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I don't have a spaceship, sorry. But I do know of a couple who have created a "universe story walk" on their five-acre property in western Greensboro. There, visitors can take a 1/2-mile gentle walk that has markers of key moments in universal history. Each 100 feet represent 1 billion years and by the time you get to Lucy, the first human, you're literally a foot from the end of the walk. From there you step into the Ecozoic Era and are left to reflect.

According to the Stovers' flyer:

"Ther permanent Universe Story Walk at Stovers' Sejour itself manifests the dynamics of our emergent reality.... Voyagers travel at their own risk; Elaine and Nelson Stover, or any other guides for the walk, are not responsible in any way for any physical harm or shaken ideological foundations which may occur on the journey."

Point noted. I'm thinking about getting a group from my church to attend. This sounds interesting.

The walk narrative draws upon the work of Greensboro native Thomas Berry and his co-author Brian Swimme in the book "The Universe Story." Nelson Stover also developed the curriculum for the Thomas Berry "The Great Work" studies going on at local churches now. You may be able to find out more about both the walk and the study at an honoring of Thomas Berry at the central library on April 12 (tie-in with the Bicentennial).

Or, you can e-mail Nelson Stover at StoverN "AT" Bellsouth.net.