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- af Lene Bang, 8. juni 2026 - in English below
Nu var der igen en af konerne i molboernes landsby, der var blevet med barn, selvom hun i forvejen havde seks børn. Normalt ville man have holdt en glædesfest, for at byde den nye sjæl velkommen, for molboernes fremtid afhang af, at de fik mange børn, som alle kunne få et godt liv i landsbyen, hvor de kunne nyde livet og tage sig af jorden, dyrene og hinanden. Molboerne vidste, at jorden var helt overdådig, der var rigeligt til alle. Hvis man planter nogle små frø i jorden, har man hurtigt rigeligt at spise, og hvor der er kærlighed, er der overflod på alle planer.
Men den uhyggelige dæmon, STATAN havde fortalt molboerne, at de skulle skamme sig over at få børn på grund af overbefolkning og lokket molboerne til at tro, at mange børn gav dårligere vejr, som den kaldte klimaet, og at der nok ikke ville være mad nok til dem alle sammen. Molboerne kunne ikke gennemskue ondskaben, de troede fejlagtigt, at STATAN ville dem det godt.
Enhver, der er ved sine fulde fem, må kunne forstå, at sådan en giftig tale er som at føre krig mod sig selv og begå kollektivt selvmord for hele landsbyen og fremtiden.
Men molboerne var forblændet af STATAN og hjernevaskede af hans ord, så de passede ekstra meget på ikke at få for mange børn, og i stedet for at glædes, begyndte man nu at tale om ”uheld”.
En dag landede der et rumskib ude på marken, og ud steg nogle mærkelige rumvæsner, som ikke lignede mennesker. Molboerne blev meget bange, for de havde aldrig før set hverken rumvæsner eller rumskibe, men rumvæsnerne kunne telepatere på molbosk, så man kunne forstå dem. De var venlige nok, og spurgte interesserede ind til forholdene i molboernes landsby.
”Vi leder efter intelligent liv her på jeres planet, som vi kan udveksle tanker med, så vi måske kan blive klogere. Hvad får I tiden til at gå med her?” spurgte rumvæsnernes leder telepatisk.
”Vi passer på ikke at få børn på grund af overbefolkningen og vejret, som STATAN kalder for klimaet, selvom vi godt kan se, at hele vores samfund bliver fattigere når vi ikke får nok børn”, svarede den modigste molbo.
De fremmede aliens gik skuffede ind i deres rumskib og drog videre i deres søgen efter intelligent liv i universet.
Lene Bang
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21. The Molbos, Overpopulation, and Aliens
Once again, one of the women in the Molbo village had become pregnant, even though she already had six children. Normally, they would have held a celebration to welcome the new soul, for the Molbo people’s future depended on having many children, all of whom could have a good life in the village, where they could enjoy life and care for the land, the animals, and one another. The Molbo people knew that the land was utterly bountiful; there was plenty for everyone. If you plant a few small seeds in the ground, you’ll soon have plenty to eat, and where there is love, there is abundance on every level.
But the sinister demon, STATAN, had told the Molbo people that they should be ashamed of having children because of overpopulation and tricked them into believing that many children caused worse weather—which it called the climate—and that there probably wouldn’t be enough food for all of them. The villagers could not see through the evil; they mistakenly believed that STATAN meant them well.
One day, a spaceship landed out in the field, and some strange aliens who didn’t look like humans stepped out. The Molbos were very frightened, because they had never before seen either aliens or spaceships, but the aliens could communicate telepathically in the Molbo language, so people could understand them. They were friendly enough and asked with interest about life in the Molbo village.
“We’re looking for intelligent life here on your planet that we can exchange thoughts with, so we might become wiser. ‘How do you pass the time here?’ the leader of the aliens asked telepathically.
"We’re careful not to have children because of overpopulation and the weather, which STATAN calls the climate, even though we can see that our whole society is getting poorer when we don’t have enough children," the bravest Molbo replied.
The alien visitors went back into their spaceship, disappointed, and continued on their search for intelligent life in the universe.
Lene Bang
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