jak.themothmanprophecies-第59部分

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ps；　expectantly　scanning　the　skies。　Their　elders；　jaded　by　nearly　thirty　years　of　signs　and　wonders；　no　longer　scoff。　Believers　in　extraterrestrial　visitants　and　saviors　from　outer　space　are　now　weled　on　the　most　respectable　television　shows　to　broadcast　their　propaganda　for　that　imaginary　world　with　its　superior　technology　and　its　marvelously　stupid　representatives　who　adopt　the　names　of　ancient　gods　and　moan　they　are　prisoners　of　time。
　　
　　People　ask　me　still　if　I　know　what　the　future　holds。　But；　just　as　I　used　Socratic　irony　in　my　investigations；　I　can　only　admit　like　Socrates　that　the　more　I　learn　the　less　I　know。　My　glimpses　of　the　future　were　all　secondhand　and　were　frequently　garbled　by　accident　or　design。
　　
　　All　of　the　generations　before　ours　were　infested　with　false　prophets；　workers　of　wonders；　and　signs　in　the　sky。　In　a　sense；　each　generation　is　truly　the　Last　Generation　from　their　microscopic　viewpoint。　But　our　modern　electronic　munications　and　sophisticated　press　agentry　have　given　present…day　prophets　tools　the　ancients　lacked。　Ideas；　no　matter　how　bizarre　or　fallacious；　can　span　the　world　in　a　flash。　And　there　are　always　people　ready　to　rally　to　any　banner；　no　matter　how　absurd。　In　recent　years　we　have　seen　a　worldwide　revival　of　interest　in　psychic　phenomena　and　the　supernatural。　Stern　no…nonsense　scientists　now　drag　their　beards　to　Loch　Ness　to　search　for　the　…monster；　while　others　b　the　woods　of　the　Northwest　seeking　the　Sasquatch；　and　still　others　soberly　discuss　robots　from　outer　space　with　Mississippi　fishermen。　But　gradually　all　these　men　are　being　drawn　closer　and　closer　to　ontology；　to　an　examination　of　the　question　that　lies　beyond　the　simplistic；　〃Can　these　things　be？〃　The　real　question　is；　〃Why　are　there　these　things？〃
　　
　　Like　Mr。　Apol　and　his　merry　crew　of　mischief…makers；　we　do　not　know　who　we　are　or　what　we　are　doing　here。　But　we　are　slowly　learning。　Once　we　begin　looking　beyond　the　mere　manifestations　we　will　finally　glimpse　the　real　truth。　Belief　has　always　been　the　enemy　of　truth；　yet；　ironically；　if　our　minds　are　supple　enough；　belief　can　sometimes　open　the　door。
　　
　　After　spending　a　lifetime　in　Egyptian　tombs；　among　the　crumbling　temples　of　India　and　the　lamaseries　of　the　Himalayas；　endless　nights　in　cemeteries；　gravel　pits；　and　hilltops　everywhere；　I　have　seen　much　and　my　childish　sense　of　wonder　remains　unshaken。　But　Charles　Fort's　question　always　haunts　me：　〃If　there　is　a　universal　mind；　must　it　be　sane？〃　
　　
　　　
　　
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