Excerpts From A Meeting of Two Worlds
George watched intently, his heart pounding and knees shaking, as the creature
slowly approached him without making a sound. He didn’t see any weapons in the
alien’s hands, so maybe it didn’t intend to hurt him.
He froze like a deer in front of a car’s headlights at night as the being came
to a stop five feet away, bracing for whatever would happen next.
“Greetings, Earthling,” the creature said in a gruff baritone voice.
George’s jaw dropped as he heard that. “You speak English!”
“Yes. We’ve studied your planet and your languages.”
“Incredible!”
“I’m Bax Dazzerfy, captain of this starship. I’m what you might call a Repton,
and we’re from the second planet in the planetary system of a star you refer to
as Tau Ceti, about twelve light-years away. And you are?”
George took a deep breath before responding. “George Abooli from
Albuquerque, New Mexico.”
Bax extended his right arm and said, “I come in peace.”
“We want to make contact with the humans when the time is right. That’s our
mission.”
“Oh?” George said, raising his eyebrows.
“When we establish formal contact we hope to exchange information about our two
civilizations. We once went through the same kind of social problems your world
faces today. But we overcame them and created a peaceful society with no
pollution and low rates of poverty, crime, and diseases. As the humans learn
about this, we hope they’ll be inspired to do the same.”
“Look at all those stars,” the captain said. “Most of them have planets, but
few, if any, are inhabited as far as we know. Not just a matter of having the
proper conditions for intelligent life to exist. It’s also a question of once a
civilization arises, how long will it last?”
“Important consideration,” George said, turning his head to face Bax. “Who knows
how many civilizations out there self-destructed.”
“A cosmic natural selection takes place when civilizations develop
highly-advanced technology, which can be good or bad, depending on how it’s
used. Those who are benevolent survive. Those with hostile inclinations tend to
destroy themselves.”
“And so,” George acknowledged, “a civilization that develops advanced technology
and is capable of interstellar travel will most likely be peaceful.”
“Yes, and also respect the environment, one another and anyone else from other
worlds.”
Habibi gave a devilish smile. “The better to carry out my plans, my friend,
especially for military buildup and future conquests.” Then he glared. “The
Americans must pay for what they did to my son.”
“Certainly,” al-Bakr said. “And to help avenge your son’s death, our nuclear
program is coming along nicely.”
“Right. I’m sharing the technology I receive from outside sources with
Iran
and
Pakistan to help them expand their nuclear
capability. With an alliance with Iran,
Afghanistan, and
Pakistan, and with our combined nuclear arsenals,
we will become unstoppable.”
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