104 DATE WITH THE GODS
"When scientists on your planet finally recognize the
existence of this force, they11 give it a name. But what
science believes or doesn't believe isn't what concerns
us. We're concerned with the function of this Force and
the role it plays in the universe. Once you see it and
sense it, you won't care whether anyone believes you or
not. Something funny happens. You're only too happy
to enjoy it selfishly."
"Can you draw a picture of this Third Force, too?"
"It's a combination of two elements, two energies.
Let's call one ananas, the other anionites. I got those
names from a book published in Spanish here in your
world. Someone we respect very much wrote it, a
Mexican author, Rodolfo Benavides. The name of the
book is En La Noche De Los Tiempos, which means 'In the
Night of Time.'"
"I've never heard of it."
"That doesn't surprise me. These elements are still
unknown to most scientists in your world. However, the
na mes used in this book are the same given to these
elements in other parts of this solar system: the Sun,
Neptune, Mars, Venus and many other places where
they are known and referred to in universal language."
"Are you saying there's intelligent life on the sun?"
"Yes, sir."
"You're joking."
"No, I'm not, but let's not get off the subject; we'll
discuss that later. This third element of the atom, found
in the space between the protons and electrons of the
atom, is intelligent energy.
"Now, look," she said, drawing a few circumferences
on my pad, "It'll be easier if you make an imaginary
comparison of the atom to our planetary system. The'P'
will be the sun and the 'E' a planet.
"Some scientists already suspect this force exists.