The truth is out where?

Do aliens exist? Do they visit our planet on a regular basis? Do these creatures live amongst us? Even if they don’t stories & movies have definitely taken the pseudo reality to another level fuelled by our extensively varied & complex imaginations. But what are the odds that in the entire universe which is an enormous expanse we are the ONLY planet with living beings, makes me feel lonely thinking of the possibility.

On the other hand if aliens exist the next question is how advanced are they. Will they be able to initiate communication? Assuming the answer to that question is a yes then they have most probably established contact & there is a possibility that it runs only in select circles away from the general public. So what’s the reason for such secrecy? The answer to that question could be vast & varied…from possible revelations about our existence to more serious realizations like threats from other beings…to the worry that widespread panic & a sudden shift in our ideologies would gravely distort life as we know it.

Looking at it from another perspective why can’t we perceive the situation with tables turned? Is it so easy for our imaginations to play victim to a superior being but cannot consider the fact that we may be more advanced than other potentials around? What does this mean? All of these thoughts that visited me were random….till at one point they seemed to connect…telling a story of how one living being that climbed to the top felt lonely & alone up there. Our basic psyche drives us to believe in a force more powerful & dominant that’s out there not necessarily because it exists but because we want to believe it does.

Over the ages this very drive to have a dominant figure governing us or with the potential to do so has taken many shapes, religion being one of the most prominent…having said that I would rather not comment on the same. The fact of the matter is we need a leveling agent & have formulated many to that effect. But as far as aliens go…what if we are the ONLY planet with living beings, makes me feel lonely thinking of the possibility.