The Most
Extraordinary Incident Ever!
I was reading a
book in the dining room when the printer started
to print. Strangely, my computer was in ANOTHER
room and I was the only person in the house. I
picked up the message which read:
"The oceans,
the insects, the planets and their orbits, the
light and the darkness, the air and the water, the
perfect flow of the universe, the life, how did it
all begin? By accident?"
I quickly went to check who was using my computer.
To my surprise, I found my cat playing on the
keyboard and just by hitting different keys of the
keyboard it produced this message! Unbelievable! I
came back to read the message again. It was in
plain human language and there was no chance that
a cat could have produced it. I have tried to
solve this riddle but to no avail, but I
remembered later that I was taught at school that
this whole universe itself is the result of an
accident, the Big Bang! The Big Bang was an
explosion that formed the earth, the sun and the
planets, and consequently the water, air and the
life. Yes it was an accident as said by the
scientists. Scientists also agree that every
single element in the nature has a purpose and
essential role in the smooth flow of the universe.
For example if one star leaves its orbit or if the
composition of the atmosphere changes slightly it
will not support the life as we know it.
But, if an
accident produced this perfect universe, why can't
I reward my cat as it became the first ever cat
that could WRITE (accidently though)? If my cat
can’t write one paragraph in an accident, how
can this faultless universe come out of an
accident when there was not even a cat on the
keyboard? How can I believe the scientists while I
cannot believe my own eyes?
By: Abdulqadir Diriye