Stephen's Secure Blog #208
These stories about Stephen began was when he was 10 years old, and
moving to a new part of the country to attend a special school for
gifted students, in the 1950's. This was from a time before computers
would fit on a desk, and when people communicated with friends in other
countries by actual letters sent through the postal service. He wrote
225 of them to a friend. He stopped writing to his penpal, but found he
still wanted to record his life, in case he lost his memory again, and
wrote 30 entries in his first logbook. Then he wrote to an artificial
intelligence called Geenee, in the master computer in his school for
gifted students, which he started attending in 2016. Now it's after
2018, and he's continuing to save his memories in a secure blog.
All characters are fictitious, even if some of them might have names
that belong to some actual people, or act like people we know.
The stories may not be posted in chronological order.
Stephen is 16 in this story, in the Summer after year 6 of his special
school.
Stephen's Secure Blog #208 "Updating Sharon"
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I had a meeting with Pete, Chad, and Tomba. I started with, "Any
advice on the best way to enter China?" Pete said, "There are too many
ways to consider it in a meeting. Maybe you should tell us what you
would like to do, and we could give opinions on that?" I said "Alright.
I was thinking of crossing the border at the rail head in Mongolia."
Chad said, "Great idea, if they let you. Coming from that country,
which a lot of people know about now, might help you there." Pete said
"I agree." Tomba said, "I don't have an opinion on the entry, but I
think I know what you want from me. As a Monk, or in plain clothes.
That would depend on what you plan to do on the trip. If it's just to
visit Temples and Monasteries, I think that would be alright. If it is
to wander around the countryside, I don't know. If it's to confront
government employees, I would say no, not on your first trip. The same
for visiting Tibet, and northern India on the first trip." I said
"Thank you all for your input. I wasn't in Mongolia as a Monk, so I
think I shouldn't cross as one, this time, to keep the current public
persona contiguous. But I do see a possible problem. My age isn't on my
UN passport. What if they ask it?" Chad said, "With your white hair,
they shouldn't. You could resist telling them, but that might provoke
them, but less so if you were in Monk's robes. Lying would work, but
you can't." Pete said, "You could make a Belize driver's license, with
any age you wanted on it. They aren't likely to check it, and wouldn't
get much of a response if they did." I grinned and said, "True."
I said "Now to a bigger question. Publicity. I, we, have been hiding
from it since before we became Guardians. Would personal publicity for
me, be useful in my er, quest?" Pete said "That depends on how you want
to work the solution. For persuasion, probably yes. For opposed
manipulation, such as threats, it might actually cause problems." I
said "I think I might be doing both. Getting support for the will to do
it, and then meeting with those in power to make it happen, to show
them the benefits of doing it, and then showing what would happen to
them personally if they don't, but gently at first. The problem is the
people in charge now didn't start it, but they are unwilling to undo
what was done, for economic reasons, and for face saving political
reasons. I can reduce both of those reasons, but not completely. If
they resist, I might have to get a little rough, but I could hang that
on the religious, with bad dreams and miracles."
Tomba said, "Being famous as a Buddhist would help you, but you run
the risk of being worshiped, and having a new religion started in your
name. I know you would dislike that to the core of your being." Chad
said "True, and you would have to isolate yourself from us, as far as
the public is concerned, which wouldn't be difficult, in one way, but
difficult personally." I said "I would resign as President, and receive
a big parting er, gift to support me financially. As for the
worshipping, it's already started, and I probably couldn't stop it now
if I wanted to, which I do. Tomba started it with his heads-up to the
Temples." He said "Yes. I knew he accepted that consequence, too. His
manner of er, departure will really get it going, even if he does
nothing until then." Chad said "Sooner or later, the whole world is
going to find out who does the love broadcasts. We can't do anything
about that." I said "In Tibet and Mongolia, there is a custom of
independent Lamas, unaffiliated with any Temple or Monastery. My
wanderings would not be unusual to them." Tomba said, "True, but still,
you are recognized by the two major er, varieties of Buddhism as The
Master Teacher, and the Master of Abbots. None of any kind of Buddhism
are going to think anything you do is usual." We had to laugh.
I said "So, I don't hide from publicity. I'm booted from Horizon. I
try to enter China from the top as a civilian. Next is still how to
dress me. I don't like having to have different clothes for different
occasions. How about I wear a kind of non uniform, uniform. All one
color, of sturdy material. UN blue. No hat, so my unusual hair will
show. I don't need to wear a coat in the cold, or strip in the heat,
and I will never get rained on." Chad said "I like that! I suggest a
simple shirt, inside an over-shirt, so you can reach inside to pull out
something you port to your hand." I nodded and said, "And no Guardian
Gear." He said "Right. You want what you do to be unexplainable, and we
don't want a link to the Guardians. All this is really helped by your
new looks. But you have to keep your name. Common enough." I said "I'll
work on all that. Pete or Chad can be prez. How much of a nest egg are
you going to give me?" Pete said "I think two hundred mil,
multinationally. You can sell your art for more, and more publicity,
and your music." Chad looked really interested in that. I grinned at
him, with wiggling eyebrows. He had to laugh. I said "After my summer
wanderings. Here's a book to be published. No corrections. My life as a
Mongol, with scholarly appendix. Yes, it includes what we put in our
hair." Some big grins. I said "I might be writing more books about my
past lives. All under the name of 'Stephen'. No last name." Tomba said
"Good. All of them, if you can, even though some won't be published." I
said "I knew you would say that." Some chuckles.
I said "What do you think about my maintaining my link to the Navajo,
and in public? Mr. RedCloud is all gung ho in support of my mission,
and with official Native American support." Pete said, "Could invite
reprisals." I said "They wouldn't care, but the US government might.
So, should we warn them?" Tomba surprised us by saying, "No! Don't give
any government any way to kill this before it's too late." Chad said "I
agree." Pete nodded. I said "Now for the next item. What do you think
of my involving Srinoy in some of my actions, now that we've decided on
procedures." Tomba said, "Not now, no. He should not be involved in
anything public." I said "Good. Now I can tell him YOU said that, so he
won't attack me." He had to laugh. I said "I can always call on Rose
and Hawk, but it wouldn't be the same. Too big. And Cress, being a
girl, just wouldn't work in the Temples. Anything else? Alright, I'll
start as soon as I check on the Native American Angle. Let me know when
you complete anything you do on my behalf, and for the mission."
I made an appointment to see Sharon. I said "Yes, I know I look
different. The world wide love thing caused it." She said "Oh. Well, it
er, you, don't look bad at all." I grinned and said, "Thanks. I'm going
public. What turned my appearance also gave me an assignment. Free
Tibet. Oh, I'm also now a full Buddhist Abbot and Lama, officially.
Known as The Master Teacher, which I have been through three
incarnations, and Master of Abbots. That might add some weight to my
er, public opinions, when I get around to expressing them, which
probably won't be noticeable for a year. We just decided how that is
going to work out, so I thought you should be the first to know, in
case you want to get rid of me." She said "You aren't a paid employee,
just a very welcome volunteer. I'm not going to do anything to change
that unless I'm directed to, and that not without a fight." I said
"Wow! Er, thanks. There is something you might be interested in. Going
public means with my art, too." She said "My turn to say wow!" We
grinned at each other. I said "Ready for some more wow inducements?"
She gave me that stupid question look. I said "I've invented a new
painting technique which produces 3D images which is alright to make
public, and doesn't need special glasses. It involves imbedded shaped
micro-crystals, and a kind of diffraction effect. I did some at the
Navajo festival, but made a little mistake." I stopped, and then she
said, "You want me to beg?" I said "I went into a trance and painted
I said "Right. Had to port those away really fast. Want to see some
duplicates of the usual scenes?" She nodded, and I made them and ported
them in. She liked them, and I said she could keep them.
I said "I've improved my mental controls so much, I don't have to
physically make art anymore. I just design in my head, and set them to
be made. Those paintings I just gave you, I made seconds before they
showed up here." She said "They don't look anything but natural and
done by hand." I said "Well, they are, but a lot faster without my body
slowing things down. All my painting advancements have been because I
wanted to work in real time, but do a lot, so I invented faster and
faster methods. I do other kinds of art, too. I've written a lot of
books with different pen names. Now I'll be using my own, writing about
my past lives, too. Mongol is already off to the publisher. Written as
biographies, but they will have appendices of a more scholarly nature."
She said "Wow! Best sellers." I said "Some of my pen names are well
known. I'm also a musician. Started that just this year." She said "Let
me guess. Virtuoso on every instrument." I said "Er, a little more than
that. I can project the sound of and conduct a virtual orchestra, and
not just play instruments. Naturally, I wouldn't be doing THAT in a
live performance." She said "I'll have to stock up on some more wows."
We laughed.
I said "What is your favorite portable instrument?" She said
"Violin!" I ported one to me, and played parts of the Carmen Fantasy
for her. She dropped her jaw in amazement. I said "I have a well
stocked music room in my latest house elsewhere. My associates and I
sometimes get together and play. If you ever have a function here, and
need some live music, I could be available. Some of my recordings might
be out soon. More this winter. I started doing all this so I could have
the fullest possible human experience, before I give up my last life. I
didn't know I was going to conveniently use those things to aid my last
impossible mission, with some publicity. Well, if I become famous,
what's on that formerly naked wall could have some value. But maybe not
for the museum. I have citizenship in another country. I might have to
give up my US citizenship to protect this country from reprisals from
the Chinese." She said "Don't. I don't want us to lose the best of us
for any reason, and I think you will manage it so that doesn't happen.
I'm sure of it, for somebody who can keep star empires from fighting
each other." I bowed and said, "Well, I intend to try. The Native
Americans are supporting me. It happened to them, what China is doing
to the people of Tibet." She nodded, with tears in her eyes. I hugged
her with love.
Rose, Hawk, and I, had a conference with the RedClouds. He said "You
have the full support of the Navajo Council, and we'll make that public
when you want us to. We are working on the other Councils, and a lot of
them are very supportive." I said, "I just spent some time in Mongolia,
making them better Mongols. They know me now, and will know me more
next year, and might support me. They have the same kind of Buddhism as
Tibet. The rest of this summer, I will be personally scouting in China
and on down, visiting Temples and Monasteries. Next summer I'll start
some action. For all this, I'm going public, with my art and music, and
maybe with religion, all this winter. But not the special active art.
That is for The People, only." We hugged with love.
Back at my house on Allguard, with Rose and Hawk, I said, "It's
strange. All my past two lives I've been secretive. Now that I'm not
going to be so much, well, it feels strange. Like I'm naked." Hawk
said, "Well, you are." I said "No. Not naked here, just being natural.
There is a difference." Rose said "True." I said "I have the urge to go
back to the Siam for a meal, and see if I'll be recognized." Rose said
"Srinoy will be offended if you don't include him." I said "Then I'll
have to tell him before that, so he won't be upset. I have to expose
myself, but I can't do that to the rest of us. He'll understand." Rose
said, "Let's tell him. Invite the family for a music session here." We
did just that. I explained what we had decided and why. All of it. They
approved, even though Srinoy cried a little. He was SO looking forward
to more adventures with me. So was I, which I told him, with, "A
mission alone is just work. With a friend, it's an adventure. This is
my loss, just as much as it is yours."
I said, after our musical performances, "Before I get started on my
mission, I think I would like to go see how the elephants are doing. I
I almost had to think of my survival, he was so enthusiastic in his
affection. I said "If you have permission." He did. More wild hugging
and kissing. He was allowed to stay the night for that. We did a lot of
extra hugging and kissing, between sessions of great sexplay, and slept
together, all four of us, in a sea of love.
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