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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 18:40:23 -0400
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Stephen's Secure Blog #384
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 19 in this story, in Fall and Winter of year 10 of his
special school.
Stephen's Secure Blog #384 "No Nobel"
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Chad said "We wondered. I looked. Nobel prizes. You were nominated
for a lot of them. While you did make the short lists, you were deemed
too controversial. It was your alien revelations and bombing actions
that held you back. Prevailing opinion is if you had been nominated in
just one or two categories, you would have won at least one of them."
Hawk said "Fine for Stephen, not so fine for them. Their legitimacy is
in question. He freed Tibet, and without violence. He resolved the
Uyghur conflict. That's just for the peace prize. He's received more
awards in literature than anybody in history. The same for the
sciences. What he's done for psychology and neuroscience is
incredible." I said "They are known for being politically and
religiously conservative. I'm not surprised." Chad said "Did you know
the President of China nominated you?" I said "No. I don't pay
attention to award things." Rose said "That might have killed it." Chad
said "Might have had the reverse tangent effect. He's going to get the
Peace Prize. List comes out tomorrow. I've told him, and what they did
to you. He's going to refuse it." I said "Wow! For what reason?" He
said "Because all that he did, was at your direction and strong
instance, and that if you had not existed, none of it would have
happened." I said "That's really going to upset the applecart. I'm
going to talk to him about it." Chad said "I advise against it. He knew
you would, and his mind is made up. He said you can't do a consequence
against him for doing the right thing."
I asked for a meeting with the President of China. After polite
things, he jumped right into it, saying, "Those donkeys!" I said "Oh,
why don't you say something bad about them?" He laughed. He said "If
He said "They will, starting tomorrow. You will receive not one prize,
when what you have done in the categories in which you were nominated,
is more than anybody else in history." I said "It doesn't matter. If I
thought it would have worked, I would have TOLD them not to consider
me. I don't want or need any awards or prizes." He said "But you do
want justice, and a great many want it for you. The people you have
helped, want and need the legitimacy for that, to make them feel they
were worth it." I said "Don't do that." He said "Don't do what?" I said
"Don't invent a valid argument." He laughed really well. He said "I can
understand them not awarding it for saving the Earth from those
centaurs, because it's only your word. But not for your love broadcasts
and healing? That's completely insane." I said "Well, not completely.
Disturbed, maybe?" He laughed, and said, "You always make me laugh,
even when I don't want to. I still won't change my opinion." I said "I
have something which might help with that."
He looked so cautious, I had to laugh, and he had to join me. I said
"There is always another year. If you protest too loudly, they may
never consider me for the award. Any awards." He said "Don't do that."
We laughed. He said "Then a partial compromise. I will wait for the
award to be announced, to see what they say to justify it. From that, I
may contact them privately, to ask for clarification. Likely, I will
decline the award if it's about Tibet and the reforms we have
instituted, based on that I wasn't responsible, that I did all I could
to appose you, even to letting my people try to kill you. We only gave
in to your requests because we saw no other way to survive in power,
and as a whole country." I said "I think you did help, but describing
that might be a little difficult." He said "Yes, but no matter. I
really don't deserve it. It's not false humility, but complete truth.
It would be dishonest of me to accept it. I know you can't disagree
with that." I said "Really don't do that." He had a really big grin to
show me. I said "Hawk and Rose are grinning, too." He laughed.
It happened as we expected. The President was very eloquent, and that
he even did it, earned him a lot of respect. I was invited to CNN to
discuss it, on the celebrity interviewer show at 9PM. I said "I was
asked to come here to comment about the Nobel Peace Prize controversy.
Was it you who asked for me to be on your show for this?" He said "I've
been asking for you for a long time, but I didn't ask for this
particular reason. Our network executives did, and this time period was
available on such short notice." I said "Alright. I'm here, for this
subject only. My, what an interesting expression!" He made a worse one.
I said "And another! That expression could be used to scare the sheet
off a ghost." He really tried to control his anger. I said "Handy, if
himself, and had to laugh. Then he said, "So, what do they wear under
them?" I said "If this were a test, wouldn't you have failed?" He saw
that, and said, "Right. To the subject at hand. Have you heard what the
President of China has done and said, regarding the Nobel Peace Prize?"
I said "Yes I have. More, I knew something of what he was planning to
say, because I had a meeting with him before that to ask him not to say
that. Ha! I like surprises. For other people."
He said "Why did you ask him not to say that?" I said "I asked him
not to oppose the award, because I didn't want it. Another surprise.
Interesting. Why do you think, as you obviously do, that I would want
any Nobel Prize?" He looked like he was at a loss, and said, "For
recognition? Appreciation?" I said "I don't need or want any of those
things. I do what I know is fair, that I should do, and for no other
reason, not even for gratitude. Want more?" He nodded, and said, "Yes."
I said "Prizes are for those who compete. I don't do that in real work.
Awards are helpful for one's professional standing and career. I don't
have those and don't need them, and even more importantly, I really
don't want to take them away from whose who do need them. Why didn't
you know this?" He said "What do you mean?" I said "You know about my
ability in music. Why have I never entered a contest for that? Do you
think I would have won?" He looked surprised, and then thoughtful, and
said, "I think I see a little. You probably would have won, but it
wasn't your career, and you don't need the money for yourself." I said
"And something else. It wouldn't be fair." He said "Oh. You are that
much better. In a lot of things. You have to be fair. I never realized
how lonely that must make you." I said "Yes." We went to commercial.
Back from commercial, He said "Is what the President of China said
about you, true?" I said, "Those who know me, know very well my
position on lying, and most particularly about me, and what I would do
about it if they did. He didn't lie." He said "So he still has the
ability to lie?" I said "Well, he's still a politician, isn't he? Yes,
he is able to lie, but I hope he doesn't. It's not good for one's
mental health." He said "Why do you think you weren't chosen for the
award?" I said "For a group who chose to award a new American President
their Peace Prize, before he actually did anything of note, and while
he was Commander in Chief of a military which was engaging in two
unnecessary wars, and using drone attacks to kill people in places
outside of the war zones, and allowing unlimited detention and
torturing of possibly innocent civilians, there is absolutely no
guessing what they are thinking, but to me it's obvious they are not
selecting on actual merit." He said "Wow!" I said "I agree." He almost
choked.
He said "Did you know you were nominated for the award?" I said "Yes,
for the Peace Prize, and for other Nobel Prizes. People DO talk about
me, and sometimes I can't help hearing it. Embarrassing. I would have
asked them not to consider me, like I have for other awarding groups,
if I could have done it without insulting somebody who didn't deserve
that." He jumped on the opening I gave him, and said, "That explains
it! I wondered why you never showed up on the ballots for awards in
music." I said "They were very nice about that, which I really
appreciate." He said "You've scored some movies. What about the Oscar?"
I said "That's different. I couldn't refuse an Oscar, because that
would harm all the others who worked on the movies." He said "I
understand. Amazing!" I said "At least you didn't say wow again.
Variety is good." He tried not to laugh.
I said "I do a lot of things that if they were known, I would receive
a lot of recognition and awards. Were I can, I keep my involvement from
the general public. Some of my efforts to help societies and
individuals wouldn't be as effective if the public knew about it in
progress." He said "Why is that?" I said "People act very differently
when in the public eye, than they might in private, where pride and
shame aren't as intense. Counseling and diplomacy works much better
without er, hecklers, and those bent on sabotaging good things." He
said "Well said. I have to thank you for such a clear explanation." I
said "You're welcome."
He said "After this, do you think the Nobel Prizes have lost their
value?" I said "In my opinion, the Nobel Prizes have been losing value
for years, becoming more obviously political. This time is different,
though. Why was the Nobel Prize system instituted?" He said "Because
Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, felt guilty for it being used
"He was against his explosives being used to kill people, and you are
acting against explosives being used to kill people! First removing the
land mines, which I think is one of the greatest things any single
person has ever done, and for reducing suicide bombers, and other
bombings. You have done more than anybody in history exactly what
Alfred Nobel specifically wanted to encourage with his Peace Prize!" I
said "I wonder if they let themselves see the irony. I wanted to avoid
that exposure, for the sake of the future Prize winners, but the
President of China, while fully justified, has brought this out into
the open, which might also have happened if he had accepted the prize
without comment. If I hadn't discussed this, we know somebody else
would have." He said "That's true." I said "There are always
consequences. Nobody is immune from them. Unfair actions WILL be
rewarded negatively, if not always immediately. A law of nature, to
help us improve OUR natures." He nodded. I said "You almost said it,
didn't you." He laughed, and said, "The wow you hear a lot, yes. We are
out of time. Thank you for appearing with me to discuss the Nobel Prize
controversy." I said "You're welcome." It was announced that we were
off air. I was in the last segment on the show.
He said to me, "I know what you said about me before. I was surprised
you would agree to appear with me." I said with a slight smile, "About
what I said before, as of now, is it still true?" He was filled with
all kinds of interesting emotions. When he was ready, I offered to hug
him. We did it, with all my love. I helped him to sit down. I said "I
expect we will see each other in the future. Be well." I ported home.
Hawk said "I should have known!" I looked at him seriously, and said,
"Yes, you should have, and I'm disappointed you didn't. Why else would
I let him interview me?" He said "I'll do better, I promise." I nodded.
Rose said "How long will it take before he knows you did more than
counsel him, but ran the whole interview?" I said "If nobody tells him,
or leads him to it, when he gets up tomorrow. Until then he's going to
vacillate between trying not to think, and to wondering how and what
changed in him." She said "I agree. What's most interesting in watching
how you work, is the subtlety of it, and how it's never the same. Each
step flows into another like they were part of a whole, which they
are." I said "I'm not exactly a situation manager anymore." Hawk said
in surprise, "Why?" I said "They plan. I don't do much of that now. I
just do." Hawk said to Rose, "We have to create a new word to describe
something more than a wow." I said "Orgasmical?" They laughed. Hawk
said, "Let's try it, and see of it works." We did, a lot. It all
worked, and very well.
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