Milieu 2

👑 1 PLANET, 1 PEOPLE 👑

After spending 178 days aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Ron Garan returned not just with scientific data but with a revelation he calls “the big lie.” Orbiting high above Earth, Garan was awestruck by the planet’s natural wonders auroras swirling like living brushstrokes, and lightning storms flashing like camera bulbs on a global scale. But what struck him most was the paper-thin layer of atmosphere enveloping the planet a fragile, shimmering veil standing between all life and the void of space. In that moment, the Earth seemed both resilient and heartbreakingly vulnerable.
From his unique vantage point, Garan saw a planet with no borders, no political lines only one interconnected home. But on the ground, humanity continues to divide and exploit. He came to a stark realization: the world’s systems are upside down. Our economy treats the Earth as a disposable resource, a subsidiary of profit. To him, this illusion is the “big lie” the belief that growth should come before sustainability. Garan insists the correct hierarchy must be planet → society → economy a realignment that recognizes Earth’s survival as the foundation of all progress.
This isn’t a poetic abstraction it’s a practical warning. Garan’s space-borne epiphany compels us to rethink how we build policy, design infrastructure, and relate to nature. If our atmosphere so breathtakingly thin is compromised, so is everything beneath it. From this celestial vantage, the urgency of Earth’s challenges becomes undeniable. Whether it’s climate change, resource depletion, or social inequality, every crisis is linked to our failure to prioritize the planet first.
Ron Garan’s message, delivered with the quiet gravity of someone who’s actually seen our world from the outside, is a plea for awareness and action. He reminds us that we live on “a paradise in the cosmos” a world that is incredibly rare, unimaginably beautiful, and desperately in need of our care.

Credits: Based on insights and public reflections from astronaut Ron Garan, as shared in interviews, books, and global talks following his time aboard the International Space Station (ISS).