everlasting darkness

In chapter 15, To The Ice, Genly mentions how the first Envoy to a planet always comes alone; if two came, it would be like an invasion. I completely agree with this reasoning. If a planet has never had an alien from another planet come by, the inhabitants may be weary of having one come over, but likely will not be too afraid. However, if two or more aliens show up at once, the inhabitants may become afraid and fear a possible invasion. If a group of aliens were to ever come to earth, chances are the scientists and science fiction fanatics will welcome the aliens and try to learn as much as possible about them. However, most humans will be afraid of the aliens and won’t even bother with trying to give them a chance. In chapter 17, An Orgota Creation Myth, it tells a myth about how Orgota was created. In it, when the world was first created, it was all pure and innocent and peaceful. However, when the humans were born, darkness was introduced to this new world through death. In the end of the chapter, it said “‘Why are my sons followed by darkness?’ His kemmering said, ‘Because they were born in the house of flesh, therefore death follows at their heels.’” I believe that this quote is trying to say that humans will always bring darkness into the world. By darkness, I mean characteristics such as greed, lust, and dishonesty. Even without such characteristics existing in the world, humans would still bring darkness into the world through death. No matter what happens, all humans will eventually die. Even natural deaths will sadness to the world.