{"id":210555,"date":"2021-07-22T04:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-22T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/?p=210555"},"modified":"2021-07-22T04:18:03","modified_gmt":"2021-07-22T11:18:03","slug":"science-fiction-or-strange-experience-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanretirementadvisors.com\/science-fiction-or-strange-experience-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Fiction or Strange Experience ? &#8211; 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.4&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>As we have lived our lives and crossed pathways with numerous people and places, we\u2019ve all had a strange experience or two along the way. How you reacted, who you were with, and where it happened, makes you&#8230;<strong>you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>When we all think about these experiences, you must wonder, was it a DeJa\u2019Vu moment? An incident that you\u2019ve had this encounter with someone before, or it seemed you had been someplace before? Or maybe it was something else that was just a weird occurrence or otherworldly ghost? Or\u2026could it have simply just been your imagination?<\/p>\n<p>As a 10-year-old growing up in the late \u201950s and \u201960s, everything was about atomics. Atom bombs, drills at school (yeah, right! Like hiding under your wooden school desk was going to save you from an atom bomb explosion!), and of course, the increase in Hollywood movies and TV programs<br \/>dealing with science fiction.<\/p>\n<p>You might remember movies such as \u201cThe Blob,\u201d \u201cThem,\u201d The Day the Earth Stood Still,\u201d Forbidden Planet,\u201d \u201cEarth VS Flying Saucers,\u201d and of course \u201cWar of the Worlds.\u201d And if you really liked science fiction as a kid, you were reading Robert Heinlein\u2019s books such as \u201cRed Planet,\u201d \u201cStarship<br \/>Trooper,\u201d \u201cHave Space Suit Will Travel,\u201d or \u201cSpace Cadet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With those references in mind, I had one of my own experiences. As our family was coming home from church one night, it was dark and moonless. We lived in the country so, there was no city light pollution glow. It was just plain, old, dark.<\/p>\n<p>I had been reading one of the aforementioned science fiction books earlier in the day, and of course, my 10-year-old active imagination was primed. As I got out of the car and looked up at the night sky, I noticed blinking lights and exclaimed to my brothers, \u201cOh my God! Spaceships! Look!\u201d My older<br \/>brother brought me back to reality with a simple, \u201cDavid, it\u2019s lighting bugs!\u201d Naturally, we all had a good laugh, albeit at my expense.<\/p>\n<p>So, what was your strange experience? I bet you can recall without much prompting. I\u2019ve had several during my years. You\u2019ll remember who was with you, where it happened, and all the details. 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