Well this is definitely a new one for me…….and I have had some very strange experiences in my life, but I think this one takes the cake!
I was at work the other day, having a discussion during a quiet spell with a co-worker. While we talked I faced her, leaning against the counter in front of the barcode scanner with my back to it. Suddenly there was a beep and a barcode appeared on the screen of the till. We both looked in shock as we realized I had just been scanned and found to have a barcode. Yup, that was a bit of weird feeling, I gotta say.
The person I was talking to moved over to look at the number on the screen, pressing enter to see if I had a price too. The number disappeared before I thought to write it down. The last numbers were 22121, I think. So, this was the joke of the day, but for me it seemed quite possible I would have a tag of some kind inside me, based on who my parents were and who took me as a child. I had a dream years ago indicating such a thing could exist in me, long before I understood it was possible. Mali had a chip inserted just under the skin before we left for Ecuador, it was required, although not something I wanted to do to her. To me it seemed so invasive and completely unnecessary. But the fact it was so easily done, was what really bothered me. It could be done to anyone without us ever knowing. This is how it is explained (and yes they use a barcode scanner to locate the chip):
Microchips can be implanted by a veterinarian or at a shelter. After checking that the animal does not already have a chip, the vet or technician injects the chip with a syringe and records the chip’s unique ID. … Thin layers of connective tissue form around theimplant and hold it in place.
Given that I have been followed, photographed randomly and “watched” for my whole life, I can certainly accept I do have a barcode, or rather a chip of some kind inside me. I wonder if this incident has caused someone, somewhere to have concern. I mean seriously what are the odds something like this could happen? And honestly, is it possible for any of us to have a barcode show up on a till while standing in front of the scanner. I’ve never seen it happen to anyone before, so in truth I cannot explain this experience without assuming I do indeed have something in my body which can be picked up by a scanner. Great way to keep an eye on a person of interest, isn’t it? Is anyone else out there thinking about the movie “The Manchurian Candidate”? Yup easy enough today to give anyone a chip just under the skin.
My co-worker turned me around to see if I had somehow picked up a barcode sticker on my shirt, but there was nothing there, so, go figure!
We live in an age where anything is possible because of our technical advancements. The futuristic movies we watched as kids had ideas which have been surpassed for the most part. Although Star Trek still holds the record for showing me the possibility of a more humane existence. I have often wondered if we could ever get to a place where we would live in harmony, without borders, without racism or prejudices. It remains my most hopeful thought however, to be alive during a time of such harmony.
Recently I bought a watch which had a magnetic closure on the band. I liked the idea for its easy on/off capability. However it wasn’t long before I realized I could not wear it. It kept falling off, the magnet not able to hold, as if one of the magnets were upside down, while I had it on my arm. It held perfectly well once I took it off though. Just another of those oddities which make you wonder about the body and it’s reactions to outside influences. Now however, I am wondering if there is a connection to whatever is in my body which allowed a barcode to be produced. Probably not, but these things are interesting to think about none the less.
How funny it is to me now, as I feared for many years the idea we were heading to a time when everyone would have a chip in their body. How long has mine been there I wonder…….
So this is just a short post, one to give food for thought. Kind of difficult for me to think about myself in the same old way now, but the question is………how many more of us are out there, unsuspecting of this invasion? But that being said, those of us who have been so compromised, have always suspected the possibility. Seeing something like that happen though, is a bit surreal.