(Written on 26 August 2012, after Neil Armstrong passed away at the age of 82)
You had captured the imagination & aspiration of millions of students who ever looked up towards the unknown galaxies and applauded your feat. How during my childhood I wished I could one day become you! Your phenomenal achievement of having walked on the surface of the moon used to immensely inspire me, and I would close my eyes and imagine how you would have felt looking 'down' to the earth from up above! But as I gradually stepped out of my fantasy world, I realized no lesser man could ever come even close to who you were.
Science shall make steady progress and humans would keep leaving their mark on the face of the moon; but yours will always remain the first ever love story with her :) And we along with her shall remember you for as long as time ticks. Nobody knows how far from the moon your new abode is going to be, but I can promise you'll be missed on the earth!
Neil Armstrong, R.I.P.
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