Disclaimer:  I don't own any thing of the Matrix.  Tough luck for me.

Author's Note:  Hey there fellow Matrix fans!  This is my first Matrx fic, as you can probably tell.  I'm into the Matrix but not a lot so if I get things wrong, a thousand apologies!  Anyway, I'm breaking the mold a little because this is a rare fic (trust me I've read all of them out there) but I'm going to let you read to find out about it.  Well, enjoy!

The Matrix: Revolution Rain Prologue

What can I say?  Nothing to make you believe me-these words that I say, what I write, hell, even what I type can't make the human mind believe what it does not see fit.  It's funny; we think that nothing can surpass the human intellect yet others of our own species and sex so often fool us.  We think that nothing can beat us, the humans, because we think that we are the all-knowing all-powerful gods of our world.

            Yet it is our own foolishness that is our demise.  How many times must a man be tricked into giving up his possessions and money?  How many times must a woman hide in the shadows to fool her husband?  How many times must we lie to try and escape punishment?  How many times do we go through the day without noticing all the back allies, side turns, detours, and stops we take to avoid the truth?

We think that we are so superior when really we are not.  If we were these gods that we so unjustly think we are then we would have no problems-we would accept the truth with an open mind and heart.  We do not.  Instead we drag our fingernails along as we try to resist the truth. 

So why is it so hard to believe when I say that humans are flawed?  That we are not these mighty heroes conquering the world around us, that we are not gods upon our own Mount Olympus, and that we cannot truly believe that we are all good.  You see our flaw is that our minds believe what they want too, and that nothing can change that.  It's our own stubbornness that leads us down the road of ill fate.

Our intellect is nothing compared to the vastness of the universe.  Our pride at our great cities seem like nothing compared to a burning of a newborn star.  Our strength and numbers pale when compared to the thousands of atoms that makes up our world.  Tell me why we think we're gods when obviously there are more things in life then we could ever conquer that are mightier, greater, faster, more vast in numbers and smarter then us? 

The answer is our minds.

Our minds, as many neuron-connections and brain cells that we have, as smart as the smartest of our race are, still possess the one thing we cannot beat.  Ego.  Everything we do somehow affects our ego and that's what important.  Foolishness blossoms from the seeds of our ego and in return ego gives root to foolishness, which, in turn, leads us to our demise in one-way or the other.  They're like a food chain, they cannot be pulled apart for one feeds the other and if you pull one apart it destroys the whole species.

Can we escape this flaw?  No, for that's what killed us.  Again, I say, the words that I spill from my mouth can be taken one of two ways-straight or with thought.  The way with thought causes contradictory feelings and confusion, which can prove to be a hostile thing to over come.  The way of taking my words straight can prove to be hard and difficult but it pays off.  You can believe or you cannot believe.  It's your choice for I cannot change your mind.  I believe I've already proven that.  The only choice that you have to make is whether or not you wish to read more. 

If you chose to end it here, that's fine.  Stop reading and just go on with your life.  If you chose to continue reading I cannot help what happens-there is no turning back.  Once you know what you know you can never take it back.  Which choice will you make?