Yesterday, I passed by a show on the Science Channel discussing exchanging radio messages with aliens over hundreds of years. Unless, the narrator noted sadly, the aliens forgot over time to look for a new reply from us, or they destroyed themselves in warfare. I noted that the narrator never considered that maybe we could do the same.
Dec 16 2010
Missed Opportunity
You extract a promise from me before I am allowed to arise.
If I had refused to promise, would you have made me stay?
Next time, perhaps I will promise not to promise and see.
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