By challenging the unknown, exploration forges the will of man, but it deteriorated into a form of exploitation. This perhaps was not Columbus's intention, but it is enough to prompt explorers today to take his example as a warning.
探險由挑戰未知，錘鍊人類意志，淪為赤裸裸的物質掠奪，這或許不是哥倫布的本意，卻足以讓後起的探險者引以為鑑。