Solomon's Private File #210
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 25 in this story, in the Spring of 2051.
Solomon's Private File #210 "A Constitutional"
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I shifted to the entrance to a large meeting hall in Libya. I was
noticed. I said, "May I enter and speak with you?" I said with a smile,
"What interesting emotions I feel in this room." There were some
chuckles. The President of the Congress said, "Please enter." I walked
up to his podium and stood next to him. I said, "There has been some
debate about what should be put in your new constitution. My first
question about that is, why bother?" They stared at me. I said, "I have
a feeling that I should explain that. Oh, I see some agreement. And
that you're not used to that here." More chuckles. I said, "Has any
past constitution ever been adhered to by the then government, and by
those who felt the violent need to create a new government? Why work so
hard to create a document that is to be ignored?" One said, "Your
observations are true, but a government can't operate without some
rules, even if they are not completely obeyed." I said with a smile,
"Actually, don't you mean that the government won't be considered to be
legitimate until it has one?" He smiled in return, and said, "It is in
part, that." I said, "And the other part is to grant power and
authority to those you want to favor above others?" One yelled out,
"True! We oppose that." I said, "And I heard that, very er, loudly."
Chuckles.
I said, "You know how history sees this. The more power you give to a
few, the more power you lose. Of those few, they may be honorable, and
exercise that power wisely. But that group of few will change, with
some leaving it, and some joining it. Put their power into law, you
will then have new people with that power who join the few just for
that power, who may NOT be honorable. Power corrupts. You know this,
some of you in your own hearts. With all my bad past lives, I know this
VERY well, and with a lot of pain. I advise you to look to countries
that have existed with a constitution, and have obeyed it, for a long
time, to see how they avoided the disastrous traps I have spoken about
here."
I said, "Who will tell me what is the most common thing about those
countries and their governments?" One said, "I think I know, but I fear
to voice it." I said, "Just in that, you have demonstrated the second
most thing they have in common. Freedom of speech. That is most of what
keeps government good and not bad, in exposing abuse of power. And who
doesn't want to be entertained by the scandals of the rich and
powerful?" Chuckles. I said, "Courage, anyone?" One said, "I will say
it. Religion is separate from government." I said, "In laws that favor
one over another, mostly, yes. ANY kind of inequality, be it personal
or religious, or in law, destabilizes any and all governments. YOU here
should know this VERY well." A lot of nods. I said, "Why repeat the
failed past? That is, if you care more about your country than having
personal power."
One said, "This freedom of speech, does it include allowing insults
to The Prophet?" I smiled and said, "To which Prophet?" There was a
murmur of noise at that. The Pres said me, "Please explain what you
mean." I said, "Was not Jesus a Prophet? And Moses? They have become
lonely for lack of mention, here." Some smiles in reaction. I said, "My
father was Moses, and he actually liked insults. They amused him, the
more creative the better." Some chuckles. I said, "They cause attention
and debate, which religions should like." One yelled out, "Do you like
insults on you?" I said, "If they are good, absolutely! Oh, and it's
not a bad thing for society to dislike those who insult ANYBODY, in
meanness and with lies, if without violence. But there is a problem
with insults in law. Often with insults, it is a matter of opinion
which is an insult and which is not, and how bad it is. A law that is
based only on opinion, cannot ever be fair and just!" That woke them up
a little, and they looked at each other. I said, "And insults afford
the victims and their defenders the opportunity to show they are more
intelligent and wise than those who use insults instead of their own
intelligence and wisdom, which they may not actually have, showing the
world that about them. I see the interest in some of you. Debate can be
er, interesting. Alright, and fun, too." Chuckles.
I said, "Opinions on what an insult is, well, here is an example. A
very long time ago, in this very land, a friend, while complaining
about a fellow merchant, said to me, 'He's a dirty dog!' I said to him,
'Please don't insult dogs like that.'" Laughter. I said, "I'm not sure,
but his dog might have loved me better after that." Chuckles. I said,
"You have many kinds of people here. How would Christians and Jews feel
if you would forbid insults to The Prophet Muhammad, and not to Jesus
and Moses? What of fairness in the law? And then, what of other
religions, some of which may be created long after you are gone? Will
you make a good document that will have a good place in history, or a
bad one that is only for a few years, before more blood is spilled in
causing a new bad one to be created?"
One said, "We want Sharia law!" I said with a smile, "You do not look
so big in person, to use the word 'we', well." Chuckles. I said, "You
are free to obey your religion, so what is the problem?" He said, "It
should be the law of the country." I said, "Why?" He looked confused.
Then he said, "Because The Prophet said so!" I said, "I am not aware
that he ever mentioned this country in his writings. If you know
better, please instruct us." He was silent. I said to all, "Skill in
debating includes not entering a debate that you will lose, or making
statements you cannot defend." I said to the man, "Do you believe you
should be allowed to practice your religion?" He said, "I do!" I said,
"And I support that. In the rule of equality in law, that then applies
to every person where it does not physically harm another, or violate
their rights. Do you understand that?" He said, "I do. But that would
mean that those of other religions would not be subject to Sharia Law."
I said, "That is true, for even those of your religion, and one more
thing. It allows people to not practice any religion, or just part of
one, as they choose. The key in that is choice. Force people to obey a
religion, and they cannot believe it in their hearts, and so will be
false to God, which is a sin. Causing that to happen, and knowingly, is
a much greater sin. Am I wrong about this?" The Pres said, "I have to
say, you are not wrong. You are wise."
I said, "If you would force people to obey your religion, what does
that say about it, but that it is not worthy on its own? Who would want
to join a religion like that? You cause people to NOT want to join it.
Tell me, which is better, that people obey a part of Islam, or no part
at all?" They actually thought about that. When they were ready, I
said, "It is not the proper role of government to force people to obey
any religion, but to serve ALL its people equally and fairly. Such a
government, done well with honor, has the best chance of lasting, and
creating a great nation. In your proposed Constitution, there are
things that are not worded precisely enough. Subjected to too much
individual interpretation, which can change over the years, those parts
will create many serious problems. I think you know what they are. I
hope you will do better for your people and your future country."
I said, "Any questions you might not like the answers to?" Some
chuckles. One said, "There is reincarnation. Did the Prophet do that?"
I said, "Oh, that's one of those questions!" Chuckles. I said, "First,
I should say that holy people who would have been able to join with God
when they die, can choose to be reborn to teach some more. I think at
least some of you might guess something about what is next. Still want
it?" They did. I said, "Yes, The Prophet did reincarnate many times."
One said, "Will you tell us which lives?" I said, "I will tell you only
of one kind. A Catholic Pope. Hey, that's not so unusual for holy
people to jump around in different religions. I was one of the Popes,
too. And a Buddhist Lama, and other interesting and uninteresting
people. Oh, and yes, he is in a current incarnation, but I won't say if
a boy or a girl." One said, "Did you know that person's life before
this one?" I said, "You don't know how it is with my group. Or how
noisy they are in my head about this." Laughter. I said, "They want to
know more than you do, because they suspect that person is one of my
group, and any clues they can have, the more they think they can
discover who. And that would not be good for that person who may never
remember those lives, and shouldn't be treated any differently either
way. So I should not tell you. Except that the person is good, as you
KNOW The Prophet would be." They really appreciated that.
One said, "Will you be putting this on the television?" I said, "Only
if most here vote for it, but I should tell you that some of you are
recording this, and may reveal selected parts of this, while I would
not allow CNN or Al Jazeera to edit it, and I will do accurate
translations. God said to another religious group I was with, 'I am
truth!', to those who didn't value truth as much as they should. You
know I must always work for truth." One said, "Will you do a God
contact for us?" I said, "Only if you want me to. Er, maybe not?" Pres
said, "You don't want to?" I said, "I can't say that, but I don't know
what He will say, but usually there is some embarrassment in it for me
that I would like to avoid." Laughter. I said, "Oh, such cruelty!" More
laughter.
I said, "Vote on broadcast first." They did, and it was almost
unanimous. Then I said, "If God speaks, it must be voiced by one here,
for the broadcast. Er, even if I wish it not to be." Smiles and
chuckles. They all voted for it. I said, "Not one of you voted for me?"
Chuckles to my sigh. I said, "I will begin." I started my Ki enhanced
local love broadcast, including honesty and good will, and then God
joined us and said, "Solomon is my greatest Prophet for all time and
space. He speaks for Me as if I did. Obey him as you would Me. No
person shall be forced by law, or any other means, to obey any of My
religions. I will have the freely given love of My people, or not at
all, but all will still have My love and care. To deny the rights of
others in MY name is evil, and will be punished!" He left. I stopped my
projection. Hawk ported in and repeated what was said. The Pres said,
"I did NOT expect that. He sounded angry when he said it was evil." I
said, "I understand. How wold YOU feel if people killed or imprisoned
those YOU loved, in YOUR name?" He stared at me and said, "You really
DO speak for God!" I said, "So He's said a lot of times." Hawk said to
me, "I didn't expect the evil thing. Did you?" I said, "I've stopped
expecting. I just have a personal hope." He laughed, and others
chuckled.
I hugged them all, one by one, with Hawk assisting. I gave the Pres a
crystal and said, "For reference." He said, "Thank you Solomon. I think
none of us will need this. We will never forget this day!" I said, "I
sure won't. No embarrassment!" Chuckles. One said, "Did God mean that
you are greater than The Prophet?" I said, "I think He means, because
He has said it before, that I am the most powerful, intelligent and
wise of all who have ever lived. That's His words, not mine, because I
can't actually know that, myself. But as a Prophet, that is different.
There is only so much to speaking God's words and following his
commands. In that, all Prophets are equal." Hawk said, "But you have
more abilities to make those words work." I said, "That I can't deny."
Pres said, "Would the Prophet, were he here today, say the same things
as you have?" I said, "Well, maybe not with exactly my kind of humor,
but yes. God's words are God's words. Prophets don't have a choice in
what to say of them. We can't even desire to choose differently."
Hawk said, "This is the first time you've actually said you're a
Prophet." I said, "Another thing that's not my choice. You know he
wants me to stop avoiding admitting it." He said, "Yes, I caught that."
I said to the Pres, "Those of my group have finer perceptions than
other people, and so can see more of God and His feelings in the
contacts." He said, "Oh. I can understand where that would be so. Thank
you for sharing that. May all this be in the recording?" I said, "All
until we leave." He nodded. I shifted out. Hawk stayed and talked some
more, which I recorded. After he left, I shifted to Al Jazeera, and
said to the manager, "A recording of a meeting. It has extra news that
I don't want to talk about. Here's the files, with different subtitles
and translations, and here's a crystal for reference." He read it. He
said, "I understand. A long meeting, but important. We'll schedule it.
Going to CNN?" I said, "When their boss gets in. Others would ask
questions." He nodded and we hugged with love.
When pres of CNN was in, I shifted to his office and said, "Had a
meeting. Has news in it. I don't want to discuss it. Al Jazeera already
ran it." He said, "Thanks." He was reading the crystal as I was
shifting out. There was a lot of comment about it. All of it, including
what I said at the end. Both news sources said I didn't want to discuss
it. That caused comments, too.
We had a family and executive meeting. Mom said, "They're going to
make you into a new religion. You know that." I said, "We've all known
that since before I was born. Would have happened to Dad if he hadn't
skipped out early. Would have happened to a lot of past prophets if
there had been mass media in those times, and if they had a
chronicler." Ivanna said, "I've been doing something like that." I
said, "I thought you liked me." Chuckles. Hawk said, "This time, it
will be about the best." I said, "It's not supposed to be about the
person." He said, "I know, but human nature insists on it. You are more
"Do you mean what I think you almost said? Sol doesn't need a body?"
Galya said, "He had better!" Chuckles. I said, "It's not exactly like
that. I just can't explain it so it would make sense to you, not even
to the enlightened. I have a real existence here in this dimension, but
it sure isn't like it used to be!" Galya said, "And I certify that it
works VERY nicely!" More chuckles, with shared love.
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