Hey Everyone!! :-)
With everything that has happened this year, I thought it might be time to remember where the power to change the world truly lies. Peace!
Excerpt from Answers from Alyce:
"Will you tell us about some examples of how this dispute has escalated?" asked Yax.
"If you want, but they don't have a lot to do with this exhibit."
The tall alien shrugged. "I believe my esteemed colleague was correct; we will not be able to use this exhibit in our museum because the subject matter isn't lighthearted enough. Our museum is meant to educate and entertain, and there is nothing amusing about the mistreatment of society's most vulnerable individuals. At this point, I am asking merely to satisfy my academic curiosity."
Squid-boy clicked his beak. "Unfortunately, much about your society that seems like harmless lunacy on the surface has much darker undertones. There are several exhibits we'll be removing as a result of what you've told us. In fact, we may find it necessary to remove the entire section about your world, or at least your nation-state, because your people seem to exist in a state of perpetual insane barbarism, and a large segment of your society seems to lack sufficient self-awareness to even be able to recognize that there is a problem.”
I winced. "Dang, Squid-boy, ya don't pull any punches, do ya?"
"I'm sorry, young human, the purpose of asking you here to help us refine these exhibits wasn't to make you uncomfortable. We merely sought to better illustrate certain facets of your society. Regrettably, the more we learn, the clearer it becomes that the aspects of humanity we wished to highlight are simply unsuitable for this project."
I shook my head. "No. You're right. We are guilty of these things. It's a problem. And the only way to fix a problem is to acknowledge and confront it." I rubbed my eyes and looked off down the hall where a small window showed the sea of stars outside the station we were on. It struck me, that little sliver of transparency in a huge, monolith of a wall. And, yet, it still managed to reveal so much. It was a stark reminder of how each of us, as limited as we all are individually, have the capacity to share so much if we can just find the means to give of ourselves a little. "We humans need to be honest with each other and ourselves if we're ever going to make the changes we need to make."
The weight of Yax's big, warm hand landed on my shoulder, and I looked up at him with a wan smile. He smiled back and said, "That's a truth that applies to more than just your species. Your planet is young; there's still time for your people to mature."
I reached up to give the big fingers a squeeze. "I hope you're right. I hope we can learn enough, fast enough to keep from destroying ourselves."
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