On this day in 1982 Steven Spielberg premiered his amazing film “E.T. The Extraterrestrial” and the world was transformed. Many living in fear saw the possibility of hope and friendship in the unknown. The film genre turned from featuring murderous aliens bent on our destruction to enlightened beings with hearts of gold.
We became so accepting of the possibility alien cultures exist for our benefit that we may have, in 2017, elected an alien being to the highest office in our country. But instead of hope and love he brought back hate and fear and sought to destroy all that had been gained. Still, we are a compassionate race and while we do not as yet have the technology to return him and his coven to their native planet, we can create a reasonable facsimile for him to live out his life in peace.
Hope has returned as we are optimistic he will soon be transported to an idyllic *’8′ x 10′ cell on Riker’s Island.