Stephen's Secure Blog #244
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 Winter of year 7 of his special
school.
Stephen's Secure Blog #244 "Way About a Rail"
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We are recording only half a day. The other half, the orchestra uses
to learn new songs and arrangements. That gives me time to do other
things, such as consulting with the government people in India. It
wasn't easy. What government they have, is a horrible mess. Most of the
officials spend most of their time doing nothing. Most of their active
time is involved in various criminal activities. Those who actually do
some good work, are very frustrated, and quickly burn out. Because of
that, the bureaucracy is an uncoordinated mess. Nobody knows what the
other departments are doing, and don't really care. Finally, I made
contact with those who run the railways in the Indian states bordering
Tibet. Then I had a meeting with all of them together. Figuring
competition might get some useful results, I said to them, "I intend to
create a free, and RICH Tibet. I will succeed. If you want to be a part
of that, here is what I propose. I will build some modern railways and
roads, linking India and Tibet. But only to your border. If you want to
be a part of that, you will build in your States what will extend those
lines, and operate the trains. Whoever does that first and best, will
have the best of my support, including assisting you in your
construction efforts." One said "What is this nonsense? Are you some
kind of crazy idiot?" I smiled, and said, "I was told I was, in New
Deli, when I outlined this plan, and they said I was a crazy idiot for
even thinking anybody could get any of you to do anything useful in
under twenty years." One of them laughed and said, "I like you, even if
you are crazy." I said "It is right to not believe the unusual right
way. But it is wrong to dismiss out of hand what can easily be proved."
I said, "Do you disbelieve that Tibet will be free?" They said yes. I
said "I have had many talks with the Chinese President about that. He
knows I will succeed. Here are some parts of our conversations." I
projected them. I said "I have been to all the major Monasteries in
China and Tibet, and improved them. I built this bridge in a few
minutes." I showed them the making of the Ruby Bridge. I said "I made
this Temple in as little time." I showed them the making of the Temple
of Love. I said "Here, I rebuilt a Monastery. Here is how The Wheel of
Life came to be. If you would like to see any of these things in
person, I can transport us there instantly. Have I reduced a little of
your doubts? No, then consider this. I am he who gave the world my
love, which I give to you now." I did that.
I said "I will free Tibet. I will build it into a great country. You
can be a part of what I will be doing, or not. I think those who do
not, will come to regret the many lost opportunities in the future."
The man from Himachal said, "We know of you in Dharamsala, and all that
you have done. I believe you will do as you say." They looked at him as
if he were crazy. I said to them, "I have offered to prove what I say,
yet you have not desired to experience that proof. What are you afraid
of?" One stood and said, "Alright, prove it!" Some others stood, also.
I said "Which thing would you like to visit and see, first?" One said
"The bridge!" I said with a grin, "The choice of an engineer!" He
smiled and nodded. I said "I have just told the Abbot of our pending
visit. He would like to invite you to have tea with him after we see
the bridge. It is their custom for guests to drink it, even though
those from other countries usually dislike the taste. But, do not drink
the second cup, after they refill it, as that is for good luck on your
journey home. All those who would like to go with us to see it, please
stand away from the others of less adventurous inclinations." Not
wanting to look like cowards, they all decided to come.
I ported us all to outside of Mindrolling Monastery, and told them
about it, while adjusting the air pressure around them, slowly. The
Abbot and an aide came out to greet us. I said to him, "They speak
English. Would you like to have that language?" He looked surprised and
said, "I know only a few words. I would have more, please." I gave it
to him. I told the others with me, "The Abbot didn't know English. I
just fixed that." I then made the introductions in English, and the
Abbot was surprised he understood me and them. He said "That's amazing!
You gave me an entire language in a second!" I said "Only because of
your mental skills, was that possible. For the average person, it could
take many weeks for the language transfer to become useful. Shall we
walk the Ruby Bridge?" He grinned and said, "Please!" The railroad
people were amazed. More so when I gave them the list of materials.
Then we discussed the engineering aspects of it, and after some
calculations, after I ported a calculator to them, they agreed it would
support its own weight and more. Then I said "I made it that way so
your kind of people wouldn't go telling everybody it was unsafe. This
bridge is covered with an impenetrable forcefield which protects it
from damage, natural and malicious, which also would prevent it from
breaking. I could have made the bridge as thin as paper, and it would
still be as strong because of that." I ported a steel bar to my hand,
and gave it to the biggest man, and said, "Here, hit the gold
handrail." He gave it a tentative tap, and it wasn't harmed. Then he
hit it harder, and the bar vibrated in his hands. Then he hit it as
hard as he could, and the bar flew out of his hands, which he shook
because they were stinging. I caught the bar with a 4th hand, and
brought it back to me. I said "You could do that to any part of the
bridge, with the same results."
I said with a big grin, "Now, who here wouldn't want to be a part of
something like THIS?" Nobody said anything negative. We all went into a
small meeting room to talk it over. They didn't like the butter tea
they were served, but tried not to show it. One asked, "You said you
would build to our border. Why not into India?" I said "In Tibet, I can
build anything I want, any time I want to, any way I want to. Not so,
in your country. I do not want to wait a hundred years for even the
least approval. Then, inspections! Would how I build be compatible with
any kind of government inspection? I can't even explain to YOU how I do
it, and to them? Impossible. So, it's simple. Here I build. There I
don't. Still, I think you will make money, after the initial
investment. Tibet is going to be a good country to invest in. Oh, and
if you have investments in China, you might want to reconsider them, if
they oppose my will. I see you have trouble accepting that. You have
seen something of what I can do. Well, scale and distance aren't
issues. How would they feel if I transported their own atomic bombs to
the front steps of their leaders' homes?" Their jaws dropped almost to
their laps. The Abbot grinned his face almost in half. I said to him,
"It's a good thing there are no birds in here needing to build nests,
I started to juggle some star ruby marbles. That caught their
attention. I left them up in the air, and said, "So, do you believe I
can and will do what I say?" They had trouble taking their eyes off of
the suspended marbles, So I said, "Here, for you." I gave them each
one. I said "Something to keep, so you will know you didn't dream this.
Or am I dreaming YOU?" The Abbot laughed. Some of the rail men smiled.
I said "Is there any more we should be discussing right now? Or should
I send you back, so you can share amazing comments among yourselves,
prior to our next meeting?" They wanted to go back, and I would contact
them again in a month for their preliminary proposals. I ported them
back to India.
After the railroad men were gone, I said to the Abbot, "Thank you
very much for your help." He said "And I thank you for the English, and
for the showing of our new attraction." I said "I said it first." He
grinned and said, "But I said it for two things." I said "Oh. You win."
We laughed. I hugged him with all my love. Then I ported to just
outside Labrang Monastery. After a little while, Losang game out to
greet me, with a gigantic grin splitting his face. I said "Let me
guess. Somebody said I wouldn't return, and you took the other side of
the argument, half believing you were wrong." He said "Yes! How did you
know?" I said "I didn't. It was a guess, based on my knowledge of and
experience with the nature of people. There hasn't been much change in
that, in 74,000 years." We bowed to each other. I said "This is not an
official visit, but a friendly one. You have kept the first place prize
for your response to my who has the most honor dispute." He grinned
really wide and exclaimed, "You remembered!" I said "That's me, Stephen
the rememberer." He laughed. We went inside. The Abbot was there. We
greeted each other. I said "This is a visit of friendship. I thought
you might like to know something of what I have been doing." He said
"We would all be delighted to know, of your own words."
I told them, and in as funny a way as possible, which made them laugh
a lot. The shield wall at the bridge site made them laugh the hardest.
After I was finished, I said, "I don't know what's been happening with
my Temple of Love. I'm afraid to look." They laughed really hard again.
I said "But I haven't heard any complaints." More laughter. I said "In
all seriousness, I haven't heard any complaints at all from the people
and places which have my gifts. But I do have a question about
something. You here, are about as far away from what was known as
Tibet, as any Tibetan Monastery can be in this part of the world. How
do you feel about that?" He said "It is strange. We have a large
Tibetan community here, and a VERY large Monastery, which would not be
allowed in Tibet. We like the climate better, too. Still, we ache to be
part of the real Tibet, which we know cannot be." I said "There are
always possibilities. If Tibet were free, and not poor, would you move
there?" He thought a while, and said, "I think most of us would not. We
have ties here, and we serve a community of Tibetans who would not move
if they could, being tied to this land." I said "Knowing of your
goodness, I expected that." He was so overcome with emotion, he
trembled, and had a few tears. I said "Being of Ganso Province, it may
not be possible to include the Gannan Prefecture in what will become
the Free Tibet. Even acquiring Qinghai Province might not be possible."
He nodded. I said "It isn't just China, it's also what the world will
recognize, we will have to work with. A too greedy Tibet, will have
more problems than it needs. BUT, I want what you want. If we can get
it in a way which is good, I will work for it. I wanted you to know
that. Tibet WILL be free. We just don't know how much of it yet." He
nodded and cried some more, and I hugged him with all my love.
I said "I am curious, do you doubt I will succeed in freeing Tibet?
Please be honest." He said "I do not doubt it at all. We have thought
about it and discussed this very much. With what we know of your
abilities and wisdom, we know you can do it easily. There is some
concern for how to keep it free, and if you will have the time to spare
for defending the country, and building it up so it can take care of
itself, but we have heard that you have been discussing those very
things in other monasteries, so we know you will solve those problems."
I said "Yes, those are the real problems. I can disarm all of China,
and order all its leaders to free Tibet, and it would happen in a day,
but Tibet is not able to survive on its own, or even be a real working
country at this time. It doesn't even know how to be a country now,
much less what kind of a country. And there are internal social issues
to work out. What is to be done with the Han who live there, who are
innocent of any wrong? And there is one thing I have not yet spoken of,
that those in Tibet probably have not considered, or even believe could
happen. Very often, when a people are given freedom slowly, when there
is no existing structure to provide it faster, they become impatient
for it all at once, and often seek that with violence, which can serve
to bring back the very oppression they wanted to be free of. It is the
case of the starving man, who in his haste to grab all the food he is
given, pushes it into the river, and so loses it all, and must then
wait for the next harvest to begin again." They thought for a while.
Then Losang said "The task you gave me to think of something similar,
has not born useful fruit. I can not come near to your wisdom. This
last one is perfect in showing what you wished us to see." I said "More
than we realize, the lesson isn't always about the result, but about
the process. Yes, I've been told, often, that my way of teaching can be
very frustrating." He grinned and said, "I would not disagree." I
grinned back.
Then I said, "Would have I come back to discuss these things in
friendship, with stupid people?" It took them a while to figure out
what I meant, and again they were overwhelmed with emotion. I said "I
will give you a gift of knowledge that I have not said in Monasteries
out of Tibet, and few inside the country. I have students who can do
many of the things I can do, including my way of transporting things
and people. Even when I am gone, we, they, will maintain a free Tibet,
until that is not needed, because most of the world will BE like the
Tibet we will make. We will teach there, so that all who can learn
about what we do, will learn it, and more. Tibet will be THE place to
go, to learn ANYTHING. We have special teaching methods which will help
with that a lot. I think you might not dislike that." They were
speechless. I said "What, no comment? How about this. If you could
learn a language, any language, in a few seconds, what would it be?"
They both said "English!" I said "May I?" They said "Please, Master
Teacher." I said, "Here I will live up to that name, which reminds me.
Do you know how I came by that name?" The Abbot said, "Actually, I
don't. Please tell us." I said "Two incarnations ago, I was the head
teacher in a Monastery, and was called that, but it wasn't a real
title." Then I told them what happened with Tomba, when he and I were
children. Losang said "That is one of the most unusual stories I have
ever heard!" I said "That might not be as unusual as what language I
told it in." Their mouths dropped open in surprise. Then the Abbot
said, "You are indeed the Master Teacher in truth!" I said "It might
take a week for the language to fully settle in, but that is because of
your abilities and training. For the average person, it could take many
weeks. If you had doubts before, now you should have less. We can teach
what I said we can teach." They nodded. I stood to leave, and gave the
whole area my love. We bowed, and I ported away.
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