General Gibson delivers a structured, eccentric keynote speech to a group of young stargazers, reflecting on the harsh realities of his past and the rapid, cold progression of science. He challenges the next generation to face an uncertain future with the understanding that the world is no longer a quiet or peaceful place.
GENERAL GIBSON: Chapter one: I walked to school eighteen miles each morning, milked the goats, plucked the chickens, played hooky, caught fireflies, went skinny-dipping in the watering hole, said my prayers every night, and got whipped with a maple switch twice a week. That was life. Chapter two: my
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