Stephen's Secure Blog #321
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 Summer of year 7 of his special school.
Stephen's Secure Blog #321 "So Sue Me!"
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Len and Don asked for a meeting. I said, after greetings, "Should I
have been properly marinated for this grilling?" They laughed hard. Don
said "I would have asked for teriyaki." I grinned and said, "Good one!
My favorite." Len said "We've received a lot of calls and emails, and a
lot of pressure about that from higher up." I said "And how is that my
problem?" They grinned, and Don said, "But seriously, it could be, if
it goes more public." I said "May I take a look?" They nodded. I said
"I see. They want to know why I don't do more for the world, and
specifically for this country." They nodded. I said "How do they know
that I don't already do that?" That got their attention. I said "And if
so, shouldn't that be classified?" More attention. Len said "Do you?" I
said "Yes. We have been assisting the US and friendly governments since
my school started, mostly in personnel verification and investigation.
We just concluded one on a big terrorist plot. I should tell you we
have a lot of restrictions on what we can do in investigations, with
our ethics, and when we do take on a case, we go all the way, OUR way,
which isn't compatible with most legal systems. Information from mind
reading and compelling the truth isn't admissible evidence." Don said
"Wow!" I said "That's not what the evil doers say." They made some
strange sounds.
Len said "We can't make that public." I nodded. I said "I created,
through various means, the largest corporation in the world. With our
profits, again through various non public means, we provide disaster
relief all over the world, and fill a lot of charities with donations,
more than the rest of the world combined. We build hospitals and fund
scholarships more than any other organization does. We can't do any
more than that without coming out in the open, and ruining the economy
and will of the people, making them dependent on our handouts. If the
world lets us, in about 25 years, we could provide the entire
population with ALL the basic necessities of life for free, and without
using my strange tech. But, unfortunately, we would be violently
opposed by militants who want to control their people by denying them
that assistance, causing more death and destruction than if we had done
nothing. I see you understand some of the problems. Helping people is a
very dangerous thing, if not managed VERY carefully, and we ARE being
very careful." Len said, "We can't make any of that public, either." I
said "Right. Frustrating, isn't it? Well, think about how WE feel about
it, with how we are!" My tears told the story, more than my words did.
I said "You hoped for an interview to be broadcast. Did you, and do
you now, think I will grant it?" Len said "No, and no." I showed them a
big grin. They were surprised. Don said, "Does this mean that you
WILL?" I said "Sure does!" I said "You aren't the only surprised
people!" They laughed. I said "Ready for another surprise?" They looked
very cautious. I laughed. I said "I want it with a panel of religious
leaders to question me, and with you, LIVE." Len said "Oy vey!" I
grinned and nodded to him. I gave them the names of my golf partners,
and said, "Please ask these. They've met me. Any others they recommend
to come with them, fine. Date not before October, but can be announced
well in advance, to help muzzle the critics." Len said, "I see
something. Spreading the blame." I said "Good vision!" He said "I'll
send the proposal up, and we'll see what happens." We closed the
meeting with hugs of love.
Pete said, "I assume you are going to brief your panel in advance,
regarding what not to say?" I said "With strangers, maybe. Those I
asked for won't have to be briefed." Ichi said "So you've been
preparing for this." Nigel laughed. Ichi sighed, and said, "Alright,
you anticipated this from the beginning." I said with a big grin,
"When?" Hawk said, "Oh my God! From when you first became a Guardian!"
I said "Mostly, yes. It was inevitable. I knew it when I confronted a
Cardinal about child sex abuse in his Church in my last incarnation,
that someday I would have to explain about the limitations of charity
to the world, in context with religion. When I came out to the world as
a Buddha, and showed what I could do in freeing Tibet, it was a forgone
conclusion that I would have to face public demands to do more for the
whole world." Tomba said "I thought of that, but not as much as you
obviously have. I suspect you are going to try to do something to
motivate people to do more to help each other." I said "Want to be on
that panel?" He said "No, but I will if you want me to be." I said "I
do, but not if it troubles you, but please consider the good you can
accomplish." We bowed to each other.
Rose said, "The Pope wants to meet you. Will that happen?" I said "He
wants me to go to him. So, not that way. He is the leader of only some
Christians, while I am considered by Buddhists to be a full living
Buddha, which has the highest status for ALL Buddhists. I can't show
them and the world that who they know I am, is lower in status than the
Pope." Tomba said, "Correct. The effect would be very bad." Chad said,
"And he won't come to you, for the same reason." Hawk laughed. Rose
poked him. I said "My turn." I poked him, too. I said "He can't really
come to me. WHERE would I host him?" Chad said "Your Temple in Belize."
I said "Best available choice, but not the nicest place for that. He is
a head of state, so whichever country he visits would be receiving
honors from that, and would be severely snubbed if he only came to see
me."
I said "Should I assume I am going to be sued for curing people?"
Pete said "It's already happened. Claims of invasion of privacy, too,
for your love broadcasts. We are handling them by saying you have no
earnings, because it all goes to charity, and that you didn't heal
them, God did, and prove otherwise. Our lawyers are not connected to us
in a discoverable way, and are officially acting on your behalf pro
bono. ACLU is confused and very irritated by the whole thing." We
laughed. I said "The next enhanced broadcast might reduce some of the
problems." Chad said with a grin, "That could be interesting." We
laughed. I said "I said I gave my love to the world, but didn't state
that everybody received it. Can those suing me prove they felt it?"
said "I know! A Sneaky Suspicious Devious Devil!" We laughed.
Hawk said "What if the names and addresses of those who are suing are
published, with the mention of that possibly causing the love and
healing broadcasts to stop for everybody?" Rose said "Murder!" I said
"What if a court issues an injunction, that if I violate it, would
cause me to be sent to prison? If I don't comply, and don't show up in
prison, I would be a fugitive from justice. If I show myself in Tibet,
and they don't allow my extradition, it might become illegal for for
some charities to give to Tibet. Then the universities won't be able
have their campuses there." Pete said "So what do we do?" I said "They
can't prove I caused any healing, because I haven't said I did it. I
did admit to the love broadcast, and people were notified in advance.
Did anybody serve notice they didn't want to receive it?" Pete said,
"Not that we've heard. I'll send that on to the lawyers."
I said "You might add that anybody who had really wanted not to feel
my love, would not have, if they had willed it. They DID have a choice.
I didn't invade their privacy, because I didn't actually invade
anything. They are just as private as they were before. Well, from me,
anyway. Not from the public, though, now that they've made asses of
themselves." Hawk laughed really loudly. So did Chad. I said "I did
nothing against the law as it now stands, that they can prove.
Unfortunately, some Courts might be feeling their oats a little too
much to resist a little power grab, and ignore that. They should be
told that a lot of sick people and their relatives might not take that
Pete said "I'll pass that slam dunk along." Hawk said "Can we slam dunk
THEM?" In answer, he was poked a lot.
I said "When I went public, I left the enterprise. My money went to
PBS and Tibet. My stock was placed in trust, to be released to my heirs
upon my death. At present, that is set at my first born child, with
Pete, then Rose, then Hawk, as holders of proxy voting rights. Can
anybody get at that?" Pete said "Our legal advisors say nobody can, but
a serious challenge can tie up a possible transfer for years. If that
happens, I don't think it will effect anything materially. So, you have
no assets, and no income. Any riches they think you have, you create
for others out of nothing. I doubt they can take any of that. Not that
you would let them." I said "Right. I wonder if Congress can be
persuaded to pass a law exempting me, as a Saint, from legal
responsibility for creating beneficial miracles." Chad almost laughed
his head off. He said "Good luck getting them to do THAT." I said
"Right. I just wanted to end the meeting with a laugh." We laughed.
I asked the ACLU if they wanted me to meet with them, and they said
yes, and so I went to them. After greetings, I said, "I hear you have
had some er, mixed feelings about me and my activities." They chuckled.
One said, "We aren't prepared to file suit against the supernatural." I
said "Would you want to?" He said "People should have a choice about
what is done to them." I said "How far are you willing to go with that
concept?" One said, "With you, with your intelligence, nowhere." We
laughed. I said "I did broadcast my love, but what isn't common
knowledge is that people who didn't want to receive it, and willed it,
would not have felt it. Yes, it can be refused. As far as I know,
nobody ever has. And they can't prove they did feel my love." He said
"That puts a new light on the whole situation!"
One said "Does that mean the curing of illness can also be refused?"
I said "I don't know. I didn't do that. I can cure minor things myself,
but only one at a time, and it takes quite some effort, and I can't
even try to fix a damaged brain I haven't examined thoroughly before it
was damaged. I could NOT have done that curing thing in the love
broadcast. I felt the joining, and the ocean of power that used my love
to reach people for healing. I've had some contact since then, and have
been ordered to do it more than once a year." One said "Ordered? You
mean from God?" I said "What some know as God, yes. And that wasn't the
first time in this life, and it happened before in my past lives. Very
annoying, actually, which causes some amusement on High. Yes, God has a
sense of humor. Well, he made the giraffe, didn't he?" Some chuckles. I
said "George Burns would have liked a better laugh." They tried, but
didn't succeed. I said "It's not fun being His errand-boy, but He knows
I would never refuse Him, and count it as a privilege to serve. But
then, who likes being taken for granted? Well, me, when I receive His
love directly."
One said "Your hair and the glow. Were you Moses?" I said "It causes
problems when I discuss my past lives. What is written of them isn't
always accurate, usually deliberately so. I watched the people who were
writing down what The Buddha said, which changed before my eyes. I KNOW
how inaccurate things can become!" He said "That still doesn't answer
my question." I said "Oh, you must be a lawyer." They laughed while he
nodded. I said "I'll say this. What is written about him and what he
did, is not too far from the truth. But even with total recall, I could
not find the mountain in Sinai where we camped, and somebody first
created the phrase, 'Take two tablets, and call me in the morning'."
Their laughter was mixed with shock and awe.
I said "We were lost. I went back recently, to have some more
conversations, and had to pick a peak at random. Things had changed too
much." One said "Did God make the tablets?" I said "No. He just gave
the commandments to, er, the guy on the mountain who happened to have
had nothing to write them down on. That's when his grey hair turned
white. He glowed when he felt love for his people. I have to tell you
those first tablets were a mess. Scholars and shepherds do NOT usually
make good stone carvers, even with tools, which the mountain wasn't
blessed with. For the second set, Joshua helped, because my hands were
a bloody mess. Er, his hands. Oh, whatever!" They laughed.
I said "In this life, I was born with pale blond hair and pasty, burn
horribly in the sun, white skin. During a ceremony in Thailand, when I
gave my first Earth wide love broadcast, I was given the order to free
Tibet. A lot of people felt that happen, and saw my appearance change
in a split second, and I glowed. Before, I could share my love without
glowing. But I think my pesky superior wanted me to be noticed doing
it, so now it happens every time. Well, I'm basically very shy. I would
not have come out to the public, except I needed to in support of my
work to free Tibet. Oh, I know. Nobody believes I'm shy. Sheesh!" They
laughed.
One said "About Moses, I can see where the explanations could have
some basis in science, but for the staffs and the snakes, and the other
parts of the duels with the Priests, I'm stumped." I said "That's an
easy one. You know it wasn't of God, because the Egyptian Priests could
do it." He nodded. I said "Throughout history, Shaman with the talent
and strong will have cast minor illusions, sometimes with the aid of
hallucinogens and drums. That's what kept them in power. It was
recognized early, that I had the talent, and as a member of the royal
family, I was given the training for the priesthood. Actually, my
foster family were overjoyed that a member of their household could do
what the Priests could do. The Priests were NOT happy at that threat to
their power, which caused all the problems which led to the Exodus. I
didn't threaten the King with all those plagues, but the Priests told
him I had. They knew the plagues would happen, based on the rise of
volcanic activity in the north, and blamed it on me and the Israelites
I was friendly with. We, er, had to leave in something of a hurry."
They said "Wow!" I said "Believe ME, that's not what WE said!" They
really laughed.
One said "Who wrote the Bible?" I said "Which part?" He said "The
first." I said "Not Moses, although he did write a lot of his thoughts
down. There wasn't much else to do in encampments. I think Joshua and
Aaron might have written some of that time, but I doubt it survived in
written form. Most of it was saved as collections of word of mouth
stories. Until Solomon. Unfortunately, much of what he wrote down was
deliberately destroyed by his own people after his death, because some
of the science he had discovered was thought to be sorcery. I'm not
prepared to discus that. The first official collection of stories that
could be something like the Torah known today, was written by Daniel,
of the lions fame. He got the rulers of Babylonia to free the
Israelites, but they had comfortable lives where they were, and didn't
want to return to the promised land. He wrote the book as a Zionist
tract to motivate them to return, and surprisingly enough, they did.
Unfortunately, he wasn't much of an historian. But then, in those days,
nobody really was. He didn't write any of the versions of the book
which has his own name on it, though. And he didn't return to the land
of Israel, himself. Those who free a people according to God's order,
do not become a part of them in their home, so any blame for that, and
retribution, doesn't transfer to them, just like I will not live in and
be part of Tibet. That has always been one of the hardest parts of the
freeing a people gig." They could see my feelings in my tears.
I stood, and so did they. I said "If you want me for any ACLU
business, call. Here's a number. Now I will give you something of me,
and you DO have the right to refuse." They had to smile at that, and
each one came into my glowing open arms to receive all my love. I
helped them to sit down. Then I ported to my living room. In the hugs
of Rose and Hawk, Hawk said, "I hadn't thought of it, but the snake
illusion, and the other contests you had with the Priests, should have
been obvious." Rose said "When you're ready, I want to know about
Solomon. You never said you weren't him, like you said about a lot of
others." I said "Someday." She nodded acceptance. Some things we should
NOT know.
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