What should humans first say on Mars?

[Sanjoy Som]

What should humans first say on Mars?

[Graham E. Lau]

Oh, this is a fun one.  I can think of all kinds of things that would be pretty awesome to say to share that moment in words with the rest of humanity.  Here are a few:

"We are now a multi-planetary species!"

"With the hopes and dreams of our species for a greater role in the cosmos, I now step forward onto Mars and we now step forward to the future."

"We now step foot onto Mars, the Red Planet, the fourth large rock from the Sun, and we embrace all of human curiosity and passion and the drive that has brought us from an ancient and primitive life on Earth to our future as a species embarking forward into the vastness of space.  May time recall these moments as but the earliest steps forward to a greater future for us all"

[Morgan Cable]

Thought this might be appropriate:

Letter to the first poet on Mars

   by ~TheHungerArtist, Sep 19, 2004

Do not say "red".
Avoid mention of Ares.
In fact, don't wax classical
at all.
Keep it simple.
Don't drink the water.
There isn't any.
Say there is.
Exaggerate the prospects
for terraforming.
Tell us the weather is nice.
Or, that it will be.
Wish we were there.
Tell us so.
Invent a new word
for red.
Write it.
Make a circle.
Better yet
construct a sphere.
Create a word for gravity
and place it at the center.
Empty the sky of stars.
Give us a proper beginning.
Write: "I've reached the summit
of Olympus Mons,"
and, "from this sacred height,
I can see beyond Tharsis
a world without gods
who deal in war."

Link:  http://thehungerartist.deviantart.com/art/Letter-to-First-Poet-on-M...

[Betul]

"should have worn darker shoes" 

 

[John Jaksich]

"I thought Ray Bradbury would meet me here?"

[Katie Sopher]

"Space for all!"

[Sanjoy Som]

"we're here to stay as humankind"

[Andrew Planet]

Humankind is indeed more accurate than mankind

[Julia DeMarines (Teaspoon)]

"That was an even bigger leap for mankind" 

[Andrew Planet]

Where are we of to next?  Or... where's the water ice?  Imagine being the first person to consume something from another planet!

[Julia DeMarines (Teaspoon)]

"I don't think we're in Kansas anymore Toto" 

[Zerin Firoz]

Aww..I love this one !! :D However, right now I'm way too excited to think of anything sensible. I guess the first person who will land on Mars will "exactly" know what to say as he/she will only have the total experience of joy,pain, happiness, success and will-power to prepare and finish such a difficult expedition. I believe it should be kept as natural and spontaneous as possible even though plannings are usually involved. Like for instance according to Wikipedia  before the moon expedition it was already decided from before that  if landing occur successfully Neil Armstrong will be the first man to land on moon as Neil had less ego.

Words and sentences can be anything (as long as it makes sense) but it's the EMOTIONS, little flaws,grammatical errors behind the words that captivate us and makes history more REAL in our history books. Then again discussions are always fun and the first person on Mars might get some tips from us and then may add something on it's own. But too bad for me, right now  I'm speechless about this ! :/