Last night I dreamed of a nanocomputer of sorts. I don’t know, it wasn’t a gadget, though. It was just this white, processor chip thingy that looked like a pebble. It was developed in a large warehouse-like lab with what seemed like way too many massive pipes, cables and gauges than was needed to produce such a small, natural looking item. The inventor had vanished after finishing it and it was finally decided that, rather than have someone else attempt to activate it and risk wrecking it, it would be stored in a cryogenic-like tank until his return. A handful of men in lab coats were discussing this and placing it inside the tank as I entered the dream.

Suddenly the whole warehouse began to rumble, heat up quickly and even glow. The facility had unexpectedly malfunctioned and was clearly going to blow. One of the men, afraid that the mix of extreme heat and extreme cold would rupture the tank, threw it to the floor and kicked it out the open, hangar-like door in front of us. It rolled to the yard, but burst a hole in the side that released pressure and sent it about twenty feet into the air, where it just hovered, spinning out of control, endlessly showering liquid nitrogen in all directions. What to do; burn in the inferno of the warehouse or risk the deadly freezing rain outside?

I ran outside, hoping to at least catch a last glimpse at this mysterious invention. And I got that wish, because as soon as I stepped into the yard the tank exploded and it was left gently floating in the center of the remnants. When this was happening time sort of stood still. The immediate dangers around us subsided and their was an air of tranquility as the pebble shone forth a blueish beam of light that painted a massive ivory stone into existence and chiseled it into a pyramid with laser-precise attention to the detail of every brick. It was awe-inspiring and it filled the entire property.

With the concept of time blurred completely as this happened, I watched with a sense that, across the world, this thing had already been replicated and that pyramids, temples and other monumental structures and feats of gorgeous architecture were being effortlessly erected throughout. Naturally, it was hailed as the greatest human achievement ever, as many believed it was. Few understood that it wasn’t man alone who had created this, but a higher being who had manifested the wonders of their world, through us, unto us.

I just stood there staring.