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Authors: Linda Kay Silva
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think men and women of the Wild West ever believed we could walk on the moon?”
I shook my head.
“And what about the idea of reattaching limbs, or transplanting organs? Don’t you think there was a time when the majority of people thought these were merely fantastical ideas?”
I nodded.
“And what about computers? Television? Radio? The Internet? Those used to be beyond the scope of man’s ability, yet here they are. We can drive, fly, do microscopic surgery and even clone creatures now, but these things were once considered impossibilities.”
I nodded, watching another ’gator slip into the water. “But they weren’t impossible.”
“Indeed, because they all happened. Now, we have pills that can keep us from getting pregnant, we can travel at the speed of sound, and even some blindness can be cured. But isn’t it funny that with all humankind can accept and do, it still does not believe in the power of the human mind that created all of this.” Melika pushed her hat back as I used the pole against a nearby bank. “Humans use less than ten percent of their brain. Apparently, this is a fact. What, then, is the other ninety percent used for? Filler? Clearly, it’s used for something, but science hasn’t figured it out yet.”
My eyes grew wide as I realized where she was going with this. “You’re saying—”
“I’m saying that just because society does not believe a thing exists does not mean it doesn’t. Before science came along to tell us what to believe and not believe, people believed in the possibilities of witchcraft, of alchemy, of Merlin’s power and the mental capabilities of the pagans. But science came along, Christianity grew powerful and soon, what couldn’t be explained or proven became an impossibility . Those of us with supernatural powers were forced underground by the fear of being hunted and destroyed. People like you and me lived in fear of being found out. We are one such impossibility.”
I nodded. “I get it.”
“Don’t you find it interesting how many insane people who are locked up say they hear voices? The belief is that only crazies hear voices. According to modern man and science, these voices must come from within that person. Because it is impossible for science to prove that we can do what we do, we’ve labeled those who actually can hear voices insane .”
“But it is possible. We’re proof of that.”
“Oh, dear girl, only a small number of us know how very possible it is. It’s funny; science tells us animals communicate in any number of ways we can’t. But we can only talk? Why, if we’re so damn smart, can’t we communicate much in the same way dolphins can?”
“Because we can?”
Melika nodded. “Exactly. And we always have been able to. It’s possible, once we started using language, we actually devolved away from telepathic communication like the rest of the animal kingdom. But not all of us. Just as there are still some white Bengal tigers left in the world, there are those of us who can do what the rest cannot.”
“We’re the supernaturals.”
Melika nodded. “Yes, we are. We are the living, breathing impossibilities of our time.” She patted my leg. “Since we are the impossibilities of this age, and if it was ever proven that we truly existed, we would all be forced back into hiding. Do you know why?”
I shook my head.
“Because we would be reduced to lab rats. Scientists would use us to see how to duplicate or replicate our gifts. We would become a giant human guinea pig.”
I was beginning to get it. “Because the government would want to exploit us.”
Melika grinned slightly. “Absolutely. Think what it would do for a president to be able to have an aide who could read the minds of everyone in the room.”
My stomach lurched at the thought. “We would never be free.”
“Never. If governments could tap into what we have, they would do it regardless of what it would mean to our personal freedom. Think
I shook my head.
“And what about the idea of reattaching limbs, or transplanting organs? Don’t you think there was a time when the majority of people thought these were merely fantastical ideas?”
I nodded.
“And what about computers? Television? Radio? The Internet? Those used to be beyond the scope of man’s ability, yet here they are. We can drive, fly, do microscopic surgery and even clone creatures now, but these things were once considered impossibilities.”
I nodded, watching another ’gator slip into the water. “But they weren’t impossible.”
“Indeed, because they all happened. Now, we have pills that can keep us from getting pregnant, we can travel at the speed of sound, and even some blindness can be cured. But isn’t it funny that with all humankind can accept and do, it still does not believe in the power of the human mind that created all of this.” Melika pushed her hat back as I used the pole against a nearby bank. “Humans use less than ten percent of their brain. Apparently, this is a fact. What, then, is the other ninety percent used for? Filler? Clearly, it’s used for something, but science hasn’t figured it out yet.”
My eyes grew wide as I realized where she was going with this. “You’re saying—”
“I’m saying that just because society does not believe a thing exists does not mean it doesn’t. Before science came along to tell us what to believe and not believe, people believed in the possibilities of witchcraft, of alchemy, of Merlin’s power and the mental capabilities of the pagans. But science came along, Christianity grew powerful and soon, what couldn’t be explained or proven became an impossibility . Those of us with supernatural powers were forced underground by the fear of being hunted and destroyed. People like you and me lived in fear of being found out. We are one such impossibility.”
I nodded. “I get it.”
“Don’t you find it interesting how many insane people who are locked up say they hear voices? The belief is that only crazies hear voices. According to modern man and science, these voices must come from within that person. Because it is impossible for science to prove that we can do what we do, we’ve labeled those who actually can hear voices insane .”
“But it is possible. We’re proof of that.”
“Oh, dear girl, only a small number of us know how very possible it is. It’s funny; science tells us animals communicate in any number of ways we can’t. But we can only talk? Why, if we’re so damn smart, can’t we communicate much in the same way dolphins can?”
“Because we can?”
Melika nodded. “Exactly. And we always have been able to. It’s possible, once we started using language, we actually devolved away from telepathic communication like the rest of the animal kingdom. But not all of us. Just as there are still some white Bengal tigers left in the world, there are those of us who can do what the rest cannot.”
“We’re the supernaturals.”
Melika nodded. “Yes, we are. We are the living, breathing impossibilities of our time.” She patted my leg. “Since we are the impossibilities of this age, and if it was ever proven that we truly existed, we would all be forced back into hiding. Do you know why?”
I shook my head.
“Because we would be reduced to lab rats. Scientists would use us to see how to duplicate or replicate our gifts. We would become a giant human guinea pig.”
I was beginning to get it. “Because the government would want to exploit us.”
Melika grinned slightly. “Absolutely. Think what it would do for a president to be able to have an aide who could read the minds of everyone in the room.”
My stomach lurched at the thought. “We would never be free.”
“Never. If governments could tap into what we have, they would do it regardless of what it would mean to our personal freedom. Think
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