Humans ability to imagine specific things is limited based on our level of exposure. The world of our imagination is created by things we have been exposed to virtually, either through movies, graphics or things we witness in reality, having experience such things allow us to imagine things that is beyond our present reality. For our imagination to form, it needs some specific basis to come to life, visuals extracted from numerous compounded experience.
A human can't think or dream beyond our level of understanding, a human can't dream or wish beyond what we have seen or witnessed. There are specific things that we get exposed to in our lifetime and instantly our life changes for the worst or the better depending on how capable we are in handling the situation.
As we grow older in age and knowledge, there are things we will discover that will transform us into something that is unexpected or influence our life and everything around us. That is how powerful some discoveries can be, the bigger it is, the greater the influence that comes with it.
Speaking of unthinkable discovery, what if I were to discover a spaceship in my backyard while digging through the ground, what will be my reaction? Logically, I'm into farming, so I'm bound to discover something someday but imagining that the discovery would be a spaceship that has been buried for thousands of years, is something that never crossed my mind.
I once read an article about a Fisherman that discovered a golden lobster, somehow the information got on social media, the rate at which private collectors and governmental agencies quickly swamped in to take possession of the Fisherman discovery was alarming. I'm sure the Fisherman must have thought this is a chance for him to acquire wealth by selling it to the highest bidder but in the end the Fisherman got nothing because at the end, the law of a country have a way of claiming possession of rare items regardless of who discovers it.
That is just a lobster with rare colour mutation that allows it to look golden, now imagine if it was a spaceship. The world has been in search of other life forces in other planet, the moment I discover a spaceship means for sure that the existence of aliens is no longer a theory or a myth and for a spaceship to have survived other the ground for thousands of years hidden from the sight of humans for that long, shows how rare the elements used in making the spaceship will be.
Discoveries like this is a global issue, every country will want to have their hands on it, one thing about a country is that, they will always want something that will give them an edge over other countries, like a tool for international recognition and bargaining. For a single person like me to discover that kind of tech, I already know I'm in trouble because the kind of attention and questions it will attract is something I'm not prepared for.
My face, my name and property will be on every newspaper and broadcasted across the globe. The most scary part of it is that, the moment I discover such a thing, I wouldn't know what I have discovered because there is no way my imagination would go there. I will think it is probably a piece of metal and the more I dig, the more wild my imagination goes. To dig up something that huge, I will need extra hands and from there words will sure get out, in a world where information is expensive, every media and media influencer would want to be the first to disseminate the story of a farmer that discovers a spaceship.
Before coming up with any weird ideas, like donating it to the museum or selling it off to the highest bidder, I will first contact my lawyer to know where I stand legally, just to be sure if there isn't any legal strings or stunts the government could pull not only to take my discovery but to also hijack the property the spaceship was found.
Naturally, when government agencies and private collectors starts pouring in, they will all come with their personal forensics team and if there is one thing I have learnt about these guys is that, it is never just about the item found but the environment in which it was found.
To discover how long the spaceship has spent on earth or if there is any connection with where it was found and where it came from, the land where it was founded will be subjected to research for a long time and they will definitely keep everyone out of the environment, including me the owner of the farm, the best they would is to pay me some compensation for taking possession of my farm. In other to prepare for something like this, I will first contact my lawyer to discuss legal strategies to make the best out of my new found discovery.
It is based on my lawyers legal counseling that would now determine the action I will take, either selling it off or donating it to the museum. Because selling such a thing that can be considered a national treasure can attract serious lawsuits. There is no how digging out a spaceship underneath the soil wouldn't get to the hears of the government because it will create a massive hole in the ground and this is the kind of battles environmentalist like getting involved in.
And also donating such a thing to the museum without thinking it through properly, the discovery might not end up staying my country's museum, knowing how gigantic this discovery is, nations will fight themselves to get a piece of it, knowing my countries level of mediocrity, it is only a matter of time the discovery is used to bargain for something and end up in other countries.
In both situations, it will surely attract attention to my property, before I think of ways to use the spaceship for any gain, I must first come up with something solid with my lawyer to protect my property, then my discovery. This legal preparation would have occurred the moment I dig up the spaceship enough to know that it is a spaceship. After I have prepared a solid legal strategy, I can proceed to digging out the entire spaceship and when news gets out, I will be better prepared for whatever is to come.
This write-up was inspired by week 36 episode 1 - SciFi multiverse titled "Discover a spaceship" in SciFi multiverse community.
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