Back From the Future

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Dr. Noah Gunner is a scientist who seeks for answers to questions still unsolved by science. He is a visionary. He dreamt of a free world where there is no sexists or racists, no plagues or scarcity, no death. Year 3030. The world as we know it is no more. Noah awakes from a deep sleep and noticed that he is in an unfamiliar room. Hi Mr. Gunner, a weird looking man dressed on what he deemed as a lab gown greets him. Hello, erm... Wouldn't you mind telling me why I am here? And why am I pinned on this bed? He only noticed that when he attempts to stand. There must be some miscalculations on the installation of your memory chip, Mr. Gunner. The man answered in a bland tone which reminds him of the voices of virtual assistants on sci-fi films. We can have that adjusted at your request. Now that you said that, I feel pain from the back of my head. Maybe we can proceed on your stuff later. He replied. Can I get off from this bed now? Noah ended. As you wish Mr. Gunner. The weird guy pressed a button and Noah was unpinned from the bed. Thank you Mr. ... You haven't tell me your name yet. They call all of my kin Doctor. Just Doctor. The man answered. It appeared to Noah that he is in a hospital and the weird guy he's talking to is some kind of an AI which is programmed to be a doctor. He went outside of the room, walked and amazed at what he saw. The wholeness of the building is so wide that the room he came from only looked like a grain of sand. Everything is colored white. He continued walking and noticed that many people in that

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A short allegory.

Transcript of Back From the Future

Dr. Noah Gunner is a scientist who seeks for answers to questions still unsolved by science. He is a visionary. He dreamt of a free world where there is no sexists or racists, no plagues or scarcity, no death.Year 3030. The world as we know it is no more. Noah awakes from a deep sleep and noticed that he is in an unfamiliar room.Hi Mr. Gunner, a weird looking man dressed on what he deemed as a lab gown greets him.Hello, erm... Wouldn't you mind telling me why I am here? And why am I pinned on this bed? He only noticed that when he attempts to stand.There must be some miscalculations on the installation of your memory chip, Mr. Gunner. The man answered in a bland tone which reminds him of the voices of virtual assistants on sci-fi films.We can have that adjusted at your request.Now that you said that, I feel pain from the back of my head. Maybe we can proceed on your stuff later. He replied.Can I get off from this bed now? Noah ended.As you wish Mr. Gunner. The weird guy pressed a button and Noah was unpinned from the bed.Thank you Mr. ... You haven't tell me your name yet.They call all of my kin Doctor. Just Doctor. The man answered.It appeared to Noah that he is in a hospital and the weird guy he's talking to is some kind of an AI which is programmed to be a doctor. He went outside of the room, walked and amazed at what he saw.The wholeness of the building is so wide that the room he came from only looked like a grain of sand. Everything is colored white. He continued walking and noticed that many people in that building looks like Doctor; dressed, moves, and speaks the same. The others are ladies of the same appearance which appeared to him as nurse aides. Few are like him that are dressed in plain yellow clothes which smells strange and kinda heavy.The hallway he's pacing ended in an open room. The inside of which looks like a supercomputer.Commencing face verification. A robot voice echoed throughout the room as he entered.Face verification complete. Finishing identification... The back of his head felt pain after the voice said those.Hi Mr. Noah Gunner. Welcome to the Memory Bank. This room is my actuality and you can call me Iris. He was stunned at how the virtual voice speaks and seems conversant.The doctor told me that my memory chip is having some lapses. Can you please tell me about this era? He is indeed clueless but also can't help but test at how intelligent this Iris can be.Noah learned that he was one of the fortunate few who have survived apparent apocalypse when an asteroid the size of the moon collide with the Earth head-on. His knowledge allowed him to be selected and kept inside life supporting capsules together with the planet's greatest men and women.Iris told him that he was one among the brains that built the Neo-Earth. A utopia where there is no death, famine, and everyone is equal. They filled the population slowly through cloning. Therefore things like gender, children, and family are no more. Education and memory are chips installed on the back of their heads. Fashion are clothes made from asbestos for it can last forever. Food comes in capsule or tubes. Life on Neo-Earth is only working and working is living.Thank you Iris. Tears ran down on Noah's face as he said that.Tears, are liquid secreted from the human eyes. Sign of strong emotion. Iris recommends you consult a doctor and have your chip reprogrammed Mr. Gunner.No, thanks. Noah replied.As Noah leave the Memory Bank, he realized that while he achieved his dreams, he lost his loved ones to the Apocalypse. It came to him that while man progresses with technology, things like family and love are left behind. Visions of his wife and son flashed in his mind and he felt excruciating pain from the back of his head.Dad? Dad wake up! Dad! Noah woke up to the voice of his son.You seemed to be having a bad dream honey. His wife said.Yeah, I had a nightmare actually. He replied and hugged his wife, then his son.He is Noah Gunner, a scientist. But also a loving husband, and a father. He dreamt of a perfect world to live in. But now, he's awake.#8/16/14