Solomon's Private File #171
These stories about Stephen and Solomon take place starting in
1950's. Stephen wrote about his life in letters to a penpal, and then
in a secure blog, in case he lost his memory again, in the master
computer in his school for gifted students, which he started attending
in 2016 in a new incarnation, until his death. Now his son Solomon is
attending the same school, and is writing in his own secure blog for
his future incarnations.
All characters are fictitious, even if some of them might have names
that belong to some actual people, or act like people we know.
Solomon is 22 in this story, in the Spring of 2048.
Solomon's Private File #171 "CNN, and Saudi Family"
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The US President was elected for a second term. I was asked to do a
few more approvals. Some in the media suggested that I had helped him
to be reelected. I did a short show on CNN to discuss that. AC said,
"Some have said that you helped the President to be reelected. Is that
true?" I said, "It depends on how you want to look at it. Does my
helping the COUNTRY, help the current administration at that time?" He
said, "I see what you mean. The Administration usually is credited for
both the bad and good things that happen during their run, irrespective
of whether they had anything to do with it." I said, "That's very true,
and it's caused partly by the usual opposition and the media, in
simplifying their positions for the limited attention of the public.
Now, I'm not insulting the public in this. They have their own lives to
lead, with jobs and caring for their families. How then can they be
expected to follow all the detail in politics, especially when it's
usually so arcane and, I have to say, er, stupid, when it's not
downright boring?" He grinned and said, "Better you said that than I."
chuckled.
I said, "But I did help the administration, directly. Ha! I like
surprising you." He said, "You did. So, what did you do?" I said, "At
their request, I did approvals for all their top level appointees.
Being who I am, some of those candidates were er, improved in the
course of that. That does count in helping the administration, but my
group would do that for ANY administration if asked." He looked as if
he had just thought of something. I nodded. He said, "That offer is for
other countries as well? And have you done that?" I said, "We would do
that for any representative government, and we have done that, and have
been for a good many years. I'm not going to tell you which countries
and their administrations." He said, "Your father did that?" I said,
"Yes, my father did approvals in different countries, even as a child
in his first modern Stephen incarnation. He was the first of his school
to go for a doctorate in psychology. They used that approval and
counseling for internship experience. It expanded from that small
beginning."
He said, "And you protect Heads of State and Religions?" I said, "We
protect some leaders from assassination, yes. If they request it, but
just that, not from their own actions. But we are not perfect. We can
make mistakes, so they shouldn't depend completely on that." He said,
"You indicate that there is more than one of you doing that." I said,
"Who does things that we as a group decide to do, depends on who is
available at the time. For example, when I first went to another
dimension, I didn't know if I would survive it, or be able to return,
but I did expect that I would not be able to access this dimension for
a time, at the very least. All of my constant processes were taken over
by other people, such as the assassination watches, for the time I was
out of contact. In our group, our first order of business after we
start a constant service, is to share that, so others can continue it
when necessary." He said, "Does that include earthquake prediction?" I
said, "Yes, it includes earthquake prediction, and that's been
practiced. ALL that I do, can be functionally continued if I am not
able to, except maybe some of my humor." He grinned and said, "That
would be a severe loss!" I grinned back, and said, "For the media,
absolutely!" We went to break.
Back from break, I said, "But there was something I wanted to say,
that COULD have influenced the election in favor of the current
administration, but I didn't, for that reason." He said with interest,
"Would you say it now?" I said, "In conference with the President,
while he was asking me to do approvals for Supreme Court candidates, I
mentioned an idea I had just thought of for a file system for Congress.
He jumped on that like a kitten on wiggling toes, and practically
demanded that I offer it to Congress. I might not have, if he hadn't
insisted. I wanted to say that at the presentation, but didn't. It
wouldn't have been politically fair." He was trying not to giggle. I
said, "It's alright. You can let it out." He did, trying to say,
"Kitten on toes!" We had to go to break. I said, "It's just an
expression." He said, "It's new to me!" I said, "Not if you were around
about a two hundred years ago." He said, "Oh. From your life then?" I
said, "Actually, no. From my grandmother, in my World War 1 life."
Back from break, he said, "In one of your published actions, you said
you had to protect the Pope from his own people. Please explain that."
I said, "I expected you to bring that up. My father met with the then
Pope in Tibet. The only way that meeting would be allowed to be a
private one on one thing, would be if it were something like a
Confessional. The Cardinals assumed it would be my father who would be
the one who would be confessing, or they wouldn't have allowed it." He
said, "Oh, I see! It was for the Pope to do that!" I said, "And the
Pope knew that. He REALLY wanted to know about the afterlife! And his
prospects for that. You know how we are. They became friends." He said,
"With your love and open friendship, that's easy to see." I said, "And
Dad did a private God contact with the Pope, who received a private
message in that. First, ever, we know of." He said, "Wow! Do you know
what it was?" I said, "God made it private!" He said, "Oh, I
apologize."
I said, "The Cardinals suspected they had become friends, and
seriously opposed it. Murderously opposed it. That became worse, when
my parents invited him to their wedding. The Cardinals wouldn't allow
the Pope to attend, or even to say that. They control his access and
travel. That didn't stop my father. He did his own communicating, and
ported him to and from the wedding, practically infuriating some of the
Cardinals. Well, the Pope's news interview there didn't help that
situation very much. There were four attempts on his life, before he
died a natural death. I have to say that the situation is much
different now. Then they were backstabbing schemers. Now the group of
Cardinals are all full of love and friendship for each other and the
Pope. I saw that on a recent visit. Amazing! I absolutely love who
they've become! I'm proud to count them as friends now. And no, I
didn't cause that. They did it themselves, with their own efforts and
the great and wise leadership of the Pope." He said, "Wow!" I said, "I
agree."
He said, "At the age you are now, did your father know when he would
die?" I said, "Yes, approximately. He knew when he would die." He said,
"And do you?" I said, "I don't know when I will die. I can see some
possible futures. Well, it comes with the time research ability. In all
I can see, I don't see my death. That might not mean anything, but
that's all I know." He said, "Your father cleaned up the Earth in his
final seconds of life. Did that kill him?" I said, "That's a tough one.
He knew that was his last bit of life, so he used as much of it as
possible at the end. I don't know if that pushed him over, or if that
was already determined, but I have to say from my own experience, it's
possible." He said, "You did what he did, to those planets, much more,
actually, in the other dimension. Could that have killed you?" I said
softly, "Do you really want to do that to my mother?" He said, "Oh! I'm
very sorry! I didn't think about her feelings. I should have. I
sincerely apologize!" I said, "For her, I accept. But the kitten is
already on that toe. I was careful. Close, but survivable. I had to do
some personal healing, though. No life is without risk. I am not
irreplaceable. I've made sure of that. One of our operational
priorities." He said, "Please stay alive and healthy." I said, "I plan
to."
He said, "Thank you, Solomon, for being with us today." I said,
"You're welcome." Announced we were off air. I said, "Next time, I
should use some marinade before the grilling?" He said, "That bad?" I
said, "Not really, but different. You stuck to your plan, despite my
attempts at distraction. Well done!" He looked surprised, but very
pleased. I said, "Good recovery on the Mom issue." He said, "I should
have thought of that. It's going to restrict us in the future." I just
grinned, and he laughed. Mom ported in, and they hugged with love. He
was still in shock from that, when we ported home.
She said, "You used me again." I said, "But FOR you, this time." She
said, "Yes, and it worked well. Thank you." We hugged with love.
I ported to a village near the capital of Saudi Arabia. In front of a
house, I said, "I am Solomon. May I enter and have a conversation with
you?" A man came out, all wide eyed in surprise and reverence. He said,
"Please enter, Messenger of God!" I smiled and said, "Official tittles
are not for friendly visits. Here, I am just a man." He bowed and said,
"As it pleases you, Solomon." We went inside. A woman was there, who
had been crying. She hurried to make us some very strong coffee. Her
husband and I sat together. I said, "You have heard of my mother?" He
said, "I have. A wise and powerful woman." I said, "I have to agree.
Some people think women shouldn't have opinions and express them. Do
you have an opinion on that?" He thought carefully, and said, "But she
is powerful." I said, "Is it only power that makes something right?" He
thought some. He said, "To men, too?" I said, "You can think of some
things that show that. We know you can." He nodded and said, "I
understand what you are saying, beyond your words. You have caused me
to think of the nature of what is right, and of power, more than I ever
would have thought."
I said, "May I say more, in a different way?" He said, "Please." I
said, "We are commanded to honor our father and our mother. Do you
agree?" He said, "I do." I said, "How can we expect our children to
honor their mother, if WE do not honor her?" He said, "Oh!" He looked
at his wife in a new way, and noticed her tears, even though they were
hidden. I said, "Honor includes respect, and that works both ways." He
said, "I understand now. But if it were known as you hint for us, I
would lose honor from my community." I said, "That is true. But would
it be right?" He did some thinking. Then in surprise, he said, "It
would not! I did not ever expect I would think that! But it is true! I
see that now. Can you tell me why?" I said, "We grow up knowing things
by exposure, from all the people around us, before we are able to think
of them. This causes us to never question them later in life, until we
are challenged to by an unusual circumstance. Then we can apply our
adult intelligence and reasoning to the subject, and come to have
thoughts of our own then, about it. This way we can see and understand
a greater truth that had been hidden from us." He said, "That must be
true! You have explained it very well! You are a great teacher!" I
said, "Thank you, but I prefer to think that most about my father." He
said, "And so you honor him. I understand completely. No man was more
worthy of that." I bowed to him.
He said, "I wish this to be shared, as is your custom." I said, "If
all concerned, who are not committing a crime, wish it. But there are
problems with this here. You know your local broadcasters won't allow
it. I could order the King to do it, even compel him." He said, "But
that is not your way." I nodded and said, "You know the truth of me."
He said, "One of your talismans." I said, "For the wearer, the path
that it causes can be full of er, difficulties. I request that you
spend some time in careful consideration, before that should happen.
And that should include your family, who will also be affected by that
decision." He said, "That is wise. You are wise beyond compare." I
said, "Such a thing comes with much sacrifice. More so, because it is
seldom made good use of." He said, "You suffer for us." I said, "I do."
We both had tears. I stood and said, "When you wish to talk with me,
say my name twice and request it, and I will hear. I should leave now,
but before that, I offer the both of you my personal friendship and
love." I opened my arms. He motioned his wife to be the first, and I
nodded to him. After the hugs, I ported home.
Galya said, "Wow!" A lot of others were saying that in my mind, too.
Mom was crying. She said, "You used me! Do it again, whenever you can!"
We all hugged with love. Galya said, "Such a simple thing, but said so
eloquently! That must be shared!" I said, "Not my choice now. We'll
just have to see. If not this time, well, don't expect me to stop doing
this." More hugs and kisses.
A week later, I was asked to visit that house again. I ported there,
and greeted the two new people, teenagers, a boy and a girl, by name.
The boy said, "How did you know my name?" That earned a stern look from
his father. I said to the embarrassed boy, "I've done some world love
broadcasts with my sister. From that, I know all the names of the
people I meet, who were old enough then to know their own names." He
looked at me in awe. I was invited to sit with them. The father said to
she moved a little, and said, "Er, our children what was said in our
previous meeting?" I ported a crystal on a chain to my hand, and said,
"May I use this?" He just had to give me a big grin, and said,
"Please." I passed it to the boy. While he was reading it, I said to
the father, "I think you have discovered that you can't talk very well
with your mouth shaped like that." He chuckled. I said, "And that
doesn't work at all with kissing." More chuckles. The boy passed the
crystal to the girl, and she read it, too. She handed it back to me in
a daze.
I didn't say anything, but just let the silence drag on, with a
slight smile showing. He had to laugh. He said, "I should have expected
your humor, but doing that without words, I didn't think was possible."
I said, "Well, now you do. In a group of people, silence demands to be
filled." He nodded and said, "Very true. We, my wife and I, request
your crystals." I said, "I think you might know, if you have seen this
before, that I require speech from all who would receive them, so I may
know their truth." He said, "For that, do you need to see the face?" I
said, "I do not, but I must tell you that I see by more than eyes
alone, all around me, inside and out. I can see the smallest things,
that no instrument made by man can see. I can see individual nerves in
the brain working. I can see energy directly. I can see the soul, and
the light of life, that you see around my head. I feel the emotions of
others. These things I can't stop seeing and feeling. I can see other
things when I try." He said with interest, "What are those other
things?" I said, "They are the thoughts and memories of people, and
that includes their past lives. And with little effort, I can see all
these things anywhere in space, any space, and back into time. I say
all this so you will know that covering a face does not prevent me from
seeing it, and I can't choose not to." He said, "Is it by all those
things that you know the truth?" I said, "Even just one of them could
enable that, but with all, I see a greater truth that is near to God."
He said, "I thought so. Thank you for telling me. You are embarrassed?"
I said, "Almost continuously!" Chuckles.
He looked at his wife, who said to me, "I ask for your crystal so
that your message can go among the women. No man here would let my
husband use your crystal on his wife or daughter." The husband said in
surprise, to me, "You knew that! You were testing us!" I said, "Oh, I
am SO exposed!" They all laughed. I said to the kids, "I am many
things, some of which cause much respect and awe, but I am first a man
like any other, who is full of love and friendship for all. Will you be
my friend?" The boy said, "Yes!" Then he looked sheepishly at his
father, who had to laugh. I offered to hug the kids, and they each came
into my arms. While they were recovering, I said, "Love doesn't know
importance, power, or wealth. ALL are equal in love." They bowed to me.
I said with a smile, "I was looking for a little less of that, and
instead you give me more. Oh, what is this world coming to!" My smile
caused them to chuckle.
I looked to the wife. She said, "I understand now. You are hurt in
feelings when people place you above them." I said, "Yes. I can do
more, and I can see more, but I am still a man. It is not right, or
good, for people to place a person too high above them. No man should
have that. I am NOT God, who alone is deserving of that. Much horrible
harm has been caused by people placing too much importance on men. I
er, dislike harm." The boy said, "But I love you!" His father was going
to say something, but I gestured that he shouldn't." I said to the boy,
"I know, and I love you, too. I love everybody. That causes many people
to love me. Real love never goes only in one direction." They nodded.
He said, "May I have your crystal?" I said, "If your parents agree,
why, and what would you do with it?" He said, with a lot of
embarrassment, "Many boys I know, do not know love. They feel it in the
broadcast, but not the personal way that is in the crystal." I said, "I
think you mean that they have no love in their families and from their
friends?" He said, "Yes." They were surprised by my tears, when I said,
"That is VERY sad. I am only one man. I can't correct all of that in
person."
I looked at the father. He sighed, and looked at his wife. We knew
she smiled. He said, "We agree." The girl made a slight motion. The
smiled back at him. I said, "I have a problem with this. The bearer of
my crystals will not have an easy time of it, even protected from
physical harm. Do I have the right to make that happen to children? I
think you know how much I care for them." He said, "It will cause you
pain?" I said, "That is my concern. I just don't know if it is right.
May I ask another for her opinion?" He said, "Your mother?" I said,
"Yes." He said, "She is known to be wise, and not lacking in courage.
We would be honored." Mom ported in, with her hair covered, which they
appreciated. We stood and all bowed to her. We sat. She said to me, "I
will watch over them myself." I said, "I almost feel sorry for those
who would oppose those you watch over." We exchanged fierce grins. The
family felt really good about that. I said to the wife, "And that a
veil.
I said, "Some may want to burn your house. Such people will regret
that in amusing ways." Giggles. The boy said, "We know what you did in
Iran." I said, "Ah! That explains the reactions." Mom poked me. I said,
"Er, ouch?" Chuckles. I said, "There were some people in America who
were about to do something bad and violent. Would you like to see what
I did to convince them to not do that?" They really did. I showed them
what I did to the militia in Texas, to their guns. Grins and laughter.
I said, "After a while, they suspected it was I who did it as a
warning. They decided not to act against the law. A strange way to
prevent harm. They never saw me, and we never spoke, but I succeeded in
that task. If everything I need to do were that easy!"
I said to the children, "This should not be your only task. You have
duties as members of your family. You must continue your education with
your best efforts. You must make yourselves all you can be, for your
family, your country, for God, and for YOU." They promised. I said, "My
mother raised me well. She knows very well how children should be, and
will be watching. Please don't disappoint her." They promised not to,
with a little bit of fear. They noticed my small grin, and that of
their father's, and relaxed a little. Mom nodded. I looked at her, and
she nodded to me. I said, "I want to tell you this. After my first
visit with you, she cried in happiness for what I had said and done. I
absolutely love to make her happy." We stood, and so did they. We both
offered to hug them all, and they accepted with awe. After they
recovered, I gave them the crystal pendants, and said, "I've added some
things to them from this meeting. One more thing. May we visit with you
sometimes as friends?" Mom said, "We like you." They had tears, and the
father said, "We would be honored!" We bowed and ported home.
We didn't say anything for a while. I said, "It's not going to be
easy for them. I still have misgivings about interrupting the lives of
the children this way. They are not who they were before, and that will
change even more." She said, "I know. We'll just have to see what
happens, and do what we need to do about it. But I have to say, being
on another mission with you is just the best!" We hugged with love, and
with Galya, too. Hawk joined in that, remotely.
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