "How many millions before me have dreamed of
doing this?"