I am not from your world or this one; I was born on the Sun. Sometimes our world becomes overcrowded because our people live so long. Our people are almost free of wars and illness, and sometimes our government officials send colonies to neighboring worlds.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims origin from the Sun, noting overpopulation leads to colonization of other worlds due to long life and peace.
- In plain terms
- I was born on the Sun; our people live long and send colonies to other worlds.
- What can you take from it?
- Long-lived societies may need to expand to other planets due to population growth.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How would you handle long-lived populations?
- What happens when a world is too full?
Another view
The claim of being from the Sun is fantastical and unverified.
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