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"E.T.
THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL"
WE NEED YOU!
By
Odete Martins Bigote


How can a fatherless boy be comforted by a wrinkled puppet?

At the first sight, there was nothing physically attractive in this puppet.
As a matter of fact, his appearance scared everyone, including the little
boy, Elliott, who played the major role in the movie E.T.

E.T. features extra-terrestrials but, in the end, the movie is not just about
an extra-terrestrial who wants to go back home; it is about all of us in our
inner search for our true "Home," and our true "Father."

The movie has many universal symbols of love, healing and communication.

Seeing E.T. over and over again, as I did twenty years ago and now, it is
like taking a crash course in the importance of understanding and accepting a
form of communication which is too often invisible, hardly noticed, and
rarely appreciated by most of us.

We are all very impressed as we watch the characters in the movie
communicate; but we never ask ourselves how is this communication possible,
and where does it come from.

At the beginning, unaware of E.T.'s presence, Elliott threw candy unto his
backyard, wondering if a coyote was hiding somewhere. E.T. collected all the
candy, and surprised Elliott, later on, as he gave the candy back to him.
Elliott realized he had good company. From that time on, he realized he had
someone to share his life with. He begun to understand that "To give is to
receive." This was the beginning of their friendship. Elliott was no longer
scared of his friend's looks.

At the end of the movie, Elliott's sister, in tears, kissed E.T., while
Elliott also in tears, gave him a long embrace. Separation is not easy.
Elliott wanted E.T. to stay on earth with him, but E.T. kept repeating the
sentence "Go Home." He even suggested that to the devil, played by another
child in the Halloween Party scene in the movie. I cheered this short episode
when I first saw the movie twenty years ago. At that time, my education had
convinced me that the devil was a heavy male figure with two horns on his
head. He was separate from me, consequently I thought that if I could kill or
destroy him, I'd have peace of mind. But, by now, in the year 2002 AD, I've
learned that the devil is within all of us. When we die, we either take him
with us, or not.

The devil is a great symbol for that part of our thought system that causes
anger, hate, fear, guilt, separation. If, while on earth, we learn how to
handle "the devil" in us, we can have genuine peace here and now; for Home is
here, there, and everywhere.

We've learned to respect our environment, to take care of trees, birds,
animals, water, but we've yet to learn to love and respect ourselves and
others. Above all, we've yet to learn to listen to our inner self, and
appreciate the communication that exists within all of us. Albert Einstein
and, other dedicated individuals, some called "saints," some called
"scientists," worked very hard at trying to understand and even explain this
type of communication.

It is obvious that E.T. communicated through Elliott, but it is not obvious
how this communication happened. Herein lies the mystery of life; a great way
to remind ourselves that our Higher Self, God and the Holy Spirit also
communicate through us.

While Elliott was at school, E.T. drunk too many drinks from his friend's
refrigerator. He got sick, burped and collapsed. The same thing happened to
Elliott except he was not drinking; he was sitting at his desk. The teacher
called his mother to say that Elliott was intoxicated!

In another scene, E.T. learned to switch the TV on. He watched a couple
kissing. Immediately, Elliott, still in school, grabbed one of his
schoolmates and kissed her.

Intrigued by where The Extra-Terrestrial came from, Elliot and his siblings,
showed him maps of the planets, including the earth. He looked at these maps
with curiosity. Then, he pointed his long skinny finger to the sky and said
"Home!" Suddenly, a table in the room started to shake, and the planets
(small balls) jumped out of the map and started to float around the room; a
symbol of the lack of reality and permanence of the universe.

There are also calls for freedom: free the frogs, free E.T., in the end, free
all of us from pain, stress, loneliness and, above all, the thought of
separation.

"YOU HAVE ABSOLUTE POWER!" Says Elliott.

Indeed, you've the power to hate and to fear, but you also have the power to
love and to heal. That power can come only from within you in the form of
light shared by everyone.

A beam of light from E.T.'s finger completely healed Elliott's bleeding
finger. E.T.'s heart, too, is a great symbol of love: a deep red flame glows
and completely illuminates his chest; a symbol of Christianity's sacred flame.

Is E.T. fiction or nonfiction? It seems that we are on the verge of great
changes in our thought system. In a recent BBC article, we are told that the
US army has selected Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Boston,
to create robo-soldiers; human beings that will jump buildings, heal
themselves, and even become invisible. Special uniforms will protect the
soldiers from bullets, and they may even be able to activate offensive
weapons. Special shoes will release super strength and energy.

WELCOME TO A NEW WORLD OF FICTION!

When E.T., Elliott, and his friends went on a wild bicycle ride fleeing from
the authorities who were after the Extra-Terrestrial, they must have also
wondered where that power came from; what made their bicycles fly over trees,
houses, and mountains?

When E.T. was about to die, Elliott was very sick too. E.T. died, but
Elliott's thoughts separated from his friend's; he recovered his energy and
went on living.

Then, Elliott, thinking E.T. was dead, said to him, "I LOVE YOU." Suddenly,
The Extra-Terrestrial resurrected and, at the same time, the withered flowers
on a flower pot came back to life. These are all great symbols of our inner
strength, communication and, above all, eternal life which is supported by
TRUE LOVE.

In the end, E.T. went home with the help of his little friends from the
earth, but not until his finger pointed to Elliott's lips and he said,
"OUCH!" A reminder to all of us that life hurts.

Then, in his final good-bye, E.T. pointed towards Elliott's top of the head
and said, "I'LL BE RIGHT HERE!" This is a great reminder that true Love never
leaves you. It is your mission to remember; that's why we need movies like
E.T.

The final image in the movie is a rainbow, a symbol of our connection to our
Higher Self. The Extra-terrestrial, Elliott, and all of us will eventually go
back Home to our Father, and realize that we never left for there is a
rainbow within all of us.

Article written by author:
Odete Martins Bigote
Copyright 2002

Odete Martins Bigote Author: "You Can Remember Love: Contemplations on Science and Spirituality. Discover that you are a powerful hologram and rediscover a new you. http://www.portugueseprincess.com
 


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