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[Alexandr Korol]

Maybe you should consider working too — because otherwise you might not finish your education and end up living on the street.” That’s wise communication. And aliens, they communicate this way. Why would an alien, who is a thousand times more intelligent than a human, talk about trivialities? An alien is pursuing a specific goal — one that may be just as important for you as it is for the alien. I’m not talking about the alien seeking some sort of gain from you. No, believe me, an alien has nothing to gain from you. And this alien wants to guide you, let’s say, through the thickets and onto the right path. If he tells you something like “everything will be fine, just don’t give up, but you’ll have to study for ten years,” you won’t like that. Do you know why? Because just one phrase — that you have to study for ten years — can scare you, because psychologically, as a human being, you’re weak. And so this alien says, “Listen, give it a year — hold yourself together, stay out of trouble, study. In a year, everything will be fine.” And you, being a naive human, believe it, you do all that, the year passes. And the alien says, “Well done! Look at you — you’re in control now, healthy, handsome, doing sports, eating right, you’ve achieved so much — but there’s more.” And the person says, “What do you mean, more? You said a year.” “Well, you understand, it was a year. But you know life isn’t that simple. Life is long. Did you really think you’d understand the whole world in one year? Just look at how many discoveries you’ve already made. But don’t you want to go even higher, get even better, stronger?” And the person says, “Of course I do.” “Well then imagine who you’ll become and what you’ll achieve in another year. Do you really want to throw all this away now and fall back into bad habits?” the alien asks. And the person replies, “No, of course not. A year — okay, another year. And then what?” The alien says, “Then everything. Everything you want.” And the person says, “Alright.” And naturally, this person starts working even harder, studying even more, learning more about responsibility, punctuality, patience. Learning a lot. Every person is shaped by this life. Every person is shaped by this life. And so a year passes, then a second, then a third, then a fourth, and by the fifth year, this person says to the alien, “That’s it, I can’t do it anymore. I’m really tired, to hell with it all. Honestly, I don’t want to do anything anymore. I just want to go to the countryside, fish, and do nothing.” And the alien replies, “But understand, you’re almost at your goal. It’s just a tough time right now, you see, the pandemic, this and that. Just wait until it’s over. This is actually more time for you to study