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Solomon's Private File #359
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 31 in this story, in the Winter of 2057-2058.
Solomon's Private File #359 "Son Of God?"
START Page
I was sitting in the back of a class at Noral Robertson University,
not looking like me. They were discussing what cults were. A student
asked, "Sir, what you've described is like how early Christianity
started. Does that mean it was a cult then?" The professor said, "It
was NOT a cult!" Student said, "Oh. Thank you. Could you tell us what
made it different then?" He said, "Because Jesus was the Son of God."
Another student said, "But wasn't that decided almost three hundred
years later?" Prof said, "That doesn't change the fact that he was."
First student said, "So, to a person who lived during the time before
that, Christianity would be a cult to him?" Prof yelled, "NO! Get out
of my classroom!" I said, "Dr. Mason, isn't it true that most
religions, including those existing today, started as cults?"
He said, "That's true. And they're still cults." I said, "Most of
them today do not fit the definition of a cult, that you've provided
us. There is a serious discrepancy here, with observed fact, and some
of your statements. Please help us to understand why that is." There
were a lot of nods. He yelled, "Get out of my classroom!" I said,
"Without students, you will no longer be a teacher. Is that what you
want?" He just stared at me. I said, "There is a difference between a
podium and a pulpit. Is this a university classroom, or a religious
prayer meeting? Are you teaching knowledge, or dogma? Are you
indoctrinating your students to comply with your personal beliefs, or
are you teaching them facts and thinking skills? Which of those things
are the parents of your students paying their hard earned money for?"
He stared at me, and then stormed out of the classroom.
A student said, "I've got it all recorded. Anybody opposed to my
posting it?" There were a lot of comments for posting it, and none
against, although a few obviously didn't want that. I said, "Wait!
Don't do it. There are people here who will report you for that,
causing you a lot of trouble with the staff." He said, "Oh! Thanks. I
should have thought of that." Most said it should be posted. I said,
"Oh, I think it will be posted. Who do you know about, who would want
to do this, even though the professor isn't a politician?" Grins and
nods. One of those opposed, said, "You mean Solomon? But he likes
religions." One said, "But he likes good thinking a lot better." I said
in the air, "Correct. Actual education is important. You're all adults,
and perfectly capable of forming and holding your own personal opinions
about religious matters. You're here to be helped in education, so you
CAN do that well. Yes, I'll post it. You know I like to show people
what it is to be a fool, so they can know better how not to be one."
Grins and chuckles.
My student said, "Was it really a cult?" I said, "Actually, about
half yes, and half no. They sometimes acted like it, with a charismatic
leader who broke from the established religion, and people sacrificing
their former lives to be with him in poverty, but it was all voluntary.
It didn't require full obedience, and didn't require the followers to
give all their money to the leaders. Followers were not required to
shun people, but to annoy them with constant attempts at conversion. I
tell you, some of those poor victims would rather have been shunned."
Chuckles. I said, "In fact, Paul reduced the restrictions that the
beginning church had, regarding diet and circumcision, which Peter and
James had some problems with agreeing to." Nods. I said, "It actually
was regarded as a cult, if not with that exact world, by others at that
time. We have a more precise definition now. But, I have to say, things
changed a lot over time, as the power of the Church increased, that did
cause it to act more like a cult at times, in what we would now
consider to be in negative ways, which also happened in other
religions. While power doesn't always corrupt, it sure does motivate a
lot of people to go down that path." Nods. I said, "And teachers aren't
immune to that, too. We have a great responsibility to be fair and
accurate. Unfortunately, not all consider that to be a high priority."
One said, "Will you add this to the post?" I said, "You know I will."
Chuckles. I said, "I think I'm done here. Have a nice day." They hadn't
noticed that I had shifted my student body out, too.
I gave a recording to the University president in person, saying, "I
hope the students who spoke up, won't suffer for it." He was
conflicted. I said, "They were being students. NOT cult members." That
woke him up. He said, "Oh! What a lesson! Please add this to the post!
Thank you for your help!" I said, "You're welcome." I shifted out. His
comment made him popular with the students, and not at all with that
prof. They had a conference. Pres said, "Which are you going to be
here, a teacher or evangelist?" He said, "I'm both!" Pres said, "So am
I. But separately. This is a university first, and all else is
secondary, if we are to keep our accreditation, and have our degrees
mean anything in the employment markets. Here, in our academic classes,
you're a teacher. In the chapels, you can be anything you want to be,
within civil and criminal law. Do you understand what I've said so
far?" He said, "I do."
Pres said, "Have you seen what was posted?" He said, "I haven't." He
played it on his computer screen. Pres said, "I see you don't
understand his final comment here. You were trying to force your
students to believe things that weren't what you said were true, to
agree with your personal view. Like a cult leader would do." He said,
"I'm NOT a cult leader!" Pres said, "None who were, believed they were.
Don't ACT like one, and that won't be an issue here. DO YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT? I see you don't. You are suspended from teaching here. I'll
assign your classes to another. I expect your resignation within the
week. Failure to do that will result in a dismissal with a bad
reference." He said, "You're bowing to that fake Prophet!"
Pres said, "I agree with your evangelism, personally, but not as a
university president, with how and where you choose to express it. It's
just that simple. You can't do that in a classroom, and really not as
stupidly as you did it, contradicting yourself so badly, and acting so
badly with the students, so as to make you a fool, and us a fool, to
the whole world! I won't have that here! I tried to help you to
understand this. You haven't. Now get out!" He left, looking like a
cowed dog. He didn't go public with it, and resigned quietly.
My post of that classroom action was viewed a lot, and drew a lot of
comments. Most were positive. Then some people wanted to talk to that
student who had expressed himself so well. They couldn't find him. Some
wondered if he had been killed. I posted a video of me as that student,
saying, "I was the student who spoke up from the back of the classroom
at Noral Robertson university. Some people have been looking for me.
No, I'm not dead. I'm not a student of that school. I was just
visiting, and sat in on that class. I haven't been back. I would like
to avoid the publicity this has caused, so I'm not saying who I am.
Please respect my privacy. Thank you."
That didn't work. They REALLY wanted to find him. They didn't. Mom
said, "That was you, wasn't it?" I said, "Yes." She said, "You're not
going to tell?" Galya said, "You want to see if they will connect him
to you." I said, "Who let that genius in here!" Grins. Mom said, "Your
father said that a lot." I said, "Well, here's one of mine about that.
Recycling is good, if you don't have to pedal uphill." Pokes.
I was asked to talk about it on a show. Mario introduced me, and ran
the video. Then he said, "You have a lot of things to choose from, for
your personal actions. Why this one?" I said, "Education and religion
together? Can't pass that up. Add a fool I can use to teach something?
It's like it was made for me." He tried not to laugh, and said, "Wow!"
I said, "I agree. I acted and posted it, so the students wouldn't be in
trouble for a righteous action. That's why I became involved." He said,
"Oh! I see now. You would do that."
He said, "I do have a question, though. About Jesus being the son of
God. Was he?" I said, "That depends on how you look at it. God doesn't
have a body, and so can't have sex with any particular er, body. The
DNA of Jesus was of his mother, and his biological father, Joseph. He
couldn't exist without that. Our parents create our bodies, and that
biology also influences our souls, but God creates our souls. This
means that in the religious sense, he was a son of God. That was made
more so, by being His Prophet." He said, "Oh! So we're all children of
God?" I said, "In that sense, yes, but kind of not activated, like that
feature is held in reserve. Being chosen to be a Prophet, does activate
it, by the closer relationship with God the Father." He said, "I'm
trying to understand this, but I'm having trouble." I said, "So is most
of the world, I see."
I said, "There is one more thing about this. Most souls are created
more or less automatically, without the full attention of God, for no
special purpose at that time, and reincarnate according to the standard
judgements. Some souls are created for a special purpose, and those
reincarnations are managed for specific reasons beyond the needs of
that soul, which are not always the most pleasant. You can call them
Special Avatars, which are most directly children of God. My father was
one of those, with the task to save humanity from extinction, which he
did many times. He knew that before he left us. God told him." We felt
part of God that is Stephen. Yes, we keep in touch. I sense your
question."
He said, "Was Jesus a Special Avatar?" I said, "There is a problem
with answering that question. The soul of Jesus is still in the
reincarnation cycle, and doesn't remember any past lives. And that's a
good thing. I've died by crucifixion. I would NOT want anybody to have
to remember that!" He said, "Why does he still reincarnate?" I said,
"Because he loves us, and refuses to leave us. Most times, he's been in
religion, or was a teacher, or both, never knowing who he used to be.
I've been told to tell you the answer to your question, is yes, he was
a Special Avatar, charged to bring the light of compassion to the
world. To share with all what we now know as the Golden Rule." He
couldn't speak, so we went right to a commercial. I hugged him with
love.
I said, "You were worried, weren't you." He said, "I was." I said,
"Stop that." He smiled, and said, "As ordered." Back on air, he said,
"Was Jesus supposed to do other things?" I said, "Prophets are
multipurpose tools. Judge him by his works. Remember, he wasn't given
instructions. It all came from who he was. He could have stopped at any
time. He could have ruined his message he didn't fully know he was
creating, but he didn't. He followed his heart, and his faith in God.
He was ALWAYS true to himself. He was a great man, by his own will, and
his own efforts, but he would be the first to tell you he wasn't great,
that only his message was. Please feel free to disagree with him on
that last bit. One more thing. He deliberately let himself be tortured
to death, to keep the Romans from murdering thousands of his people in
the rebellion they were going to start in his name, in the mistaken
belief that he was going to lead them in that. He died for his love for
his people of Judea. There is no greater love, than to give your life
for your fellow human beings. We should all make his sacrifice
worthwhile. Don't live badly. Be good to your people, all people."
He was in tears, so we went to break. I said, "This is tough on you.
I'm sorry." He said, "Stop that." I said, "How dare you use my own
said, "We are being asked if The Prophet Muhammed was a Special
Avatar." I said, "There are two issues with The Prophet's soul. I
haven't been given permission to make public its status, and that's
probably because that soul is active, and will probably remember some
past lives eventually." He said, ''Wow! Is he a member of your group?"
I said, "You know I'm not going to answer that. I'll give you something
else, though. Some time after that life, he was a Catholic Pope. Yes,
the very religious do often switch around."
He said, "What about you?" I said, "I can't switch now, I'm already
IN most of them." He smiled, and said, "That's not what I meant. Are
you a Special Avatar?" I said, "I haven't been told if my soul was
purposefully created for my first incarnation, and if I were told, I
still wouldn't tell you. People embarrass me too much as it is. Why
would I want to increase that?" He said, "But you're special to God
now." I said, "Well, yes, he's said that. I'm his best worker. Tell me,
is your hand special to you, more than other people's hands are?" He
said, "Yes, and I see what you mean." I said, "Even special, a hand is
still just a hand. But then, with what some hands have been known to
escape to break!" He said, "And a good thing, too." Grins.
Back from break, I said, "There is one more issue regarding Jesus
being the Son of God. Do you really think God would bring into the
world a bastard, and make Mary into a sinning adulteress with that?" He
was thunderstruck. When he could, he said, "I didn't think of that! All
these years being a devout Catholic, I never thought of that. Wow!" I
said, "And now you know why Jesus would NEVER have claimed to be a
biological son of God. He loved and honored his mother! Religions
depend on the believers never questioning it. That's necessary, because
by the time that could ruin them, they've become so contradictory, with
so many hands in the writing of the books, and changing them to comply
with the politics of the day, many times, that to examine them with
actual thinking, would cause them to lose their followers. That didn't
need to happen, but they couldn't resist changing things. The original
messages are still there, if you look for them. But those things are
already done. Don't blame the people in the religions now, for what was
done in the past. Those here now, didn't do it. The religions still
have some great value, even if some of the founders' messages and
ideals are not as well known or understood now. Don't leave them for
the past, stay with them for the good and true future YOU together will
build. Let truth rule!"
He knew that was the end, and said, "Thank you Solomon, for this very
enlightening evening!" I said, "I am to serve." Then we were off air. I
said, "You'd better get busy cleaning up this mess." He chuckled, and
said, "Comments are pouring in, all across the spectrum." I grinned,
and said, "Isn't that great?" They had to laugh. I said, "My wife needs
discussion.
Galya poked me. I said, "It's MY hand I'm supposed to be using." Mom
said, "Great way you said nothing new, like they were some special
revelations." I grinned, and said, "Yep!" She said, "But you know why
your soul was created." I said, "That's complicated. And I'm not going
to tell what I know or suspect. I really don't want to be wrong about
that!" Nods. Daren gave me a rude noise in my mind. We and some other S
Kids laughed in contact, but even they didn't guess the real full
reason for my past and future. As it should be.
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