Nuria: That is my home? Picard: Seen from far, far above. Nuria: Yet we do not fall. I never imagined I would see the clouds from the other side. Your powers are truly boundless. Picard: Nuria, your people live in huts. Was it always so? Nuria: No. We have found remnants of tools in caves. Our ancestors must have lived there. Picard: So why do you now live in huts? Nuria (matter-of-factly): Huts are better. Caves are dark and wet. Picard: If huts are better, why did you once live in caves? Nuria: The most reasonable explanation would be that at one time we didn't know how to make huts. Picard: Just as at one time you did not know how to weave cloth, how to make a bow. Nuria: That would be reasonable. Picard: Someone invented a hut. Someone invented a bow, who taught others, who taught their children, who built a stronger hut, built a better bow, who taught their children. Now, Nuria, suppose one of your cave dwelling ancestors could see you as you are today. What would she think? Nuria: I don't know. Picard: Put yourself in her place. You see, she cannot kill a hornbuck at a great distance. You can. You have a power she lacks. Nuria: Only because I have a bow. Picard: She's never seen a bow. It doesn't exist in her world. To you, it's a simple tool. To her, it's magic. Nuria: I suppose she might think so. Picard: Now, how would she react to you? Nuria: I think she would fear me. Picard: Just as you fear me. Nuria: I do not fear you any longer. Picard: Good. That's good. You see, my people once lived in caves. And then we learned to build huts and, in time, to build ships like this one. Nuria: Perhaps one day, my people will travel above the skies. Picard (softly, but with utter conviction and admiration): Of that, I have absolutely no doubt. "Star Trek: The Next Generation: Who Watches the Watchers [3.4], Season 3"