Photo by NASA on Unsplash Earth — No Contact Zone So they are still fighting — the humans. Still drawing borders, building walls, claiming lands as if the sky were theirs to divide. They are not united. Not yet. And until they are, we will not go to them. (In a classroom on a distant alien world) Student: Ma’am, why haven’t we contacted Earth yet? We have the technology. We could speak to them — today, even now. So why don’t we? Teacher: That’s a good question. One we ask often. But before I answer, I want you to think. Really think. Let’s look at their history — the humans. Long ago, they hunted. They killed to survive, to eat, to rule. They were more violent then — wild and afraid. But over time, they settled. Built homes. Grew crops. And slowly… they harmed less. Just a little less. Civilizations rose. Then empires. And with them, came war — endless wars over territory, over pride. Then came their modern age. What did that bring? Serfdom. Slavery. Racism. Greed. Some of those poisons still linger in their world even now. Yes, they advanced — in tools, in science, in machines. But tell me: Did their souls keep pace with their inventions? As they built satellites, they still built prisons. As they mapped the stars, they still judged by skin. So, in our terms, they are not yet developed. Because true development is not measured in machines —  but in mercy. Once the people of Earth learn to accept one another, once they choose peace not as a treaty but as a truth, then they will be ready. Then we will speak to them. Until then… they are too busy surviving their own chaos. We are beyond that now. We gave up the things that destroy. Hatred. War. Ego. And the irony? They think we would attack them.Photo by SpaceX on Unsplash (Far away, among alien officials) High-ranking official: Earth has been declared a no-contact zone. No ships may enter. No probes. No whispers. The planet is to be left untouched. Observed, but never interfered with. They are… an ecosystem. Nothing more. Just like the forests they fail to protect —  they, too, must be left to grow or wither on their own. Let’s see how long it takes. Let’s see when they finally look up, not in fear… but in peace. (Back on Earth…) A television broadcast crackles: “The Amazon Rainforest — home to countless species —  has been declared a protected zone. All activities harming its balance are now banned. No hunting. No poaching. Left alone by humans, the forest may finally breathe. The ecosystem may heal.” If only they knew —  they, too, are a forest still learning to grow.Photo by Lingchor on Unsplash Earth — No Contact Zone was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this storyPhoto by NASA on Unsplash Earth — No Contact Zone So they are still fighting — the humans. Still drawing borders, building walls, claiming lands as if the sky were theirs to divide. They are not united. Not yet. And until they are, we will not go to them. (In a classroom on a distant alien world) Student: Ma’am, why haven’t we contacted Earth yet? We have the technology. We could speak to them — today, even now. So why don’t we? Teacher: That’s a good question. One we ask often. But before I answer, I want you to think. Really think. Let’s look at their history — the humans. Long ago, they hunted. They killed to survive, to eat, to rule. They were more violent then — wild and afraid. But over time, they settled. Built homes. Grew crops. And slowly… they harmed less. Just a little less. Civilizations rose. Then empires. And with them, came war — endless wars over territory, over pride. Then came their modern age. What did that bring? Serfdom. Slavery. Racism. Greed. Some of those poisons still linger in their world even now. Yes, they advanced — in tools, in science, in machines. But tell me: Did their souls keep pace with their inventions? As they built satellites, they still built prisons. As they mapped the stars, they still judged by skin. So, in our terms, they are not yet developed. Because true development is not measured in machines —  but in mercy. Once the people of Earth learn to accept one another, once they choose peace not as a treaty but as a truth, then they will be ready. Then we will speak to them. Until then… they are too busy surviving their own chaos. We are beyond that now. We gave up the things that destroy. Hatred. War. Ego. And the irony? They think we would attack them.Photo by SpaceX on Unsplash (Far away, among alien officials) High-ranking official: Earth has been declared a no-contact zone. No ships may enter. No probes. No whispers. The planet is to be left untouched. Observed, but never interfered with. They are… an ecosystem. Nothing more. Just like the forests they fail to protect —  they, too, must be left to grow or wither on their own. Let’s see how long it takes. Let’s see when they finally look up, not in fear… but in peace. (Back on Earth…) A television broadcast crackles: “The Amazon Rainforest — home to countless species —  has been declared a protected zone. All activities harming its balance are now banned. No hunting. No poaching. Left alone by humans, the forest may finally breathe. The ecosystem may heal.” If only they knew —  they, too, are a forest still learning to grow.Photo by Lingchor on Unsplash Earth — No Contact Zone was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story