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Prejudice never seems to let man go and thinking about it one day I wrote the following short story.
I first wrote this for the Presbyterian Survey magazine over 40 years ago…for yes, prejudice was alive and well in those days too. He reached down and picked up the strange looking mechanism that kept trying to roll away from his grasp.
It was some kind of flying machine. It was still warm from having entered their 237 degree atmosphere. The three suns in the sky seemed always to be doing battle with each other.
“What is it?” his companion asked with the trace of what might have been called a smile of anticipation. “It is from earth.” Both of them raised their eyebrow. “And you have been to earth.”
It was not the first missle to fall from out their sky. They both knew lots about earth. All those messages coming more and more and three of their kind had visited, but never again.
He paused before replying, “Yes, I was one of “THE THREE” It was most depressing.” “Really? They couldn’t see you, of course.” “Of course not. I wore my invisibility shield.” “They are obviously of an inferior race.”
They expressed their agreement in the way such agreements had been expressed for centuries. It was almost a litany as together they repeated “ The color of their skin is very pale, anemic to the eye. Others of them are quite lack without luster. Some even have a tinge of yellow. Some black. All kind of different shades. They can’t seem to agree on a common color.”
A younger member of the community had just arrived. It spoke “Heavens! No green skin? Then of course they must be inferior. And their customs?” “Barbaric!” “How so?” “They talk.” “Talk? How uncouth! I thought all advanced races communicated by thought waves in this day and age.”
Their antennas glowed bright. “These do not, and such dialects and myriad of languages! They transmit hardly any distance at all and one nation cannot understand the other.” “They are always angry and trying to gain more and more power.” “Very archaic; no wonder they still have wars.” “And …polution is everywhere.” “Oh yes, I remember that from our own ancient history. You mean they still have it?” “It makes them ill.”
Another younger it had arrived. He wrinkled his glock. “Well, naturally, from everything you’ve told me, it couldn’t be any other way. By the way, are there any exceptions in these…now what would you call them?” “Exceptions? Oh, yes…a few; but then you know how it is, once an earthling always an earthling” “We might be able to use the exceptions.” “Tell them they’re equal but treat them as if they aren’t?” “OF COURSE!” “We could give them equal opportunities and they might produce.” “Possibly.” “Not too many. We wouldn’t want them to get delusions of grandeur.”
They had not moved for several time sequences. It was always like this at a time like this. “It is too bad, isn’t it?” “Tragic!” “But I guess that’s the way God wanted it.” “Yes, I certainly am glad He made me like I am.” “You have the most beautiful tentacles I’ve ever seen.” “Well now, your claws are nothing to be ashamed of.” “Come on, let’s slither over to the cone. I’ll buy you an atomic soda.” “Thanks, don’t mind if I do. This discussion has upset me!”
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