Star Trek: Insurrection1998

Anij:
We've always known that to survive, we had to remain apart. Hasn't been easy. Many of the young people want to know more about the offland. They're attracted to stories of a faster pace of life.

Jean-Luc Picard:
Most of my people who live that fast a life, would sell their souls to slow it down.

Anij:
But not you?

Jean-Luc Picard:
There are days.

Anij:
You don't live up to your reputation as an offlander, Picard.

Jean-Luc Picard:
Well, in defense of offlanders, there are many more like me.

Anij:
Who wouldn't be tempted by the promise of perpetual youth? I don't think so.

Jean-Luc Picard:
You give me more credit than I deserve. Well, of course I'm tempted. Who wouldn't be? But some of the darkest chapters in the history of my world involve the forced relocation of a small group of people, to satisfy the demands of a large one. I'd hoped that we'd learn from our mistakes, but... it seems that some of us haven't. (Picard turns to a beautifully made blanket) This is extraordinary craftmanship.

Anij:
It's the work of students. They're almost ready to become apprentices. In 30 or 40 years, some of them will take their place among the artisans.

Jean-Luc Picard:
Apprenticing for 30 years. Did your people's mental discipline develop here?

Anij:
More questions. Always the explorer. If you stay long enough, that will change.

Jean-Luc Picard:
Will it?

Anij:
You stop reviewing what happened yesterday. Stop planning for tomorrow. Let me ask you a question. Have you ever experienced a perfect moment in time?

Jean-Luc Picard:
A perfect moment?

Anij:
When time seemed to stop, and you could almost live in that moment.

Jean-Luc Picard:
Seeing my home planet from space for the first time.

Anij:
Yes, exactly. Nothing more complicated than perception. You explore the universe. We've discovered that a single moment in time can be a universe in itself. Full of powerful forces. Most people aren't aware enough of the now to even notice.

Jean-Luc Picard:
I wish I could spare a few centuries to learn.

Anij:
It took us centuries to learn that it doesn't have to take centuries to learn.

Jean-Luc Picard:
There's one thing I don't understand. In 300 years, you never learned to swim?

Anij:
Ha ha ha! I just haven't got around to it yet. I wonder if you're aware of the trust you engender, Jean-Luc Picard. In my experience, it's unusual for -

Jean-Luc Picard:
For an offlander?

Anij:
For someone so young.