Stephen's Secure Blog #294
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 17 in this story, in spring of year 7 of his special school.
Stephen's Secure Blog #294 "The Announcement"
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All the CNN people came down to the gym to join me in my workout.
They were really surprised to see me fighting with Rose and Hawk. And
completely astounded at how fast we were moving, and how hard we hit
each other without getting hurt. I said in the air, "Pardon me for
speaking remotely. I don't want to interrupt my breathing right now.
This is something of how we train at my school. We don't actually
fight. It might surprise you to know that this is part of our mind
training. We learn speed and precision of thought, and control, this
way. That is what enabled me to catch each one of those bullets
yesterday, so nobody got hurt. It's stupid, really, but people forget
that what you shoot up in the air, DOES come down, and at more than
200K an hour, you don't want your hair parted that way. Rose and Hawk
operate a Native American charity for endangered societies. The money I
earn goes to that, which supports Tibet. If you want to use that, and
interview them, fine, as long as there is no mention of them as my
students, or that they have any unusual abilities. Understood?" Len
said "Understood and agreed to." While we were still practicing, I said
"I won't be with you much of the day in person. I'll be in Dharamsala
and Beijing. I expect to be back when Tibet starts celebrating. China
is expected to announce that they are making all the territories of
Tibet into an wholly independent part of China, similar to what Hong
Kong used to be, effective July 4th."
Len exclaimed, "That's great news!" Then he covered his mouth in
embarrassment. I said "You do care for the people here. I'm not
surprised." Don said "I agree with Len. Why the 4th?" I told him about
the Declaration at the police station. They had tears. Len said to Don,
"We HAVE to get him in an interview!" Don said "It could be the most
significant part of the piece." Len nodded. I said "I like watching
GOOD journalists at work. Thank you." Len said "I think we owe some of
that to you. You have made us better people, and better at our jobs."
We stopped fighting, and Rose said, "Stephen does that to everybody. He
doesn't get too many complaints." Some of them let out some surprised
snorts of laughter. I led them in a good workout. Then Rose and Hawk
left, unwilling to swim with clothes on, and the rest of us went to
cool down in the pool. Then we went up to have breakfast. We discussed
what might happen when the news broke. I said "My people will be
recording the event in Beijing. We can give you a live hookup here, and
studio.
I said "These monitors are showing the area where the announcement is
to take place; Tiananmen Square. It's filled with junk now, but I'll be
removing that when the time is right. That is the platform where the
people will be, but somebody got a little stupid. They knew I was going
to replace the pavement with something else, for the whole square, and
they build the platform for it to be witnessed, right ON it. Typical
Chinese government work. They keep little bits of information from each
other like they were precious rubies, because that's the only real
power they have." Don looked at me in surprise, and said, "You really
do know them." I said "I have more than a dozen doctorates in this
life, and more in past lives, and I have full memories going back
74,000 years. Add to that my intelligence, which is now 24 times the
average, well, it means I might know a thing or two, sometimes." Don
looked flabbergasted. I made a face at him, and he cracked up in
reaction. Len was almost hysterical with laughter. When they were quiet
enough to hear, I said softly, "None of this is really new to me. This
is not the first time I've been ordered to lead a people to freedom."
It hit Don like a bomb, when he figured out what I meant. Then he
noticed Len nodding. Don said to him, accusingly, "You knew!" I said
"That's enough. No more. The past is gone. Please don't bring it back.
We are here for the future. Let's concentrate on that." They did.
When it was time, I ported Rhamcha and the Lieutenant to us, and told
them what was going on. They grabbed the Lieutenant for the interview.
I gave him a copy of the Declaration of Independence, in case he wanted
to refer to it. He gave a VERY good interview, which had them in tears.
The rest of us, too. Then I said, "I need to be going now. I'll keep
watch here, and will send a projection when needed. I'll hear
everything, but don't speak at me unless it's important." They agreed.
I ported to the Exile PM's office. I told him about the events of the
day before. It caused a lot of emotions in him. We hugged. I said "The
labor camps. They are Chinese, not Tibetan. According to the agreement,
what is solely Chinese is to be removed at Tibet's request. That will
cause a hardship for a lot of people. Please consider an alternative.
Leasing the land to them, at a million dollars a month for each camp,
payable yearly in advance, with the promise that when the prisoners are
released, the Chinese prisoners must go back to China. Oh, and that no
more prisoners will be accepted in Tibet." He said "Wow! We get a good
income from them with that deal. Difficult to refuse that. But what if
they won't agree?" I said "I'll be removing the subs. There will be
ported us to where the Dalai Lama was, and told him about what happened
yesterday, which he was very sad about. Then we told him about the
Labor camp proposal. He said "I don't like having the camps in our
country, but prying money out of them is a VERY good thing." I said "By
the time Tibet doesn't need the money, I expect China to be so changed,
they will not have camps like those anymore. A little less than ten
years, I think. AND, I think you in your next incarnation, are going to
like that a lot." He grinned, and said, "I plan to." I raised my
eyebrow at him, and glanced at the PM. He nodded. I said "I wouldn't
mind raising the next Dalai Lama." The PM looked surprised and awed, he
said, "Is it possible?" I said "I chose my last two incarnations. Such
a thing needs permission, but if any two people have any influence with
them, it's US." I said to Lhamo, "You should know that might be your
last incarnation." He said "I have accepted that possibility. What will
be, will be." I said "For me personally, I would like such fine
company, in that strange place." We hugged with love.
With permission, we ported to the office of the Chinese president.
After introductions and polite things, I told him about what had
happened the previous day. He expressed sincere regrets. Then I told
him about the labor camp proposal. He said "I wondered about that. We
simply have no other place for them. I will see that your proposal is
accepted. It is fair, and so both our peoples won't have to think the
money is a gift with obligations." Lhamo turned to me, and said, "I had
no idea the President was so wise and thoughtful." The president looked
very humble, almost to the point of tears. Then he said, "You know
Stephen is more than a negotiator. He has improved all who he has been
with here, me the most." They nodded to each other. I said "That's
enough. I didn't come here to be embarrassed." The PM said, "Yes you
did. You knew it would happen." I just sighed, and shook my head in
sadness. They laughed. I said "Who was the fool who built the platform
on the very thing I am to remove and replace?" The President was
thunderstruck. Then he laughed, and said, "I'm sorry! That didn't occur
to me. Well, I'm not an engineer, and I can't think of everything." I
said "Well, I am, and I try to. I'll still do what we planned,
somehow." He grinned and said, "I don't doubt that in the least." The
others nodded. I growled, and they laughed.
I said "I've arranged for live TV coverage with CNN. Invisible
cameras, so you can't see them. Right. You won't know were to point
impolite fingers too." They laughed. When it was time, we went out onto
the platform. The weather was good. The President introduced us all.
Then he said, "Before we make our announcement, Stephen has offered to
remove some things from the square." I lifted my arms and glowed, and
all the junk in the square vanished, ported to an open area at a navy
shipyard. The President said in Chinese, "And now the announcement. The
Government and the People of China, and the Government of Tibet in
Exile, and Stephen, who helped make this happen, have agreed on the
terms of the long standing request to create of Tibet, an independent
part of China, with the laws and procedures, and government, that they
alone will choose. Between now, and the effective date of July 4th
2024, will be a transitional time for Tibet, as the new government is
created. I wish Tibet, and all who live there, good fortune." He
repeated that in English. The PM translated it into Tibetan, and spoke
a few words of his own, in the three languages.
Then the Dalai Lama did the same. Then I was asked to speak. I did it
in the three languages, saying, "A lot of work has gone into making
this possible. We all have become better people in the process. Now we
move forward in creating a better world for all. For now, I think I
should repair the square. The pavement is a little damaged." I glowed
and raised my arms, and I did a split second porting transposition, and
the new floor of the square appeared in place of the old one, an
unbroken expanse of blue jade, ten meters thick. I had already prepared
the land for it. I said "So, there it is. As for the color, well, I
like it." The others grinned. I said "I look forward to friendship with
China, and all the countries and peoples of the world." I grew taller,
to about three times my regular size, and glowed and raised my arms,
and said in a strange and loud voice, wrapping all the people in the
world, and in near space, in my Ki enhanced love, "May all you believe
is holy, bless you with their love and care. Thank you for allowing me
to visit with you, and to give you my love. Farewell, my friends, till
we meet again." I bowed, and when I straightened up, I made my silvery
disappearance act, porting to the ready room. After they recovered, the
others joined me. I said to them, "That love broadcast went to the
entire world. They heard me, too, in their own languages." Lhamo said
"People will be changed." I said "Maybe. Probably won't be in a bad
way, I think." They agreed.
I said "I think we should get to Lhasa, and see of we can manage the
er, response." The President said, "Absolutely!" We stood, and I hugged
him with love. We bowed, and I ported them to my house in Lhasa. I said
"Do any of you want to make a statement, live on CNN? I have a studio
here, all connected and ready when you are. If you do, please leave me
out of it. This is the moment for TIBET, not me." They did make
statements, and very good ones. They asked to be ported back to
Dharamsala, and I did that. Then we all went outside, and wandered
around Lhasa, seeing the news travel. Many people stopped us, after
recognizing me, and asked if it was true. We assured them it was, and
they ran off to pass the word. The whole crew caught the excitement,
and Don showed it in his reporting, which went back to Atlanta, in a
live two-way. Len whispered to me, "I can't thank you enough for this
once in a lifetime exclusive. The announcement of the decade!" I said
"No need for thanks. We are using each other, CNN and Tibet, to each
further their own goals. What could be better?" He said "I love you." I
said "Thanks, but the whole world will feel the same, some day. As if I
didn't already have enough embarrassment." He laughed. We hugged. I
could feel Rose and Hawk laughing, too. The rude noise I sent them, did
nothing to make them stop.
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