It is hard to describe it without seeing it for yourself, but the link below is to a flash application which shows the various scales of the universe. From the inconceivably large to the smallest physically possible, the interactive scale below shows that our human conceptions of “large” and “small” are almost comically lacking in completeness.
You can find the scale…
UFO’s have become a fixture of modern American culture. It has become so popular and widespread that it has become the label of an entire community. This community believes that extraterrestrials are visiting Earth. From my perspective, whenever the phrase UFO is used, it pertains to people who have seen something strange in the sky and aren’t able to identify it and then become believers in alien visitations. However, this perspective is a bit biased because whenever I come across people who tell stories about UFO’s, they are also believers in aliens.
But to be honest, I once saw a UFO myself. I saw it when I was still living in the house I grew up in. I can’t remember exactly why, but I was out walking down my street when I saw it. As I was making my way down the street, I got a glimpse of something in the sky before it went behind a house. Since I only got a glimpse of the object, I wasn’t able to immediately identify what it was. 
However, after some time had gone by, accompanied by some critical thinking, I was able to conclude that what I saw was the tail section of a private plane that was flying in the area. What helped me reach this conclusion was the fact that I noticed other private planes flying around before I saw it.
It’s important to note what I mean by UFO. What UFO stands for is “Unidentified Flying Object.” If you see something moving in the sky that you cannot identify, then it is a UFO. This is the basic meaning of the phrase. And when I use the phrase UFO here in this essay, as well as generally, I’m using it in this basic meaning: it’s an Unidentified Flying Object. However, when other people use the phrase, UFO stands for a visiting alien spacecraft. But that’s not what it means. It’s a flying object that you cannot identify. That’s it, and nothing more. It’s important not to read anything more into it than that. But because humanity is a pattern seeking creature, we want to give greater meaning to things then they really deserve.
What inspired me to write this entry was because I saw two red dots flying in the night sky last night while I was sitting in the hot tub at my current residence. As I was sitting there, staring at them, I was interested. But after about a seconds thought, I realized that they were nothing more than private planes of terrestrial origin. I noticed a lot of private planes, as well as a few helicopters, flying around the area, so I was able to quickly conclude that those little red dots must have been private planes. And what allowed me to reach such a conclusion so quickly was the fact that I had a continuing, uninterrupted view of the objects. And once I figured out what the objects were, I no longer cared what they were because I was able to figure them out.
Its’ been awhile since I posted anything here on WordPress. This is because I was attacked on March 30th of this year by a punk ass little bitch. As a result, it put a major kink in my desire to write, which I haven’t completely gotten over yet. I tried to start writing again not too long ago, but it didn’t stick, though I hope this will change. In addition to hindering my desire to write, the attack caused me to lose a lot of intellectual property. This is because my flashdrive that I had on a lanyard around my neck broke off and I couldn’t find it after the attack. And on top of that, I didn’t backup the information that I had on it, and I did a lot of work, not only to my second novel, but to supplemental information for some of my other stories. The supplemental information consisted of world building for my first manuscript about the New World Power as well as world building for another manuscript that I’ve been kicking around in my head but haven’t really sat down to write yet. What I did write down was also lost that night. With the supplemental information for my first manuscript, I’ve already started posting the material on WordPress before the attack, as seen with the Xerek Files 1 through 3. I had other information ready to go, but I wanted to wait about a week or two before posting, causing it to be lost. But what got me to write this note, and hopefully encourage me to write some more, is a dumb fuck who almost ran me over with his car while I was walking home today from work. That post should be coming shortly and classified under the “Essays of Misanthropy” category. In addition to this, I’ll be posting my first manuscript on here as well. I haven’t been having any luck getting an agent so far, and I don’t want to sit on my story any longer. Its set a few years ago and the more time that goes by, the more I think it could hurt my story. And besides, it might also snag the eye of someone in the business and allow me to actually make some fucking money off of it.
One of the greatest wrongs that can be done is to punish someone without cause. This type of action is unwarranted and uncalled for because there is no basis for engaging in such an action. However, this is exactly what happened with Cain, the first born son of Adam and Eve. How was he supposed to know how to properly perform a sacrifice to God? No precedent was established and there was no instruction given on the proper way to perform this ritual. This was the first time that it was ever done. How was Cain supposed to know? It isn’t right to punish someone for their ignorance where such ignorance was through no fault of their own. But that is what happened to Cain.
The rationale behind punishing Cain was because he failed to sacrifice the best of his crop before God. But all that occurred in regards to instruction was for Cain to bring a part of his crop whereas Abel was to bring a part of his flock to the altar, nothing more. This was the first time this ritual was ever performed, so how were they to know what the proper etiquette was when engaging in such a situation? The individuals engaging in the ritual need to receive proper instruction on how to conduct themselves in such a matter. Otherwise, the ritual being performed would not be done properly and it would not satisfy the requirements that are expected of it. And if such a matter were to occur, it’s the fault of the teacher, not the student, for whatever failings are to occur.
That is what happened with Cain. He was punished for not knowing how to perform the ritual sacrifice properly. It was not his fault for receiving inadequate instructions on the proper way to conduct the ritual. And the fallout to come due to the actions of Cain also lie at the feet of those who failed to teach him. But the reason why such a woeful lack of instruction was given was to set him up in order for him to take a fall. And why? Because a moral lesson needed to be taught and he was the sacrificial lamb so that others might benefit. So Cain was thrust into this situation and was made into a villain for simply being a victim.
Cain was a simple farmer trying to tend his crops and his brother Abel a shepherd boy when they were called forth to perform this sacrifice. Called forth to provide a part of what they were assigned to do, Cain brought his crops and made his sacrifice. From there, Abel brought fourth his flock and made his sacrifice. Once completed, God gave favor to Abel but not to Cain. When asked about this matter, it was stated that Abel was rewarded because he sacrificed the best of his animals before God whereas Cain did not present the best of his crop.
As natural as rain falling from the sky, Cain became both confused and angered by this response. Such a reaction is to be expected in this matter for Cain is a human being. Any other reaction to such a situation would indicate that Cain would have an underlying mental or emotional problem. He was wronged and punished unjustly, so it was natural for Cain to become angry and jealous over this matter for he was well within his rights to do so. He was forced to fail through no fault of his own. And he was forced to witness the fact that his younger brother was chosen as a favored child of God.
After garnering his emotions, Cain thought the situation through. And being no fool, Cain learned his lesson. God wants sacrifices of the best that one has to offer, and what is more valuable than family? So with his second sacrifice, Cain will offer the best that he can provide, and with how valuable this second sacrifice will be, he’ll hope that it will make up for his previous shortcoming in the previous sacrifice. But once again, no one instructed him in any form of lesson. He had to learn on his own. But with this lesson, he had to learn the moral repercussions of killing another human being. Once again, no precedent or instruction was provided on this matter. So with his tools, Cain provided the best thing he had available to sacrifice and presented the body of his brother upon the Alter of God, hoping that God will look upon him with favor. Poor Cain.
Humanity is by its very nature story tellers. And throughout its history, humanity has developed stories and legends meant to help explain the events and situations that they saw occurring in the world around them. Through this story telling, humanity has developed monsters and other such creatures to explain the evils that they saw occurring around them. From acts of nature to humanities inhumanity to itself, monsters helped to explain why such things occur. What monsters embody is the fear of the unknown, things of the dark, and the worst parts of human nature. And regardless of what form they take, monsters are a cross-cultural phenomenon found in every society on Earth and will span the breath of time. Even though the details will vary from culture to culture, the over arching principle still remains; that monsters exist.
Because of this shared cultural experience, the average person will have a general idea of what a monster is. However, when it comes to the specifics, the average person won’t be able to identify exactly what a monster is. This is because they haven’t spent the time to delve deeper into the matter and analyze exactly what a monster is or what traits or attributes that are found in every one of them. And to be honest, why should they? The average person doesn’t need to understand the physiological effects of snake venom to understand that a snake bite is dangerous. The same principle applies to monsters. All that they know is that they can identify a monster when they see one. But as someone who is interested in the subject, I have spent some time analyzing the matter and gave it some thought. Through this analysis, I developed a list of three common, overarching attributes found in every monster. These attributes are 1) superior strength, 2) superior resistance to attack, and 3) evil intent and resolve.
Superior strength is the attribute that allows a monster to overpower its opponent so that it can achieve its goal. What this means is that the average human being cannot match the monster in physical competition. Even though this attribute can take many forms, it typically manifests itself through physical strength that is above and beyond that of the average human being. This means that the average human being must rely upon a hero to protect them or upon their wits in order to outsmart the monster in question. Otherwise, the subject of the monster’s terror will continue to remain in a state of fear.
Superior resistance to attack is the attribute that makes it very hard for someone to injure or hurt the monster when a move is made against it. When an attack is made against the monster, it is either easily deflected, is absorbed by the monster, doing little to no damage to it, or the person in question is so badly frightened that the person is unable to attack the monster in the first place. This in turn allows the monster to continue upon its course and do as it pleases. From there, the subject of the monster’s terror remains in a continued state of peril. The only way for the monster to be hurt is if excessive amounts of damage is done to it or is somehow outsmarted during battle. Until then, it will not be stopped.
Evil intent and resolve is the attribute that represents the purpose and motivation of the monster. It actively wants to do harm and install fear in others for no other purpose than doing harm and installing fear in others. The actions that the monster takes, as well as its very presence, threatens the safety and harmony of whatever is subject to its terror. The whole idea that surrounds the very concept of evil is a value judgment and will vary from culture to culture, even from person to person. But since a story is told for a given culture, it will fit perfectly for what that culture determines as evil. But regardless of what values a particular culture holds, evil is the violation of those values, regardless of if that violation is intentional or not. With the very nature of monsters, they have an innate understanding of these cultural values and judgments and will do what it can to intentionally violate them. What this means is that the monsters values are in direct opposition to that of societies. Because of this, it threatens the very fabric of the culture, making the monster something that needs to be stopped. Otherwise, if it goes unchecked, the monster will eventually destroy society itself.
