Adobe .pdf - Notes from An Alien

Anglana: This will be the most important of any of our gatherings.
Delva and Mura: ?
Anglana: Delva, you now have the opportunity to end your physical life in a way that will give
birth to Mura's child. This will be a gift of Akla.
Delva and Mura: ?!
Anglana: You now must discuss this between yourselves.
"Mother, I don't want you to end your life."
"Mura, dearest, I would only have mere months to live even if I refused this offer."
"Mother, I haven't told anyone yet but, if you have your heart set on this, you must know. I have
accepted Akla as the Prophet for this Age. I am an Aklan."
"I suspected as much and Anglana is extremely persuasive when it comes to such things."
"No, it wasn't Anglana pressuring me. Her mind-set is completely Aklan and she claims
communication with Akla Himself but I've done my own study, very careful study. I think the
most influential person was father. You know I've used Morna's recordings of him and I'm sure
you've sensed my slow approach to my own decision about faith and science."
"I haven't been mentally spying on you, Mura."
"I know that but you're my mother and, even without your abilities, you can read me."
"Yes..."
"Morna thinks I'm an idiot."
"Mura, I have never applied that word to your decisions."
"No, Morna, you're too well-mannered."
Mother and daughter shared a warm laugh.
Morna became busy with cross-correlations.
"Mura, this decision means you accept the motive power of the spiritual World in our physical
lives. That's something I've never been able to grasp."
"I think it's because your so intelligent."
"Yet, the Aklan belief is that intelligence is the prime gift of God."
"Yes, but it's also the spiritual attribute that includes free-will."
"So, I'm choosing to use a psychology derived from the material world to justify my lack of
belief in Akla's spiritual power?"
"Nice try."
"What?"
"You do believe in the spiritual realm. You just don't believe it has spiritual entities in it. It's just
a layer of morality surrounding all we do, somewhat like plasma."
"Now I'm convinced you're ready to be a mother."
"What?"
"We've spent countless hours together but we've never discussed spirituality in depth. It's
always been about what the Worlds' need. Yet there you are voicing my spiritual belief in words
that make even me understand it better."
"I guess your untiring efforts with me have rubbed off."
It was Morna's turn to offer a laugh. Rednaxela offered his explanation:
"My mother uses the same ability with me. I have yet to equal her insight."
Even Anglana shared her colorful water-spray of laughter.
Mura took hold of Delva's shoulders and said: "Mother, my beliefs are capable of comforting me
if you decide to let your body die but what would be your own comfort in death?"
"I'm very old, Mura, old enough to have lost the desire to struggle with the Worlds' problems.
My comforts in facing my death are the knowledge that it will give you a child, a form of my
immortality, as well as the comfort of knowing that you have more power than I to influence
others and your child will have even more. But, there is one thing that doesn't comfort me and
extending my life wouldn't supply that comfort. You and your child will still have to struggle, to
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