no power in the 'verse

it appears that i have an eerie obsession with end of the world and powerful aliens overtaking humankind kind of genre. hey, i dont mind really. i like the thought of finding conclusive evidence of alien life. in the book i recently finished, Childhoods End, a very similar beginning like the one in V, dozens of ships appear over major metropolitan cities across the globe.

the difference in childhoods end is that the aliens are benevolent, to a point. they arent on about a secret agenda to use people as food. instead they are shepherds sent forth by the overmind to act as a guide to usher in the next stage of human evolution. is it the greatest book ive ever read? no. is it a very good version of a world ending scenario. it is something that i would love to happen.

i want that proof. i want to know for a fact that there are other races and species out there. i know it in my gut. i know that logically there is no other obvious outcome to the potential of the universe than for thousands of thousands of varieties of intelligent life scattered across the universe. someday, some part of the human race will know it too. whenever we venture to the stars in a vehicle capable of traversing the the black between solar systems. someday when i am long gone, the truth will be evident to everyone not just the ones with logic and intelligence on their side. i wish that day could be in my lifetime. then again, i wish a great many things that will never come to pass.