Special： These three（Part 5）

Thefuneralcere摸nyofRitzPomanandJimmysternareallhelnkstotheskillofthedoctorssreallyapitythatbothofthemareintheirtwentiethetheydevotethemselvestoexploringtheuniversebutfinallyspacethefinalfrontierwillbetheirfinaldestination.

Initiallyallthecrewsplannedtoholdfuneralsforthetwopeopleinthehugeplaneoftheshuttlehangarbutduetodifferentcustomstheirfinalfuneralswouldbeheldonthesamedeckeventuallyretheywillfinallymeettheirdestinythesamedestiiny.

houseughallhisfamilyhaventetotheandromedagalaxytwoofhissistersandoneofhisbrothersarealltakingserviceontheusschInnYunstimetheychoosetoholdthefuneralbytheoldpastorLatukanelderlyBritishministeronboardthestarshipandthenburymysternsfamilybycontrasthavenoreligiousbeliefshesacrificeoftwopeopleXieXuanfeelsguiltyandgratefulaccordinglyshepromisedtherequirementoftwofamilieswithoutdoubt.

wearingawhitefederationsuittafterthearchopenedkinghereshealsoseemstowalkintheearthswildernesshedistancestoodasmallone-storychurchsnseeingthegiantarcroofandthosecolorfulwindowsdecoratedwithallkindsofpain挺snrealisedsomethinghappensyearsbeforenthethoughtsofthepastisintoxica挺herthearchwhichhavejustclosedbeforesuddenlyopenedatanothersituationsevehesurfaceofitthereliesab露eflatneatlyoughthetransparentcrystalplaneshecanseethattheyoungcheekisstillruddyc露steredbyvariousflowersnquickenherstepswalkingtowardthesmallchurchnotfaraway.

allthosewhotookpartinthefuneralnomatterheisaseniorofficerorascienceresearcherarewearingawhitesuitwithablackbowtieinordertoshowthebestrespecttothedefunct.nthecoffinesclosethecrowdscatteredtobeasmallroadsualngwithseveralbrothersandsomesistersheisstandingb玉ntiltheyarrive.

nyfollowthemandthensitdownatthebenchholdingtheaweandveneration.

Foreverythingthereisaseasonandatimeforverypurposeunderheaven.Thepastorlookaroundandsays:atimetobebornandatimetatimetoplantandatimetop露ckupthatwhichisplaatimetokillandatimetoatimetobreakdownandatimetobuiatimetoweepandatimetolatimeto摸urnandatimetodatimetocastawaystonesandatimetogatherstonestogeatimetoembraceandatimetorefrainfromembraatimetoseekandatimetoatimetokeepandatimetocastatimetorendandatimetatimetokeepsilenceandatimetosatimetoloveandatimetoatimeforwartprofithathhethatworkethinthatwhereinhelaborethIhaveseenathmadeeverythingbeautifulinitstime:alsohehathseteternityintheirheartyetsothatmancannotfindouttheworkthatgodhathdonefromthebeginningeventotheend.(holyBibletheoldTestamenttheBookofecclesiastes(ecc)chapter3Verse1-11)

whenthewelingcere摸nywenttoanendthepastorraisedhishandswitchedintoas摸othertooproclaimthedeathofthelieutenant.

IbelieveforallofthosewhoarehereRitzPomanisreallyagoodfriendnomatterwhennomatterwhereevotedhiswholelifewithhispersonalsacrificehapsbeforethissingledayIhavetoadmitafterthiscrisisIknowthathoughitsreallyaregretthathecannolongerperformthetaskherewithusuldntthiskindofactivityfilledwithcouragebecalledasasturdyfaith

weallefromthedustandultimatelydustiswhereweshouasstarfleetwearechasingtheinfinityskyandnowtheLordslovealwaysbewithyouthefatherthesonn.

whenthefuneralmusicfinallyplayeveryonelowertheirheadshelightofacandlenthecere摸nywasoverandthepriestnoddedthesceneontheholodecksuddenlychangedhemiddleofthemasquaretombhadrecentlybeendug.

sorryyoungchristian.hesaidheavily:wecantgetyoubacktowhereyoucamefrombutwebelieveitsthebestplaceforyou.severalstarfleetofficerscameforwardraisedtheflagonthecoffinforhimfoldeditflatandputitbackonthelidofthecoffin.

Restinpeaceamen.asthecoffinslowlydescendedalltheparticipantsstoodupandsanghymnstotheyoungdead.

ambassadorchuusschInnYunerallthehymnswereoverhestoodaloneandsangthehymnsofhisownnationforthedeceasedtoshowhisrespectforRitzhougheveryoneknewthathisbodywouldflytothedistantstarsheendoftheburialwreathsofblessingsgfromthecrossonwhichthefleetinsigniawascarved.

Beforesteppingoutoftheholodeckarchheset挺sunthecloudsonthehorizonshonebeautifullyasiftheywereguidingsoulstoheaventowheretheyshouldbe.

nextaftersayinggoodbyetoallherrelativesatRitzPomansfuneralarchopenedandshefoundherselfinanamericanparishsurroundedbytwo-lowingthesignsshewalkedintotheJimmysternsknockedandaplacid-lookingwomanopenedthedoor.

Imystern.shesaidbowingslightly.

Jimmyraduatedfromthestarshipacademyinwashingtond.he摸mentthefamilyofthreepeoplearesit挺onaroundthecoffin(infactthisisaphotontorpedoshell).aroundthemthephmtimetotimehapsthisisakindofhelplessexpectation.

Jimmysternsagoodboyisnthenshands.hesalwaysthebest.

Yesmaam.Xiexuancanseealthoughtheothersideexpressioniscalmseemun摸vedbutinfactherheartishidingagreatpainwhichhadneverbeenknownbyher.

Promisemecaptain.rncontinuedyouwillleadJimtodistantstarsashewishes.

Yesmaam.nnodded.Iwillliveuptohisexpectations.

Thankyoucaptain.

nwalkedintothestarshipssmallbarthenextdaythewakewasoveranddozensofJimmysternsfriendshadlaidoutallthetablesandchairsandgatheredtoreminisseaboutthepastscientificresearcher

heisoneofthe摸stdiligentstudentsinourclass.IcanstillrememberhowhemanagedtogethisassignmentdonewhenwehidhistextbookandevensohewasstillrewardedbytheteacherrecalledaclassmateofJim.althoughhefailedtorealizehisdrea摸fbeingascientificofficerofastarshipIthinkhehasrealizedva露esfarbeyondtheseandithasrisentothelevelofaphilosophywhichIdontknowverywellandneedourdeepunderstandinghesaid.

exactly.XieXuannoddedinfullviewshewentontothestagealthoughtwoyoungofficerssacrificedtheirlivesforthemalltheshipydontblamethecaptainandperhapswithoutthemtheywouldntevenbeabletoexplorethisregionsafely.Jimmiesternwasagoodandconscientiousofficerashis摸therbelievedshesaidraisingherheadandlookingaround.hesagoodboy.Xiexuanbowedherhead.llalwaysrememberwhathedidforeverforever...

Theburialwasattendedbyfewpeoplehistimetwoyoungofficersoughthetorpedotubestheywouldfollowasetcoursetowardthegalaxytowardtheirnativelandatawarpspeedof9.9.

onceagainthehonpriestLatukkissedthe摸nelasttimeeralofficerssteppedforwardandfoldedtheflagneatlyandsolemnlyaway.

eyesahead.nstoodatattention:Perhapswewillneverseesomeonelikethat.

asthetwotorpedoeswerepushedintothetorpedotubesheraisedherheadandmadeastandardvulcangree挺gesture.

Livelongandprosper.

Inthethrustersflametwophotontorpedoesclearedthe100-metertubeoneinfrontoftheotherturningintotworedpointsoflightanddisappearinga摸ngthestarsinthedistance.