When Spock takes shore leave to go camping with Kirk and McCoy in Yosemite National Park in “Star Trek V,” he comes prepared. But in a nation where Americans leave 40 percent of their paid vacation days unused, Spock’s affliction teaches us the importance of not letting too much time go by without taking time off to go to the beach, do a staycation at home, see out-of-state friends, or use any other method to charge your batteries. No, we’re not saying a seven-year dry spell will kill you (it’ll only feel like it). Related: Didn’t Take Your Vacation Days? Good Job, You Just Helped Waste $52.4 Billion What was it that made Spock get so stressed out? Turns out, he’s suffering the ill-effects of a Vulcan biological condition called pon farr, where Vulcans must return home to spawn every seven years or else they freak out and eventually die. McCoy, and even snaps at the hot nurse who has a crush on him. There’s a classic “Star Trek” episode, “Amok Time,” which is one of the rare times we see the super-logical Spock lose his cool he yells at Captain Kirk, trashes his cabin, threatens Dr. Poor Spock waited too long to bang the gong in this classic “Star Trek” episode (Photo: Getty Images) “The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few”
Spock (and we mean the original Spock sorry, Zachary Quinto) over two series, eight movies, and almost 50 years of Star Trekking.ġ. So as we mourn the man who brought Spock to life, let’s reflect on the 10 travel lessons we learned from Mr. No matter what calamities befell Spock’s travels - hostile aliens, faulty equipment, a Captain who shoots first and asks questions never - he always pulled through. The guy must have racked up millions of frequent-flyer light years as he explored strange, new worlds, sought out new life and new civilizations, and boldly went where no one had gone before. The way Spock applied that philosophy to his journeys made him the ultimate travel guru. Nimoy’s Spock is nothing short of a guru he represents a way of life in which you can handle anything if you just keep your cool, use your smarts, and focus on the job. You see, Nimoy’s Spock is more than just an iconic sci-fi character to us Trekkies (I fully own the label, thank you very much no need for the more politically correct designation, “Trekker”).
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I was this close to going full Klingon on the poor rental agent when I had a thought that often pops into my head in such situations: “What would Spock do?” I then got my Spock on: I calmed down and resolved the situation logically - without having to do a Vulcan nerve pinch on anyone. When I found out Leonard Nimoy “Spock” had died, I was in a car rental office at LAX (despite how deliciously ironic it would have been, the rental agency was not Enterprise), where a reservation mixup had me in a state of early meltdown. It is among the most poignant summaries of the Kirk-Spock relationship in Trek lore.Leonard Nimoy created more than just a sci-fi icon he created a travel guru. Nimoy’s Spock spoke these words to a younger version of himself ( Zachary Quinto), explaining why he asked young Kirk ( Chris Pine) not to reveal his existence. “I could not deprive you of the revelation of all that you could accomplish together, of a friendship that will define you both in ways you cannot yet realize.” – Star Trek, 2009 “When you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” – Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, 1991ģ. “Without followers, evil cannot spread.” – Star Trek, season 3, episode 5, (“And the Children Shall Lead,” 1968)Ĥ. It is not logical, but is often true.” – Star Trek, season 2, episode 1 (“Amok Time,” 1968)ĥ. “After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting. “In critical moments, men sometimes see exactly what they wish to see.” – Star Trek, season 3, episode 9 (“The Tholian Web,” 1968)Ħ. “Insufficient facts always invite danger.” – Star Trek, season 1, episode 24 (“Space Seed,” 1968)ħ. “Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them.” – Star Trek, season 2, episode 24 (“The Ultimate Computer,” 1968)Ĩ.
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