In the Earth Dimension it seems that the inhabitants never have enough time, even though their life spans often are much longer than other species which do not care to communicate or are unable to. Such as those known as "Insects" and "Fish." I have tried to comprehend humans' attitude toward Time by their many accustomed expressions about it, such, "I have no time for [that]", "Do not put off until tomorrow that which you can do today," or even, "It is time to eat" or "It is time to work," etc. And I have been told that "Time is the enemy of neurotics."
I particularly like to learn expressions which attempt to qualify, describe, or somehow take hold of time, limit it, and turn it into a possession. "Time is a river, time is a hard taskmaster"* I do not understand such terms. I only know that I exist in space and time. It does not exert pressure upon on me and if at any point there is no more time, I probably will not be aware of it or of anything at all. However I do understand that my human friend's time is limited and I will try not to use up too much of it before there is no more left to spend with me!
*I have not of course commented on time in scientific studies such as cosmology and physics, nor do I interest myself in more practical applications such as time and motion studies. I have preferred to begin a superficial look at the more human aspect as reflected in colloquial speech.
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Sunday, September 9, 2007
We Are Not Here to Help You
One thing that I have noticed about humans is they often look at the sky, either to see if they can judge if the weather will change, or because they admire the different manifestations of the atmosphere, or to watch animals flying in the sky. There are other reasons too I believe. For example, aggressive humans attack each other from the sky or drop destructive weapons on their enemies. And the reason which is most curious to me is that they are hoping to see creatures from other planets which often land in their machines, communicate with humans, and sometimes abduct them from their home planet and take them … who knows where …
I know this and although I have never seen either the other-worlders or their vehicles, I know that usually those who return from their enforced flight often complain that they have been mistreated by the travelers humans call “aliens.” They say that the aliens “study” them and subject them to painful or uncomfortable tests. I and others from Dimension X are certainly are not here to hurt you. Nor are we here to help you.
What a strange and unpleasant race these aliens must be! I, Pico, have personally invited several humans who were curious about Dimension X to cross through the portal and see it for themselves. Rest assured that we never harm them, although they do complain a bit. About the food that all tastes the same to them, the inhabitants who all look alike to them, and what they think is monotonous landscape. One asked, “what if I saw someone I thought was a domesticated pet and tried to stroke it in a friendly way. Would I get into trouble if it turned out that I had stroked some important personage instead?”
How amusing. Of course not, but the human might never want to do it again because contact with our bodies produces a slight electrical charge which humans seem to dislike very much. To us, however, it is the equivalent of kissing.
As to studying you, no fear of that. All the studying I do is by observation in your own dimension. Most of my co-Xers are not in the least curious about you. (I am one of the few exceptions.) They can learn all they care to at a single glance. And there you have the major difference between us and those Aliens who won’t take no for an answer: we know that there is nothing to be gained by force and have learned that you will eagerly tell us everything we might want to know … and so much more.
I admit that one of my major aims in traveling here is to find harmless amusement and I and a few companions find it in the following way. We have observed that humans have a tremendous curiosity about the Aliens and their UFO vehicles and have learned from you what their appearance generally is, enabling us.to produce spectacles for your enjoyment and amazement by means of projecting holograms* in the night sky, sometimes over a remote desert area with few inhabitants, sometimes over large cities like Mexico City or Berlin. Sometimes I cause weather balloons to fall to the ground where they can be found by humans and somehow they find non-terrestrial metallic objects, often with mysterious signs on them, which are found among the balloon wreckage. I like to observe what humans make of these remains.
However, I must admit that I sometimes learn on subsequent visits here that there have been similar incidents in our absence which we know nothing about! That calls for further study.
*Pico objects to my resorting to "holography" to explain these images. He says it is the result of reading too much science fiction in my youth, but it was the best I could do given my non-existent grasp of physics and difficulty in transcribing his highly technical and largely non-verbal communications. I looked it all up in Wikipedia, submitted my suggestions, and at last he found the term "volumetric 3-D displays" acceptable.--Sheena
I know this and although I have never seen either the other-worlders or their vehicles, I know that usually those who return from their enforced flight often complain that they have been mistreated by the travelers humans call “aliens.” They say that the aliens “study” them and subject them to painful or uncomfortable tests. I and others from Dimension X are certainly are not here to hurt you. Nor are we here to help you.
What a strange and unpleasant race these aliens must be! I, Pico, have personally invited several humans who were curious about Dimension X to cross through the portal and see it for themselves. Rest assured that we never harm them, although they do complain a bit. About the food that all tastes the same to them, the inhabitants who all look alike to them, and what they think is monotonous landscape. One asked, “what if I saw someone I thought was a domesticated pet and tried to stroke it in a friendly way. Would I get into trouble if it turned out that I had stroked some important personage instead?”
How amusing. Of course not, but the human might never want to do it again because contact with our bodies produces a slight electrical charge which humans seem to dislike very much. To us, however, it is the equivalent of kissing.
As to studying you, no fear of that. All the studying I do is by observation in your own dimension. Most of my co-Xers are not in the least curious about you. (I am one of the few exceptions.) They can learn all they care to at a single glance. And there you have the major difference between us and those Aliens who won’t take no for an answer: we know that there is nothing to be gained by force and have learned that you will eagerly tell us everything we might want to know … and so much more.
I admit that one of my major aims in traveling here is to find harmless amusement and I and a few companions find it in the following way. We have observed that humans have a tremendous curiosity about the Aliens and their UFO vehicles and have learned from you what their appearance generally is, enabling us.to produce spectacles for your enjoyment and amazement by means of projecting holograms* in the night sky, sometimes over a remote desert area with few inhabitants, sometimes over large cities like Mexico City or Berlin. Sometimes I cause weather balloons to fall to the ground where they can be found by humans and somehow they find non-terrestrial metallic objects, often with mysterious signs on them, which are found among the balloon wreckage. I like to observe what humans make of these remains.
However, I must admit that I sometimes learn on subsequent visits here that there have been similar incidents in our absence which we know nothing about! That calls for further study.
*Pico objects to my resorting to "holography" to explain these images. He says it is the result of reading too much science fiction in my youth, but it was the best I could do given my non-existent grasp of physics and difficulty in transcribing his highly technical and largely non-verbal communications. I looked it all up in Wikipedia, submitted my suggestions, and at last he found the term "volumetric 3-D displays" acceptable.--Sheena
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