Water can transport us into the realm of infinity, I believe. People can one day be stubborn enough to actually speak to the speed of light, because such a cosmic event would be clearly visible, when not far from that velocity.

An indication that people will never be satisfied at one particular speed is the fact that they almost never obey the twenty-five mile-an-hour speed limit in school zones. If they are willing to take such a grievous risk to cruise on through, they will go to any extreme once we perfect the technology of spacecraft and its propulsion system. If you don't think going thirty-five in a school zone is a risk to yourself, ponder this question, "How will you feel if you were to hit and kill a child, especially when signs were plainly there to warn you not to be reckless?"

One theory I concocted was how this would be done by a series of acclimatizations, described in the metaphor of a hot shower.

I go to shower. I run the water to a hot temperature, test it and get in. At first, it is uncomfortable, but shortly, it's soothing and warm. After ten minutes, I want more! Even hotter than before. The new temperature of the heat is a little startling, then pleasingly radiant. Successively, I become dissatisfied and go through further increases and cycles of surprise, followed by warmth.

Suspending all common sense, I imagine a long shower, in which I have a fantasiful ability to allow the water to stream over me for three solid weeks.The skin doesn't wrinkle or pucker, nor do the legs get heavy or tired. The hot white heat rises seemingly endless times. It goes up nine hundred times the first week and five thousand times the second. There are rows of water heaters to supply an uninterrupted flow of water. Melting into the heat itself, it is natural and eases away any pain. Flames appear in the distance, and it is possible to relate and communicate with the fire of the sun.

Attaining the speed of light has already been sufficiently theorized. The only requirement is escape from earth's atmosphere and gravity. With an abundant supply of fuel, a space vehicle could continue to accelerate and speed-up, running through millions of computerized gears. The people inside are not hungry or thirsty. They utilize hydroponics and filtration for renewed resources. If they are tenacious enough, a long string of increases will ensure their arrival!

"There...There it is!"

"Hello, speed of light."