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ankind is obsessed with
the beyond. e �rst
time a UFO sighting was
reported was in the second millennium B C E ! ! a t
wasn't even the age of social networking, so we can't
guess how those Egyptian scribes planned to make their
stories go viral. ere is no limit to the extent to which
the human mind is willing to stretch to satiate its thirst
for something new. I'm not negating the idea of their
existence, for, well, what do I know? Also, as Stephen
Hawking said, “We might as well be standing on a giant
plate supported by a tower of tortoises.” So much for the
UFOs and a rather boring start. Why bother with them
anyway?
Well, let's not. e presence or absence of extra
terrestrial life isn't conceivably affecting our lives, at
least, not at the moment. But one thing is evident. e
human brain, probably owing to its 100 billion neurons
and innumerable connections doesn't seem to be able to
survive without puzzles. It has to constantly tick to �nd
solutions and explanations to any and everything that it
perceives.
What is surprising then, is why we don't, in
many instances, recognise and appreciate the intricacies
within each other. By each other, we aren't talking of just
fellow human beings but other organisms as well.
Despite everything, we don't seem to be able to
comprehend the language of the universe. Every little
element of nature is forever trying to speak to us. Too
many dew drops on a spider web in the grass, is probably
telling you it's going to be a humid day. A dog howling at
night is probably telling you that it can hear a few stars
Are UFOs
Real?
Lakshmi Sriram
3181, Batch 2015