I have always suspected that broccoli-eaters are descendants from extraterrestrials. The consumption of the little trees, brought to Earth as part of an unknown miniature planet experiment, is a mysterious delight reserved for the highly intellectual beings regarded as the broccolians. Hair loss might be another indicative of E.T.’s heritage. In this case, the scientists involved in planet X-pos‚’s study discovered an irreparable error in their experiment only after it was too late. They were amazed when they found that some 30 years after posing as humans, the specimens they have implanted among planet Earth natives seemed to begin a transition to their true alien aspect. They were startled when they understood the impossibility of retiring these individuals whose aspect had caused an unsuspected effect on some of the planet’s native females libido. In that sense, Independence Day gave us a partial truth. They are among us, but for a far longer time than what I.D.’s writers claimed. On the other hand, we find many persons that could be easily classified as monkey-descendants. Here, we could include the ones that won’t smile back at you on a shiny Saturday morning. We find also some representatives of this species among department stores cashiers and public service workers in which the sense of true service is an alien feature they have no clue about. The fast-paced life of big cities has attracted many monkey descendants. Seemingly, the steel jungle reminds them of their heritage. Among these, we can include the guy that honks wildly when you decide you want to enjoy the view instead of rushing your way through the highway. We may also mention those aliens who have forgotten what signal lights and pedestrian crossings are for. I bumped into irrefutable evidence of the existence of descendants from primates during a recent trip to Chicago. There’s no other way I could explain the reason why certain fastfood chain executives came up with the brilliant idea of bullet-proofing their establishment. In this place, your order is taken through a thick acrylic barrier while sad-looking employees try to work their way out of depression. Looking at the brighter side, I would say other people came definitely from angels, or maybe they are angels visiting us. I’m not talking about the miracles you see in “Unsolved Mysteries” – don’t tell me you’ve never watch the show. Some of the members of this class are those who are willing to give us a ride home even if it’s way far from their route. Maybe we could also categorize some members of our families as homo angelus, but only the ones that always give us support and are there when we most need them. Creationists and evolutionists shouldn’t be mutually exclusive. Most, probably, some of us were God-created while others came from the protein soup. I would propose a merger of these theories. The resulting statement could be that primates were created by God, and then evolution did the rest. Other theorists might well pose a more extreme approach to combining evolution where God was the one who created the life-spark mixture and then watched how random events have determined our successful path toward self destruction. Be it one way or the other, we are on planet Earth all together. That’s the point we shouldn’t miss. A short-sighted perspective always brings debate. Most wars are born from endless arguments where no understanding is lent to the others’ point of view. Although debate is healthy for our overworked brains, it must always be carried with a sense of respect for our opponents’ beliefs. The present world longs for some of the most admirable human values. I’m afraid these have become recessive. Honor and pride have mutated to a disgusting self-defense attitude. The signs we observe all around us should turn on these forgotten traits of humanity. God knows we could use some of his celebrated mutual understanding allele. Who knows? These traits may be activated only after a self-conscious exam of our behavior. There are some subjects in which we might never agree. Why not cling to the ones we can agree on? Let us not look at the differences between one another, but join our thoughts and actions in the achievement of common goals. After all, we are all in the same boat – haven’t you noticed the water starting to leak it?