Karthi asked with a pounding heart, "What is the condition?"
"You must allow me to enter into your consciousness."
"I do not understand."
"It's like installing new software in your computer."
"How to do it?"
"I will take care of it. But at the mental level, even if your opposition is small, I cannot enter in your mind. ”
The human mind is his personal property. Karthi wondered how he could bear to see the next person intrude on the things he thought intimately.
Immediately came the reply of the alien. “I can still know what you think. But your senses are not enough to understand what I am saying. For that you need extra skill. That's why I am asking your permission. If allowed, we would both be able to share our thoughts without this computer. ”
Karthi thought. Everything sounds like a magical story!
The response came immediately.
"This is not magic. Another natural law that you do not understand. Your Siddhars and Yogis knew this. There are still some acquaintances who know this. But what I'm going to install in you is, in your language, a much more advanced version. "
Karthi asked, "Why should we both talk like that?"
Quite frankly, it seemed as if the alien had thought a little as he asked without hesitation. Then came a counter question.
"Do you know that your earth is on the verge of destruction?"
The only thing that immediately came to Karthi's mind was nuclear weapons. All the major countries are loudly saying we will not use. But they are doing research on it. Why research for something that is not going to be used?
By the time he finished counting the alien's comment flashed on the laptop.
"The problem is not with nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are one of the possibilities for destruction. Yet you have to go deeper. That is why I have come to you. ”
Karthi asked, "Why does an alien care about the destruction of the earth?"
At this point the master could not help but appreciate Karthi. As far as he is concerned he has asked anything openly and without hesitation. 'Why should we both talk like that?' 'Why do you care about this?' When asked, those are the 'bright' questions. But the enemy knows him perfectly and has come ready for everything.
“You are making every effort to save some of the animals that are endangered. Why? Why should man regret the destruction of some animal? Why try to save and multiply them? ”
Karthi thought for a moment and then asked, “Well, why did you choose me in this? What can I do? ”
“Any society is made up of people who are endowed with knowledge and a good mind. Has grown. When there are no such people, it is destroyed when there are such people and they do not care about the public interest. When good people shirk responsibility, everything falls apart. ”
Karthi did not know what to say. Many times the response to the truth is silent.
The alien asked, "Do you allow me to enter your instincts now?"
Immediately Karthi said cautiously as there is always a problem in saying yes, no. "I need some time to think"
“Think. Come to an conclusion before the next new moon day. If you say yes I will be on this earth for a few months. If not I will go on the new moon day itself. I will not return. ”
"Why?"
“There is no point in dwelling on a perishing earth. If you agree, come back to this mountain on the next new moon day. If not, just report it on your laptop from home. Shall I leave? ”
The next moment the light that appeared for a second as a fireball seemed to disappear again and the big black bird began to fly. Karthi stared in amazement at the black bird leaving, then leaned down wearily after it disappeared into the darkness for a few seconds. Everything was like a dream, like an imagination.
In the following days Karthi could not come to an end. At first he had little difficulty in even digesting the fact that such an incident had taken place. He searched and read the evidence available so far about the Aliens. Nothing was like his experience. He memorized word for word everything the alien said. Thought over and over again. Should he allow the previously unknown force to inject some sort of 'software' into him? Will it stop there? Will he have complete freedom after that? Importantly can he be him? Nothing is guaranteed.
Mom and Dad often say that the time for his bad phase is approaching. Could it be that alien is bringing the bad phase?
The master thought that Karthi would have definitely escaped the danger if he had persevered in this thought and made the decision. But as fate would have it Karthi thought of many other things.
What is the meaning of life without seeing new experiences and new achievements? What pride is there in dying in fear of not living truly every moment without stretching the boundaries, and in living a stagnant life satisfied with yesterday’s achievements. How many people get in touch with an alien? Who will have the opportunity to see new dimensions through it. If you decide to go it cheap and risk the low bandwidth you are only fooling yourself. Wouldn’t it be a regret for missing out on a golden opportunity? What if death comes, as Parameswara Panicker predicted? What if he dies in an adventure attempt? All of them should die one day. It seemed best to die after seeing the new dimensions and new experiences.
When this idea was strengthened, his family and Harini were in his mind in opposition to it. It was their grief that made him think a lot. Uday is there for mom and dad. The days of mourning will be long but one day they will have the maturity to accept his death. If Uday gets married and has children, the grandchildren will definitely heal when they start a little. Karthi will slowly fade away from their memories. But Harini? He knows her. She will definitely not marry another person. Just as he could not make room in his mind for anyone other than her, so she could not make room for anyone other than him. He knows. He could not bear to live alone in the permanent emptiness of her life.
It was only after many deep thoughts that he decided to destroy, without strengthening his place in her mind. He behaved indifferently whenever she came home and pretended to be engaged in research. His heart was bleeding as he sat in the living room feeling her shame. But he did not hesitate to show that he was immersed in something without showing it. Fifteen minutes of indifference expected her to leave. She stayed longer because of the love she had for him. He felt ten times more pain than she felt every second.
After an hour, Karthi begain to think 'Please. Go away, Harini.’ But she stayed for another hour and he was heartbroken. As soon as she was gone he slammed the door and he cried all day.
Master felt sorry when he saw the scene reenacted in spite himself living a life free from love and worldly life.
"Oh Karthi, you have sacrificed your love for the enemy who betrayed you!"