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Subject: +*+*+*+ Solomon's Private File #336 "Times Squared" +*+*+*+
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 06:10:03 -0400
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Solomon's Private File #336
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 30 in this story, in the Winter of 2056-2057.
Solomon's Private File #336 "Times Squared"
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In Illinois, a minivan tried to beat a train, in crossing the tracks.
It was smashed, and dragged half a kilometer. The children inside, who
weren't buckled in, were found unharmed near the intersection. The
driver, their mother, was still in the car, severely injured, and not
suspected to survive. The oldest child, 9, reported that they saw the
train was about to hit them, and then they were sitting on the side of
the road, and didn't know how they got there. That incident was picked
up by the major media, with speculation that I had rescued the
children, and had deliberately not done that to the driver. Anonymous
source gave them info that showed things like that were happening in
other countries as well, and had been happening for some time. They
commented on the pattern, that adults who were responsible for putting
children in danger, that required my assistance, weren't saved like the
children were. That went world wide, and drew a lot of comments, such
as I was playing God. Then some said I was actually empowered by God to
do that.
That caused even more comments. I was asked to comment, and declined.
Each one who asked, didn't press me after my refusal. Some think
parents are becoming more careful. I told CNN they weren't. They had
some conflicting desires over publishing that. My evil grin didn't
help. Made them laugh, though.
I told the new Secretary of Homeland Security, "I apologize for the
interruption, but there is a car bomb in Times Square. Driver is
becoming a little apprehensive. Well, I won't let him out. Your choice
who nabs him." He said, "Big bomb?" I said, "Yes. Would cause major
damage. I'm suppressing ignition." He said, "Motivation?" I said,
"Islamist extremism is an excuse to help him to justify it. Real
motivation is anger and general revenge. Misbehaved in college and was
expelled. Parents blamed discrimination, not admitting to themselves
his fault, made it worse. That helped to radicalize him with their anti
American rants. Could get them on conspiracy, if you can prove it." He
said, "We'll set local FBI on it. Coordinate?" I said, "Sure. Have to,
or they can't get him out of the car." Chuckles.
I shifted to the office of the FBI station chief, and pointed to his
phone. It rang. He tried not to grin, and picked it up. He put it down
and said to me, "Crystal?" I gave it to him, which contained all that
was known about the case. He called in some agents and gave them
orders, and then called the local police. They evacuated the area.
Police and FBI in swat gear approached the vehicle, with weapons drawn.
I unlocked the door, and they dragged him out and to the ground. Then
the bomb squad truck entered the square, and the few remaining
onlookers then knew what it was about. The officers already knew what
to do to secure the bomb.
More officers and agents were searching the home of his parents where
he had been staying. They found bomb making supplies, and the son's
computer with evidence of his intentions on it. His father had tried to
hide it, putting it under his own bed. His mother had been cleaning the
basement when they arrived. I gave them recording of all that. They all
lawyered up after being arrested. I asked to speak with the parents.
Their lawyers were with them. I said to the lawyers, "I suggest you
encourage your clients to listen to me with open minds." They did that.
I said to them, "Your son was expelled from the university. Why do
you think that happened?" After a nod from her lawyer, the mother said,
"It was discrimination! Because he's a Muslim!" I said, "Please tell me
how you know that." She was confused. She said, "He's a Muslim!" I
said, "I accept that, but how do you know that is the reason why he was
expelled?" She said, "Oh. They didn't like him." I said, "Is that all
you know?" She said, "Yes. That's enough." I said, "Do you know why
they didn't like him?" She said, "Because he's a Muslim!" I said, "It's
against the law for the university to act against a student just
because of his religion." She was surprised, and said, "I didn't know
that." I said, "This is America, the principles of which include
religious freedom. Bombs are not considered usual worship activities,
though." They were embarrassed.
I said, "Why do you think your son didn't tell you the real reason
why he was expelled?" The father said, "Because he would be ashamed?" I
said, "Good thinking. You suspected that. Don't tell me you didn't. Why
didn't you ask the school what happened?" He looked at his wife. I
said, "Is it because you didn't want to upset her, and your comfortable
home life? That you were a coward?" He became angry, and started to
rise. His lawyer made him sit, and said to him, "We're learning things
here. Let's listen." I said to the man, "You know it was from
cowardice. All here can see that. Denying it is foolish. You failed
your family. For this, your son will be in prison for a long time. His
life is ruined, for your cowardice!" He had a tear, and his wife was
about to hit him. I said to her, "YOU are worse. You drove him to take
revenge on innocent people, and actually helped him to do that! All
that to make YOU feel better!"
They stared at me with very mixed emotions. I said to her, "You have
been angry with America for some time. You struck a woman in a store,
and were charged with a crime. You were put on probation. You needed to
believe it was discrimination, so you could make yourself believe you
weren't at fault, but you violated the law. NOT prosecuting you would
have been discrimination. Oh, but you couldn't blame yourself for what
you did in ill justified anger. You backed up into her shopping cart.
It wasn't moving. She didn't hit you with it. You both taught your son
well how to avoid responsibility for his actions, and you even
encouraged him to do more bad things, to try to murder innocent people.
YOU BOTH are responsible for how he has become who he is, more than he
is."
I said, "Now, do you want to know why he was expelled? Before it goes
on the news?" He said, "I think we should know." I said, "I will show
you." I did. He attacked a woman and tried to rape her, when she
refused his advances. They were shocked. I said, "She refused to
testify, so he couldn't be prosecuted for the crime, but there was
enough to enable him to be expelled. YOU caused him to want to do that
and assume he wouldn't be punished for it. YOU were too permissive and
protective of him. You didn't help him to mature into a responsible
person. In fact, you made him into a large willful child. And then you
made it worse by what you did when he lied to you about it. Do you know
of the crashes were the children were saved, but the parent wasn't?"
They nodded. I said, "If you had been in such a crash, I wouldn't have
saved you. You don't deserve to be considered real parents! You failed
in your responsibilities, for your own selfish base desires. You failed
your son! And so now he will suffer for what YOU have done to him. You
do not follow any God but your own selfish nature. And that has made
your son into your image. You and your son are Muslim only in your
words, NOT in your true belief. You are NOT respected by God! Islam
does NOT claim you!" They were speechless.
I said to their lawyers, "You know this has been recorded." They
nodded. I said, "And it's not privileged." One said, "Going to put it
on air?" I said, "Any comments to add?" They didn't. I said, "I should
make this public. Islam didn't cause this, even though a lot of people
will want to think it did. Criminals come from all religious
backgrounds. Using a religion, any religion, to justify committing a
crime, is a crime against God. I must oppose that." A lawyer said,
"Thank you for explaining that. I hadn't thought along those lines
before." The man said to me, "Solomon, you are wise beyond measure.
Thank you." I said, "It was my duty. I dislike what you have done, but
I still love you. That will never end." I faded away.
I said to the agent in charge, and the Federal prosecutor there, "Did
I interfere with your case?" Agent said, "I don't think so. Made it
better, I think." Prosecutor said, "I don't know. We'll have to see
what happens. I'm not complaining about what you said, though.
Personally, and off the record, I think it's a good thing." I nodded,
and shifted away.
I showed it to the leader of the Islamic Center in New York. We
hugged. He said, "You are fully correct. May I contact religious
leaders about this?" I said, "You knew I would agree to that." Smiles.
Some wanted to meet with me, so I ported them there. They wanted to add
their own comments to the recording. They did, mostly in praising me. I
said, "Did you really have to embarrass me so much?" The Center leader
said, "You can just not include them." I said, "You know I can't do
that. I know how badly you feel about this. You have a right to defend
your religion. News shows might not give you enough of an opportunity
to do that." They stared at me in tears, and love. We hugged. They
asked me to include that in the recording.
I shifted to the office of the President of CNN. I gave him the
crystal and the memory card. He said, "Wow! You really tore into them.
Deserved it, though. Hundreds could have died. They should have known
said, "Just as I want it. Those doubts. People must have the
opportunity to learn not to sin. No temptation, would prevent that." He
said, "You admitted you deliberately allowed those parents to die." I
said, "Not exactly. I used it in a comparative way." He said, "Awfully
fine line." I said, "But they chose to do what resulted in the crash,
knowing the risk. It's being treated as a suicide. The children didn't
make that decision, and so are saved." He said, "Oh! That puts a
different slant on it. Thank you! We'll use it right after we run this.
A lot of Muslims are going to kiss you." Grins.
There was something like a firestorm of comment after it aired. CNN
did defend me about the car crashes, and that was well received.
Islamic authorities loved me as expected. And said so a lot. A lot of
news shows discussed it, and the different messages in it, which they
discovered were a lot. It happened all over the world. Some Islamic
clerics complained that I spoke for Islam without proper authority.
Some countered that, saying the Senior Prophet of God speaks for Him,
as God has said to all, and so there is no higher authority than that,
in all religions. Some clearly didn't like that, but didn't have a
useful counter argument, which was very much noticed. It was also
noticed that I wasn't commenting on any of it.
One news commentator said, "Solomon isn't commenting on this. To me,
it means just one thing. He likes and wants this discussion, so we can
learn more from it. We at this station don't have any problem at all
with that." He said that with a smile. Other stations picked that up
and rebroadcast it, with their own editorials. After a while, I sent a
text comment to CNN; "Some news commentators are commenting on my lack
of comment about public comments regarding my last shared action.
That's interesting. This is my comment about it, so there is not a lack
of them from me regarding this." That was read with grins.
I asked to meet with the Grand Ayatollah alone. After hugs, I said,
"Don't make me refuse you in public." He said, "So you know. Hmm, you
knowing all, can be er, inconvenient for other people." I said, "Many
people owe their lives to that." He nodded and said, "True. I didn't
expect you would let some of those parents die." I said, "What kind of
children would they raise?" He said, "Oh! You work for the future. I
should have remembered that. Your last action showed us the
consequences of bad parenting."
I said, "Even people who believe they consider the consequences
before they do something, seldom do it as well as they should. Tell me,
what would happen to me if a person killed another in my name?" He was
deeply shocked. I said, "Those in the past who were thought to be the
Mahdi, did any of them NOT have their followers kill in their name?" He
said, "I should have considered that. I let my own strong feelings
overcome my feeble wisdom. I truly didn't want to be wise about this. I
sincerely apologize!" I said, "I accept. You meant no true harm." He
cried. We hugged with love.
After he recovered, he said, "There is still the issue of you not
having proper authority in Islam." I said, "I can't support Sharia law
as the law of a nation, or community. Religious observance should be
voluntary, or it is a false belief." He said, "Some Imams believe as
you do." I said, "I am friends with some of them. Er, and others."
Grins. He said, "Official question. Have you been an Imam in a past
life?" I said, "Official answer; I have been an Imam of Islam manny
times in my past lives, and I have met The Prophet. Actually, he is the
only founder of a major religion I've met in person in my lives. I see
a question. When I was an Imam, I did have children who were as such,
then. You have, too." He grinned. I said, "I can more than meet any
academic qualification for any clerical position in any religion.
Knowing all, does have some conveniences. But there is this; I would
accept no authority over me but God, and I would not use that position
to change Islam, or to take part in any religious ceremonies except as
I choose. What I am required to do as God's Prophet, will happen
regardless of any religious position or authority I may or may not be
given by man. I maintain that all religious observation should be
voluntary, and not compelled by law, as God has said to me in the
presence of others."
He said, "Well and completely stated!" I grinned, and said,
"Frustrating, too?" He said, with his own grin, "Very. I still want to
do this. I would not have your wisdom denied because of lack of
perceived authority, and you do have that in the other major religions.
I have the power to do this, but I think it is wise that I consult with
my people." I said, "I agree. Here is the crystal that you were going
to ask for." Grins, and a hug.
His people were loudly in favor of it. But more. I said in the air,
"I apologize for the interruption, but you read in the crystal about
not considering all the consequences. If I am to be loved for a past
good life, then I should also be hated for past bad lives, and there
were many. All will know that it is NOT right to pick just the lives
you like, and ignore the lives you don't want to accept existed." They
all said, "Oh!" Grand Ayatollah said, "That is a VERY good reason! Why
didn't you tell us before?" I said, "And take away your chance to be
wise? Er, that didn't sound the best way, did it." Laughter. He said,
"But it expressed truth. We didn't consider that, because we didn't
want to. We will now." I said, "I'll leave you to that."
One said, "Solomon! I have a question?" I said, "Where did you put
it?" Smiles. He said, "Do you pray?" I said, "Other than for Him to not
embarrass me?" Chuckles. I said, "I can't answer that truthfully so you
will understand as you wish. I have a constant connection to God now. I
know his feelings about me, always. When you pray, you don't expect a
conversation, but I do, because it happens. So I have to be careful. I
don't want to bother him with unimportant things, and cause him to
think less of me. He wants me to learn to do as he would in this work
for him, by actually doing it. It's frustrating, but it's also
succeeding. So, I don't pray as you think of it, but as I do, it's a
constant thing. Think of it this way, if you will. A person's hand
doesn't talk to the body and ask for things. I am God's strongest hand,
but only a hand. I hope that is acceptable as an answer, because that's
all I have." He said, "You have explained it very well! Thank you
Solomon." I said, "You're welcome. I'm going now."
Galya said, "But a very nice hand!" I said, "Well, I try. There?"
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