Describe your life in an alternate universe.

The universe is so vast—

Surely, we’re not the only ones out here.

If one day, aliens really did arrive, not with lightspeed missiles, but quietly, through telepathy—

I imagine they wouldn’t start by asking about our technology.

They’d probably ask how we live. Maybe they’d wonder:

“Who are you?

Where do you live?

What do you believe in?”

I’d answer like this:

“I live on Earth, in a small place surrounded by ocean.

From a cosmic perspective, it’s tiny, but to me, life here is convenient—livable.

Though to be honest, our current leaders aren’t doing such a great job…

But I guess humans mess things up sometimes.”

“I’m just a small part of this place, not someone important—just trying to get through life.

Sometimes it goes well, sometimes it’s a struggle, but at least I’m still here.”

“I do have faith—though I’m not particularly devout.

It’s always been there in my heart, like a faint light that never quite goes out.

I believe the universe, in some way or another, holds similar things everywhere—

a desire to become better, an acceptance of our smallness, and the choice to keep going anyway.”

If they could understand all that,

maybe they’d ask:

“What good have you done?

And what bad?”

That would be a bit awkward… but I’d try to be honest:

“I’ve helped a few strangers, stayed with friends through hard times, and tried to turn some of my pain into words—maybe those words comforted someone out there.”

“But I’ve also made mistakes.

I’ve said hurtful things, avoided responsibility, and sometimes cursed systems I felt powerless to change.

I’m not a bad person, but I’m still learning how to be a better one.”

If they just looked at me in silence then—I’d probably give a slightly awkward laugh, and somewhere in the back of my mind, this quiet thought would surface:

Could they be… gods?😅😅😅