11 - Marsha point of view
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We,The People, are not happy
My name is Marsha. I live on planet Mars. I am retired. I spend most of my time watching my neighbors through my telescope. I am not very fond of humans.
- I have been watching planet Earth for a long time. I saw humans using stones 200 000 years ago to make spears to hunt animals. That kept them busy for thousands of years. Without their big ego you would have said: “How come it took us so long to master such a simple idea! We must not be very bright!”
- How did you get the idea that life must be limited to the size of a human body? You don’t have a problem with viruses, microbes, bacteria, fish, cats and dogs being alive. Where did you get the idea that life should be limited to the size of the inhabitants of one little planet, in one solar system, in one galaxy? Why can’t you accept the idea that life was also implemented on planets, solar systems and galaxies? The fact that your senses are limited does not mean that you can project your limitations onto the rest of the universe.
-You have reached the point where you could send atomic bombs everywhere in the universe. We want to warn you. Don’t cross that line. You are to the universe what an atom is to your body. Not less but not more. The general ‘Life’ outside your planet will fight for its survival and treat you like you treat a cancer cell. We have our own immune system. It is what you call the ‘black holes.’ We have different sizes for different uses. Thousands of stars have been sent there to be recycled. This does not happen at random. You could be next.
- You know that all the cells of your body are replaced about 10 times per year. Your skin can be completely renewed every 5 or 6 weeks. Do you know how you keep your tattoos? No – You don’t. How can you pretend to explore the universe when you don’t understand something simple about your own body? You will never be able to explore the universe if you cannot think at the level of a solar system or a galaxy.
-If you want to come and pay us a visit on Mars, you will have to adapt to our way of thinking. If you don’t, you may learn a couple of things the hard way. For instance, at your level, water is a liquid. At the level of your chemist, it is a combination of hydrogen and oxygen.
Something similar can happen between Time and Space. At your level, they are separated. At the level of a solar system, they can be combined like you combine oxygen and hydrogen.
-The atoms making your body keep circulating between trees, water, mountains, the wind, the plants. They make you part of planet Earth. By getting your soul associated with your body, you also get your soul associated with the whole material world.
-You cannot cut your planet into small pieces and ignore the connection between the pieces. This is crazy. To give a name to an object is to dissociate it from the rest of the world. You can’t do that! Take one of your trees and transplant it on another planet and your tree will die. To survive, a tree needs nutrients from the soil and light from the sun and air to breathe. You cannot dissociate your trees from your planet.
-You have a strange way of thinking. Your car is made of thousands of pieces that can be replaced. Nature does not work that way. Your body was not made by assembling bones, muscles and grey matter. It was made from a cell feeding on its environment. Why don’t you follow the example of Nature? Why don’t you create a seed and let it grow into a car by feeding on the environment?
-You are the kind of neighbors we would rather avoid. We prefer to keep you at a distance. Not only do you pollute but we don’t see any limit to your inconsiderate behavior. Without you, planet earth would have a blue sky, clear water and no dumps. A little paradise! If humans really want to do something to save the earth, they should get out and move to another planet. There are millions of them at their disposal. There must be one already covered with trash where you would feel at home.
-You are surrounding yourselves with more and more things. This is the influence of your body pulling you down to the material world. You don’t seem to differentiate between producing food and producing pollutants. When you get an idea, your only guiding principle is “Will it sell”? As long as it makes money, nothing else matters. No feelings attached.
- You don’t know which food is good for you and which mushroom will poison you. All the animals know what is good for them. You have to catch up.
- Do you want to live in society, or would you rather be alone? It seems that after 200 000 years you still have not made up your mind. On Mars, we have a caricature of the human being’ It is a guy going to a public place to drink coffee with his laptop. He could drink coffee alone at home, but he wants to be surrounded with people. On the other hand, he wants to protect himself from society. His laptop is his protection. It discourages people from talking with him. How long will it take you to make up your mind?
- There is a lack of balance between your thinking and your feelings. Making atomic bombs or biological weapons requires a lot of thinking but no feeling. On the contrary, feelings would get in the way. Thinking needs to be guided by feelings. Don’t turn it loose.
-You spend a lot of time and effort transporting your bodies. You tried to use horses, but you prefer to use machines such as cars, trains, bicycles, subways, planes, buses…. Have you considered leaving your body wherever it is and traveling only with your soul? That may sound crazy to you, but this is what you are doing already every evening when you fall asleep. All you need is a way to do consciously, during the day, what you do, unconsciously, every time you fall asleep. It should not be that difficult!
- Your financial system always ends up the same way. The government spends more than it receives. The national debt keeps increasing to the point where you cannot pay it back. Your solution is to increase inflation until your debt becomes worthless. The process is painful and takes many years. Why not be honest and tell your creditors: “Sorry. We cannot pay you back. Monday morning, we will issue a new currency. Your bonds are worthless.” Don’t try to save face. Everybody is aware of what you are doing. When a financial system needs surgery, prolonging the operation makes it even worse.
We, the Martians, have been watching planet Earth for a long time. We have seen that different human species have been on earth for more than 4 million years. Mother Nature was not satisfied with the Homo habilis, the Homo Heidelbergensis, the Cro Magnon, the Homo erectus, the Neanderthal and others. They have been dropped. We, the Martians, are curious to see if the Homo sapiens are going to make it on Earth!
