Aftermakingaroundofthiscaféwhichfusedthedecorofoldfashionedcharmandgracewiththatoftheme,Imaginationandherpanioivitymetinfrontoftherge,bright,squeakywindow.Creativitywasatalndathletic-lookingyoungman,muchlikeahandsomesungodApollo.Hewastalndstalwart,excludinganairofeye-dazzlingbrilliancelikethesun.HispanionImaginatioirelydifferent.Asidefromabeautifultenance,hercharacterwasgentle,seandalluringasthemoonlightandasbelovedbyall.Imaginationwassayingmusingly,
“Thefactthatsce,civilizationandteologyhaveprogressedtothepresentstageisreallyunbelievable.”Creativityfoldedhisarmsoverhischestandreplied,
“Notonlythat.Manisalsodevelopingameansoftransportationthatwouldehemtotravelintotheuniverse.ManyyearsagotheyhadalreadyhemootargetmustbeMars.Aftertheyhavevisitedallsinthesorsystem,theymayevengobeyondthatandadvaheremoteMilkyWaySystem.”
“Really”mutteredImagination.“Suchspeedisreallyunimagihinksceisprogressingtoofast.Manshouldstopandthinkwhatshouldbedo;ortoputitmorebluntlytheyshouldsiderwhetheritisworthwhiletopushforwardattheratetheyaredoingnow.”
“What?”excimedCreativity,“stop?That’simpossible.”Usinghistoindicatetheseoutsidethewindows,hesaid,“Lookatthepassingcarsoreets.Man’steologyandcivilizationarelikecarswithoutbrakes.Oheearteditwillop.Onlywhenthegasinitstankisallusedupwillitslowdownandstop.Sooncourse,theadvaofsdteologywillop.”
“That’sjustwhatIamworriedabout”saidImagination,brushingasideastrandofhairthathadfallentoherforehead.ShelookedatCreativityandsaid,“Man’sbehaviorislikethatalsonwhosquahemohimbyhisforefathersvishlywithoutrestraint.Theyarediggingandexcavatingeverywhere,uhingmineralsandothernaturalmaterials.TheseareGod’sgifttothepandshouldnotbeusedupsoheedlesslywithoutthoughttofuturegeions.Whatwouldhappeheyhadexcavatedeverything?ThatiswhyIsaymanshouldstopforamomenttorefledthinkthingsoverandthendecidehowthingsshouldbedo.”
“Whatshouldbedo…”mutteredCreativity.“Whatisyouropinionoftheep?”
“Thepathofthedevelopmentofhumancivilizationhasbeenhard,twistinganduheyshouldstopandlookbawhattheyhavegohrough.Lookattheecologicalbanceofournaturalenvironowandpareitwithwhatitwasbefore.Itispletelydifferentandbeynitionfromwhatwas.Ifmahewaytheyhavebeendoing,theresultwouldhardlybearthinking.SothatiswhyIthinkManshouldstoptoreflect,thinkthingsover,dosomehoselfintrospeanddecidewhateptotake.Humancivilizationhadgohroughatorturousanduhtogettowherewearetoday,soIfeelweshouldgobacktothetimebeforecivilizationbegan,tothatinalstartingpointandsiderandpnhowthedevelopmentofhumancivilizationshouldgo.”Creativity’seyeswerefullofdoubtandperplexity,hemurmured,
“Manshouldgobacktothetimebeforehumancivilizationbegan,tothatinalstartingpoint…Isn’tthatsaying…thatweshouldgobacktotheGardenofEden?ButmanhadbeendrivenoutoftheGardenbyJehovah,howwegoback?”Imaginationaivityaretwogeniiwhohideintheair.Theirversationarelikeairunigwithair,nooneelsehearorbeawareoftheirexistence.
Itwasalovelyearlyminspring.Thedawnfoghadyettofullyrecede,butinthergegardenluxurianttreesandbusheswerelushwithemeraldgreenleaves.Myriadsofcolorfunduniqueflowerswhichgrewonbothsidesofthewindinggardenpath,tossedtheirheadsinthelightspringbreezeasifvyingforattention.Amanandawomancouldbeseenstrollingdownthegardenpathughingandchattingandearerandheywerehedaytheywerecreated.Themansuddenlyughedheartilyandsaid,
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