Project Gutenberg 2009-02-09 Public domain in the USA. 58 Slesar, Henry 1927 2002 Leslie, O. H. Mitchell, Clyde Jarvis, E. K. Reluctant Genius Reading ease score: 87.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Reluctant Genius" by O. H. Leslie is a speculative fiction short story published in the mid-20th century, specifically in the 1950s. The work explores themes of potential and the struggle for understanding within the context of human development and evolution. It examines the relationship between celestial observers and humanity's capability to advance scientifically and creatively. The narrative follows two ethereal beings, Buos and Laloi, who are tasked with observing the developmental progress of humanity on a lush planet. Buos is frustrated with the slow pace of human understanding, while Laloi finds beauty in the world, expressing a desire to immerse herself in it. They discuss their concerns that the “man-creature” they observe may not realize his potential without external stimulation. Ultimately, they witness a moment of inspiration in a man who ponders a fallen apple, symbolizing the potential for human insight and growth. The story concludes with a sense of hope that humanity, assisted by the observers, will eventually rise to their knowledge and destiny. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 31274 31278 2024-10-12T07:06:57.573782 2023-09-12T10:13:59.425631 text/html text/html 27358 2021-01-04T17:46:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 58462 2021-01-04T17:46:57 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 126738 2024-10-12T07:07:01.618759 application/epub+zip 125623 2024-10-12T07:06:59.387783 application/epub+zip 79054 2024-10-12T07:06:58.177786 application/epub+zip 286391 2024-10-12T07:07:03.153846 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279618 2024-10-12T07:07:00.901798 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 141936 2022-09-13T06:33:25.621161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 25665 25564 2024-10-12T07:06:57.330801 2023-09-12T10:13:59.268604 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 25536 2021-01-04T17:46:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 9828 2021-01-04T17:46:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20045 2024-10-12T07:07:03.283750 application/rdf+xml 13699 2024-10-12T07:06:58.733782 image/jpeg 3502 2024-10-12T07:06:58.460783 image/jpeg 127371 2024-10-12T07:06:57.580798 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia