Star Trek Day! Most of you know about my affinity for sci-fi and fantasy, and I usually use my weekends to catch up on 'my shows.' I may do a Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit binge, with the spin-off, The Rings of Power. Last weekend I did a short binge of Star Wars movies. Today, I'm doing my Star Trek binge.
Last night I caught up on the latest episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Season 3: Episode 9). Most of the reviews I read/watched mentioned several past episodes in Star Trek history, where the creators used the "Enemy Mine" plot, a 1985 movie where a human and an alien, though enemies, would work together (or had to work together) to save themselves in a dire circumstance. Most of the reviews were positive, although they just had to mention that the plot was overused and provided clips from past Star Trek episodes of the human-versus-alien theme.
So for this blog, I thought I'd give my own perspective. Grab some coffee! LOL
Many light years ago (LOL)...I worked for an attorney in California whose passion was to accumulate data and evidence of life on Mars, or proof of visitations on Mars. Besides copy-editing his paperwork and dockets for IBM, the side job was to also copy-edit and proofread his findings. His research on Mars was astounding...literally mounds of papers to go through, desktop and jump drive files, and long discussions over coffee and tea (he drank, ironically, Earl Grey).
I remember one time I told him that there was no way I could help him effectively in the intensive few hours I worked for him, unless I was at least able to take some of those files home with me. He was adamantly against it...for a while. It took a couple of months of research before one day, he came over to my workspace, stood beside me in silence for about a minute, and gave me a jump drive to work on at home. Surprised (and shocked), I asked, "Are you sure?" He said that I had done a great job, and there was no reason in his mind why he shouldn't trust me.
I was fascinated by his passion and determination to share his findings with me, and though I had to play devil's advocate a few times, I had to admit that there were no other explanations...scientific or otherwise...for what he believed about aliens and the evidence of their existence and travel.
I moved to Nashville before I was able to help him complete his monumental project, but I never forgot him. I think about how he was so ahead of his time as I see the progress of SpaceX in the news and on social media. I think of him when I watch Ancient Aliens.
When I was attending BYU, I actually had an encounter of my own that neither the witnesses of the event nor I could explain. We were hanging out on the steps of the dorms, just talking and laughing...and all of a sudden, what looked like a red mechanical ball flew up (about the size of a softballl), suspended in the air for a few seconds right in front of us, then zipped away into the night. I noticed that it had what looked like just one lens (kind of like a camera lens), and before it flew off, it appeared to smoothly and seamlessly turn on some sort of invisible axis to survey all of us.
We all saw it and became silent. Mind you, this was no drone; it was the spring of 1986; there were no commercial drones...heck, we didn't have laptops or cell phones! We all just stood there, didn't say a word. I went back to my room, and my roommate was sitting on the edge of her bed, quiet. We just looked at each other....and never spoke about it again.
Humanity: We did it wrong
We are still far from traveling to distant planets. Efforts are being made, and billions of dollars are being spent on space travel. But if there's anything that could be learned from history, I think it would be that the powers-that-were and the powers-that-be have screwed up life on this planet, big time. The desire for power and control has driven all of us into an age where there is very little balance, and chaos has infiltrated many facets of our lives and economies.
"Therefore, everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice
is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. But everyone who hears these words of mine
and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.
The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." (Matthew 7: 24-27)
Somehow, as our fates have been continually chosen for us...there is a strange peace that comes from knowing that a Greater Power will always be in control...a Power that always and ultimately achieves balance in the chaos. The gods and beasts that have been created by mankind are a pitiful match for the Creator of the entire Universe.
And we can't say we haven't been warned. Prophets have been mocked, called crazy, and put to death for speaking out. Politics and religion have divided belief systems that are no longer founded on Truth, but cleverly-crafted narratives...and anyone who tries to even attempt to find the truth or achieve balance in their views is mocked or scorned.
Some things just never change.
And as it appears that we're moving towards a world currency (Revelation 13), and forced to worship the Beasts that have been created, it should give us great pause to think about the past, present, and our future as a near-destroyed planet. I think about my home state of Wyoming, the beauty of our mountains, rivers, and streams...the flowers and wildlife we enjoy. Better enjoy it while we can, because the Beasts are circling and hungry.
One of my very favorites is the opening scene of Star Trek: Into Darkness. The interaction with the crews and the natives is not only entertaining but fascinating. I think about this interaction, and my mind soars towards how our Earth used to be, and the Native cultures that existed. You go waaay back in history, and you'll find that the foundations of Native American cultures have great reverence for the Earth, Sky, and Life in between for a reason. My soaring thoughts land when I think about my own tribe, and how we were once called "Blue Sky People". It caused me to look up the following with AI:
"In Native American traditions, "Star People (or "Sky People") refers to extra-terrestrial or celestial beings who are often considered ancestral or benevolent figures to many Indigenous cultures, origin stories, and legends, such as the Hopi and Dakota nations. These stories describe images that came from the stars to help guide, teach, or interact with humanity, with some traditions seeing humans as being connected to or even descended from these star-beings."
Can we make it right?
Folks might laugh and call me crazy (and they have! LOL)...but as I look at the world today, I often wonder what our planet would be like if there were more agendas of love and peace, wisdom and guidance...rather than agendas of hate, greed, division, and war. I think about what could have been, had we all actually lived the words of Jesus and not made Him into a marketed idol. I think about an inevitable paradigm shift where we could change the patterns of Time and actually work together to choose the side of good over evil.
Because if we don't, you can bet that a Greater Power will do it for us.
The attorney I worked for said that, in my approach to research, I should look at the patterns and evidence with an open mind. Look at the probabilities over timelines of events. Consider that those who claimed they've seen UFOs or celestial beings weren't crazy. It takes an open mind and a lot of courage to not fear but embrace the powers and dimensions we cannot see. (Believe me, I know! Being blind was terrifying.) I also have to consider...did people, after seeing what they saw...do it right? Or do it wrong?
Do I believe in Life in the universe and on other planets? Absolutely. The same God of this planet we live and breathe on is the same God of the entire Universe we are all a part of. And I believe that the paradigm shift that needs to happen will consist of critical choices that humanity as a whole will have to ultimately make. Are you on the side of love or hate? Humility or pride? Building or destroying? Peace or war? Friend or foe?
Change is inevitable. We are such slow learners, and there are so many distractions that throw us off. But Time is all we have here before we move on to other dimensions we know very little about, but that will be a Journey I no longer fear. To be a part of Life, in whatever form, is both an exciting and humbling thing.
I just want to do it right, here and now...while I have the time.
"For as lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west,
so also will the coming of the Son of Man be.
For wherever the carcass is, there the eagles will be gathered together."
Matthew 24: 27-28
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