Stephen's Secure Blog #337
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 the Winter of year 8 of his special
school.
Stephen's Secure Blog #337 "Night at the Museum"
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Lhamo asked for a meeting. I ported there on time. After polite
things, he said, "I have some news for you." I said "Good. If it were
for somebody else, I would have to go get them." He laughed. He said "I
have finished reading your book about The Buddha, and have seen the
videos. I disagree with some things which you show, but I can't oppose
the truth that I know you would not change. I have found your
commentary and analysis fascinating! Such scholarship and intelligence!
I disagree with some of that, too, but only a little. My introduction
is written." He gave me a sheet of paper. He mentioned he wasn't in
complete agreement on some minor things, but spent most of it in
praise. I said "Thank you. This will do well for your position." He
grinned very wide, and said, "But much for YOUR position." I said "I'll
be sitting." He laughed. I said "I didn't do this for me, but for
truth. Any affect on me is only a complication, not something desired."
He said "Oh. Sometimes I forget that you are above position." I floated
up into the air, and he laughed.
After floating back down, I said, "I'm going to be on TV in the
spring, in another Public Broadcast fundraiser. Like last time, I'm
going to be asked questions. New questions, and maybe about the book,
or my relationship with you. One of them might be about Dorje Shugden."
He said "I see. I have mixed feelings about the issue. I attempted to
be inclusive, and achieved the opposite. I admit to having made serious
mistakes, but we know that saying that in public won't change what
happened." I said "And it would weaken your authority. May I say
something you might not want to think about?" He said "My curiosity
alone, would make me say yes." I tried not to grin. I said "You
justified your position by negatively linking your health and lifespan
to the worship of Dorje Shugden. That will end when you do, in this
life." He looked surprised, and said, "I had not thought of that! We
should have the Regent declare against discrimination. There is a new
Tibet, under your protection. That should cancel any ill wishes by the
God, you being fully Enlightened. And when you join The Buddha, I KNOW
you will not let any there cause us harm." I bowed to him.
He said "This next item you should take sitting. The Pope will be
visiting us. To me, in my official office, and then to you. It will be
publicly announced by his office tomorrow." I said "He didn't ask me
about my schedule. I wonder if I should keep him waiting." He laughed,
and said, "We could tell him you will TRY to be available, because he
didn't ask for your schedule." I said "If he wants to visit ME, he
should ask ME when I will be available. Put him in his place, as a
supplicant should be." His grin almost split his face. I said "There is
something more we can do to, er, for him. I can give him videos which
show the buildup to the Last Supper, through to the crucifixion. He
knows I witnessed it. Do YOU want to give him that gift, and in a live
news conference?" He almost died of very nice intense emotions. When he
could talk, he said, "The world will know he has it, and will demand to
see it, and he will NOT want that to happen, but he has to, and you are
a very bad person!" I said "So?" He laughed very hard. I said "You can
tell him it was part of my research from a life I had lived, that you
thought to give him, because you knew it was important to him, and it
pleased you very much to be able to give him something he would really
like to have. He can't refuse, or blame you for being bad, because you
might not be aware of the controversy it could cause, unlike me. You
could also tell him I gave you the entire life of The Buddha, and it is
being published, so he REALLY can't complain." He looked in awe, and
said "Bad? You are worse than I thought. Let us do it!" We laughed
together.
He said "We should work on my script." We did that. I put it in a
crystal, so it could be memorized. Then I said, "June 21, Rose and I
will be married in the US. We would be honored if you would attend. If
you can't or don't wish to, we will understand, and have no bad
feelings about it. You are not young, and we would NOT want to risk
your health before the time of your proposed reincarnation." He said "I
want to attend." I said "I don't know who else will be there. I only
wanted close friends, but I have so MANY of them!" He laughed, and
said, "Most would not complain about that." I said "Well, I'm not them.
But, I have another friend to visit. The police captain here in Lhasa.
He likes a certain kind of music. I made a CD of some songs I wrote of
that kind. American Country Western." He said "I have not desired to
listen to music in the past, but that YOU are making it, caused me to
explore that art. I like that kind, too." I said "Oh. Well, here is a
duplicate set. May I tell him of your preference?" He said "Please. I
might invite him here one evening to discuss the music." I said "I'll
leave you to tell him that, if you wish. It should be interesting." He
grinned, and said, "That is the reason!" We laughed and hugged.
I ported to in front of the police station, and walked in. Everybody
stood and bowed, and I returned it. I said "Good afternoon. I came to
see the captain, if he is available." One ran in to tell him, and he
came out and invited me in. We said some polite things. Then I said, "I
just came from a meeting with the Dalai Lama. We had some interesting
discussions, the last of it, about what I was going to bring to you. He
has the same preference in music, which I didn't know before." I gave
him the CDs, and explained which ones were mine. I said "I gave him a
duplicate set." He was all wide eyed at the news, and thanked me a lot.
Then he said, "But why did you do this? I am not important, and we have
met only a few times." I said "I like pleasing good people I know.
Don't you? Doesn't everybody?" He had some strange emotions, and didn't
know how to express them. He said "But you know so many people!" I said
"I just said that to the Dalai Lama. I didn't know you could hear that
far." He had to laugh with my grin. I stood, and so did he, and we
hugged with love. Then I said, "Your people here. They are so nice. May
I hug them too?" He set that up, and I gave all my love, one at a time.
Then I had an idea, and ported to each of the major cities in Tibet,
and did the same in the main police station. Nobody refused.
I had a meeting with my Tibet team at the new house. Rose said, "The
Dalai Lama should be at our wedding. Rhamcha, too. But can we leave out
all the other Abbots?" I said "That's up to you. Tradition has it that
the bride and her mother, are in charge of the guest list." Hawk said
"Invite the Pope?" Chad laughed, and then became thoughtful. We all
looked at him. He said, "If you tell him the Dalai Lama will be
"That's bad!" I said "That means you like it." We all laughed. He said
"With what you plan to do with him in his visit to Tibet, he might be a
little annoyed with you." I said "A little? You're asking me to try
harder?" More laughter. Rose said "King and PM of Thailand?" I said
"Before we go to diplomatic extremes, you might want to check with the
venue. We can port people, and put them up on the grounds here, too, if
they want. However it goes, we need to insist on no physical gifts. If
they need to make any, they should give to charity." Rose said "Right.
But just think what it would do to the status of The People, and the
other Native American Nations, to host Heads of State, and where you
will guarantee security." I said "I know. It's all up to you and the
Council. Bridegrooms are just useless accessories in this, which is a
big relief to me!" Some laughter and hugging and kissing. Hawk said
"Why stop there? The US has a President. China, too." I said "Secret
Service, and the State Department, would make a lot of noises just at
said with a gigantic grin, "Let's go for it!" Pete just groaned.
I said "We need to have a best man for me. HOW can I choose?" Hawk
said "It should be Chad. He wants the Pope. Make him suffer for that."
Chad said "And you can be a Bride's Maid." He grinned, and said, "Fine
with me, but I think I should be giving all my attention to security.
If I have to do anything bad, at least the public knows I'm a student
of Stephen's." We agreed. I said "Who will marry us?" Rose said, "Two.
The Holy One of The People, and Tomba. No arguments." I nodded. Tomba
had some tears. I said "Cress is Maid of Honor." They all nodded.
Chad said "Gallery next week." I said "Please invite the President of
PBS. I'll have something for him. Well, I want to do the pledge shows
again this spring. I'll have a big coffee table book of Tibet for a
premium. I think he'll go for it." Chad said "I agree. I think I know
one of the reasons why you want to do the shows. You plan to say a few
er, unusual things." I said "Actually, I just want to promote the book,
and maybe the one on the Buddha, which is approved to print now. Here
is the intro, which can be announced on the cover. Wait a minute.
Tomba. Would you like to have something in it, too?" He said "Crystal?"
I made and gave it to him. He studied it for a minute, and then said
"Wow! Yes, I have a comment to your analysis section. Ready to
receive?" I nodded, and he sent it." I said "My turn to say wow! I
offered, so I guess I have to include it. Mention it on the cover, too.
Here's a new crystal and memory card file." I gave it to Chad, who
nodded. Rose said "May I see?" He gave her the crystal. She said
"Triple wow! For the intros, and all the rest. You really worked on
this! I wonder what difference this will make." I said "Probably none.
Religions practically wrote the book on inertia. And before Newton was
conked by an apple that didn't have a keyboard." I was poked a lot.
I stood, and said, "Somebody is trying to break into the closed
museum in Beijing. I'm going to play with them in person. I assume I'm
going to be watched." Some chuckles. I ported there, and said in a loud
voice, "Can I help you people?" It was a dark night, so I lit up the
area with a lot of light. To say they were startled, would be to say a
star is a campfire. I don't know how they survived the shock. Then they
tried to run away, but they bounced off the shield I had put in place
to keep them in the area. They were really afraid. I said, "You haven't
answered my question. Can I help you?" Silence. I said "You are healthy
and are physically able to speak, yet you don't. Are you mentally
deficient?" Silence. I said "You will answer. If I have to compel you,
it will last for the rest of your lives." More silence. I said "Last
chance." Nothing. I said in command mode, "Hear and obey! You will
never lie for the rest of your life. You will answer all my questions,
and that of any in authority. You will obey all the laws where you are.
You will not communicate anything against me, except to me when you are
alone with me. You will obey all my commands!" I said in regular voice,
"What are your names?" They didn't want to, but they told me. I asked
them why they were there, and what they were intending to do. They were
of the government intelligence service, and were intending to steal
things from the museum as ordered. I said "Come here, and follow me."
I led them into the museum, and said, "Which things would you be
stealing?" They wanted my miniatures. I said "Who ordered you to do
this?" They told me. I found the man, and read his mind. I said to the
men, "Did he tell you why he wanted them?" They didn't know. I ported
him to me in his sleep and pajamas, and woke him up, and gave him the
same commands. Then I said to him, "Tell your men why you ordered them
to steal from this museum, which has the direct personal support of
your President." He struggled, and said, "Because those miniatures are
valuable. I would sell them for a lot of money." I said "After I made
this building, I announced that I would be watching it, for anybody who
might make trouble. Did you know that?" He said "Yes, but I didn't
believe it." I said "Do you still not believe it?" He said "You are
here. I must believe it."
I said "If you had taken them, I would have replaced them with exact
duplicates. If you had really needed money, you could have asked me. I
might have given you some, but not now. I dislike thieves. I really
dislike the things I make being damaged. Your men did not have the
tools which would have made their work successful. What looks like
glass, is not glass. The only way to break into those cases, is to
apply enough force which would destroy what you would take, and
possibly the whole building, and wake up the city. I really do know how
to protect my work." I ported solid handcuffs to their wrists I had
used 4th hands to push behind their backs. The cuffs would have to be
cut off. I said in command voice, "You will report to the nearest open
police station, and tell them of your crime, and you will tell them
that the President will see my report when he is next at his desk. Go
now." They did. I closed up the building and removed the shield. I
ported a report to the President's desk, and a video of it on a card.
I ported back to the meeting. Hawk said, "Do you think that will be
the end of it?" Rose poked him, and said, "Of course not! That won't be
allowed on the news, so there is no more incentive to prevent the next
is, now." They chuckled. Rose said "They probably won't see it.
Somebody is sure to try again. You wanted this to happen!" I said "No,
I didn't. But, I did want to take advantage of the likelihood that it
would. I do NOT like to do things to just create crimes. That isn't
ethical. But, I do try to give people the opportunity to make good
choices, before applying a consequence." They nodded. Tomba most
strongly.
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