My First Meeting with Rama 37"Yes," I said, "I remember not too long ago, there was
something on television about ancient astronauts. At
least I heard something to that effect. It's hard to make a
point of seeing these things when one doesn't even
imagine flying saucers exist. And there's a book by some
German guy ... about the 'Gods."'
"'Chariot of the Gods,' by Erich Von Daniken," Rama
quickly interjected.
"Yeah, that's it. There's even a movie about it."
"When you see a copy of the book, I suggest you read
it. It'll convince you of the existence of UFOs."
''I'm convinced now."
"No, you're not. Not completely. You still have
doubts, even after seeing them yourself. But Von
Daniken makes it easy to grasp the concept without
problems."
"Well, now I'm anxious to get a hold of this book."
"If you're really interested, I could give you a long list
of literature of the subject. Actually a lot is being
published in newspapers, magazines, books, on it."
"You mean I could go to my local library and study
ufology as it is connected with holy scriptures, tradition
and legend?"
''I'd say, yes, you definitely could."
"Why aren't these works given publicity and media
exposure, then? That would make it common knowl
edge throughout the world."
Looking �t me with a somewhat sad expression on her
face, she said, ''I'll answer that question later."
"Later?"
"Yes, later. I don't think you're ready for it now."
"Listen," I exploded, "what's with all this, 'I'll tell you
later,' 'stick around,' 'i f I think you're open enough to
handle it,' 'we'll get to that.' Rama, if you know some
thing I don't why don't you just level with me now? I
consider myself to be an educated individual with the