D4

It was the first time for Amy to enter the lab. She was fascinated by the showcase with the robots inside. There were three robots.

“What are these?” Amy asked.

“They were part of my project when I was working in NASA. We called it project RX.”

“Project RX?”

“Yes. We created these robots so that it can be used when we move to Mars.”

“Move to Mars? What do you mean?”

“Amy, we knew back then that this day would come, a nuclear and final world war. The earth as we knew it would be destroyed. Aside from the space stations and the underground world in Mars, we made these robots.”

“And you mentioned conversion earlier, what do you mean?”

“This is not going to be easy to understand. If you do not, it is ok.”

“Grandpa, do not worry. Tell me about it. All these years, you taught me to have an open mind.”

“OK.” Dr. Chang took a deep breath. Amy was raised in a Christian religion. He was not sure how well she would accept what he was about to tell her. “Amy, have you heard of reincarnation?”

“Yes, some friends were talking about it in school.”

“Good. We are all spirits having a human experience in this world. We come to this world different times to learn something. Most of the time, it is love and forgiveness. We travel from lifetime to lifetime as soul group. We designed the blueprint for our next life based on what we wanted to learn. Then we discuss it with the group. The group mates were willing to play different roles so that we can learn our lesson.” Dr. Chang paused and took a sip of water.