OUR CHOICE (2)

Little was known about the planet’s intelligent life forms except for the puzzling reality that the entire population was separated into four distinctive skin colors of Green, Blue, Purple, and a Pink skin that was striped with colors of yellow and magenta. Earth scientists labeled the population on the newly discovered planet as inhabs.

Albert had been provided with two forms of unique technology that would permit him to observe the planet’s life forms without being observed. The first device enabled him to observe and even listen in on the creature’s interactions, almost as if he were inside the room. The second device, almost more unbelievable, allowed him to comprehend their group biographies and observe their political decision-making as they chose how to relate to each other as four distinct groups.

He quickly grasped the events that had led them to their current condition. Apparently, several hundred years earlier, the Pink inhabs had discovered a vast continent on their planet filled with numerous provisions of precious minerals and rich soil capable of producing abundant crops. Scattered across this vast landscape were some purple residents who lived in small villages and basically lived off the land, hunting some animals and gathering wild fruit that grew in abundance. At first the pink inhabs had tried to use the purple residents as cheap labor but they resisted. They had too much pride and a sense of independence as the original inhabitants.

On another side of the planet were some Green inhabs. The Green inhabs were not by nature inclined towards military confrontation. However, the more powerful among them were afflicted by greed and found it quite profitable to gather up some of their weaker neighbors and sell them to the purple sea-merchants.

The purple sea merchants found a ready market among the Pink residents who were willing to buy the green inhabs as cheap labor to exploit their new land’s wealth. However, there was a question to be resolved. It seems that many of the pink residents practiced a faith that had emerged out of a small nation called Ezion and was transformed into a movement they called Krisumons. They had been so enthusiastic about convincing others about their faith that they multiplied and did transcend many of the barriers of separation.

However, in addition to their Krisomite faith, they were influenced by the God Mammon. They saw the great economic benefit in purchasing the Green inhabs cheaply and since they were purchased as property, the only expense was to feed and shelter them.