They Saw Beauty and Then They Knew Truth

He had decided to stay on earth. He knew the consequences of leaving earth behind. He told them to put him and his double in the pyramid. The bird Venusians would never leave a known rebel behind. His double was with the birdmen now. They probably knew of their mistake. He walked out of the pyramid reborn. People bowed before him. They followed his commands. He told them all of what needed to be done to ensure immortality. They thought each and every one of them could live forever. Their souls could. As a people they could go on. He never promised immortality to them as such. But the people believed, had seen with their own eyes. Had watched the granite blocks rise up in the air and settle down as if some attracting beam from the Enterprise was doing the building, yet all they saw was the hand of a man guiding each block into position. Soon, none of these people would be around. The man knew that. He knew it was too late to save them all. He knew that the day would come when people would look at the pyramids in awe and with reverent wonder again, wonder who had built them. At least there would be some reverent wonder and that was a step in the right direction he thought.