As musician spirits observe life on Earth, two sisters fight over a toy. Emily, the older girl, exclaims that her younger sister has bitten her. The little girl turns around and accuses her older sister of the same act. Emily climbs in bed and asks if the little girl will get married someday. "No," she replies, and demands that her sister fix her broken doll. Emily asks if she will have babies in the future but the little girl ignores her question, and repeats her request. The little girl climbs under the covers and imitates a dog as she faces her sister. A duck flies in the sky. It lays several eggs that hatch and become ducklings. P’An Ku is a playful spirit, who bounces a ball decorated with Yin-yang symbols. The world is never finished until P’an Ku dies. “Isn’t creation a wonderful thing?” asks Father Time. “It’s like music.” Another spirit remarks that if life is a force, it flows into infinite shapes. Father Time is curious about what humans are going to do with life now that they have it. Mother Earth explains that humans share thoughts, food, and have children, and that each day is a choice of what to do. Father Time says Mother Earth is a born optimist. Soon, Father Time notices dissention among humans. Powerful people hoard resources and squash the little people. Armaments are collected, the air is polluted, and resources disappear at an alarming rate. Mother Earth thinks humans are making all the wrong choices and need more time. Father Time is skeptical that slowing time will help humans with their problems. Mother Earth replies that she cannot do everything alone. Father Time observes that if things continue at the present rate, in twenty years there will be no water, air to breathe, or food. Mother Earth is not ready to give up. Humans are trying to exterminate one another but Mother Earth believes that humans know that if they do not change, the consequences will not be pleasant. Humans can create positive future worlds. Father Time demands to know if humans will survive, while Mother Earth believes survival to be their choice. According to ancient American sky myths, human lives revolve around the seasons, respecting nature’s ways. In a Meso American myth, “The Ball Game,” inhabitants toss a ball that represents life, fire, and death. Peruvian sunbirds dance and feed off the energy of the sun. Meanwhile, an undecided sky god in Tupi, Brazil, brings sun and rain to villagers. Step by step, human priorities change and infanticide, ritual child killings, child slavery and concentration camps appear. Children that do survive learn to walk, play together, go to school, dance, swim, study religion, nature, and love. Everyone has the right to food, health, clean water, to play, and education, and to be loved, even the handicapped. Father Time believes education would solve a lot of problems. Ancient civilizations prayed to Gods, who blessed their crops with rain. Wild animals thrived in the forests, and the plains. Later, man built machinery, roads and drilled for oil. Father Time comments that we are all branches of one tree. However, he wonders what man will do now that he has created nuclear weapons. He thinks there will not be peace and good will until there is unity in the world. Earth must become unified, unlike other planets destroyed by conflict. During times of celebration, humans sing, dance and play music. Father Time believes humans are aware of spirits and his existence. As three musician spirits discover life on Earth, they see joy, and sadness, and observe the little sister play with her doll, while Emily tries to walk in her father’s too-big shoes. The musicians compose songs that represent the rhythms of life, and signify “hello” in many languages. Sometimes, the “hellos” are ignored. However, Father Time, the spirits and musicians think that humans are ready for their help. Joy returns to Earth.