A Memory of Star Trek
When I was studying philosophy in the mid-1970s, my mentor was a considerable “Trekkie.” This, as us oldsters may remember, was the period in which the first Star Trek conventions began to emerge.
I recall his expressing his commitment to attending one of these seminal events, and a classmate of mine asked, “These tickets are expensive. On a professor’s meager salary, are you sure you can afford it?”
His response, “I’ll sell my car (a 12-year-old VW Beetle) and hitch-hike to campus if I have to.”
Yes, that’s dedication to a cause.