Finally

At this point, he had been talking for a few hours. It had certainly been educational. I feel like I had more questions than answers. I also felt like the questions would lead to things I did not want to hear. Hopefully, we will discuss these topics more, and I will find out what their agenda is. He kept hinting toward something more. Some plan.
Finally, he said, “I’ve said enough on such topics.”
For a second I thought he could tell how exhausted I was, but then he said, “We should get back to sex.” I wanted to reward him for being so open with me, so I gathered my energy for another round. My mind was spinning, trying to reconcile what he said with what I have known all my life. I certainly would not be able to sleep soon. I no longer doubted anything he said. It all made sense and supported everything I had seen on the island so far. However, when I tried to integrate what he told me with everything I have known, all that came before seemed an elaborate series of fabrications and half truths. My reality was crumbling. I could tell it would take a while to sort out the pieces. Right then I had to perform.
The sex was good. It helped me relax a bit. He was invigorated from having this kind of discussion with me, so I did not have to work so much. I could tell that he felt we were closer now. I, however, felt much more distant, and used, again. At one point, I felt like some demon was using my body for it’s pleasure.
Lying in bed, with a sense of confusion and conflicting beliefs, I asked, “How does the whole world not know about this?”
“We control the information.”, he replied.
“So, what happens if people find out?”, I asked.
“The consumers would demand rejuvenation treatments, which they can’t have. We might lose control of society and wars would result in the destruction of everything we have built.”
“Why can’t everyone be rejuvenated?”, I asked.
“The earth can’t support the population it has now. The treatment cures most diseases, rejuvenates, and restores humans to peak reproductive capacity. If everyone had access to the treatment, then in a short time, 7 billion people would become a hundred billion people. Long before that, in a few years, we would not have enough food to feed the population, and it would crash horrendously. Not just the human population, but the global ecosystem would also be devastated. People would consume every edible plant and animal in their vicinity in an attempt to survive.”
“You see, for most of life, death is a necessary. It is part of life’s balance. If people don’t die the population grows as fast as the birth rate. Under ideal circumstances births are offset by deaths, maintaining a stable population size. By reducing or eliminating the death rate, we throw that balance and stability out the window. Reduction in the death rate is why we have overpopulation now. These things need to be staged and controlled. The earth is already grossly overpopulated.”
He left this hanging. I was afraid to nudge him forward to continue what he was saying, and I was exhausted. I could not handle any more. As my mind raced around, I let him go to sleep.