The conflict between the East And The West is coming. What can we do to stop the final bombs from falling? Is the end of times inevitable or can we find a better way?
“Stretched across the vast ineptitude of my soul, I see the ever present temptation of resurrection. I can take no more of new beginnings. Can you not see how vague is our horizon? Doesn’t the glare of mankind’s failure wrench you from your thoughts of a better tomorrow? Glorious, my irascible Magic Genie brother, where are we in the cosmic theme of things? What is there left for us to do? Standing here on a transparent cloud of nature’s quirky design, what can we hope to find in the future? When will God tell us what to do?”
“My old friend Gali, my magical soul mate, my Magic Genie brother, you are as ever the old world philosopher. We can try again. We can search for a better time. We have less than nothing else to do. We can put our minds together and deduce a new beginning, if not at the very beginning, at least not at the end of humanity. Let’s meld our purpose and share the provisions of our hearts and minds to reinstate the possible. God will give us guidance.”
“I see nothing but shadows Glorious. My thoughts are too disheartened for a meeting of our minds to do any good. Woe is me, where has all the magic gone?”
“It has left us at the entranceway of a new beginning my dear friend Gali if we can only find our way. We must try again. It is God’s will.”
“But they are all gone Glorious, all our friends, their culture, their very humanity. We cannot expect to resuscitate the civilization of mankind with our own shaky salvation.”
“ I guess Gali there is nothing left to do but have faith. What else is left to us?”
“Maybe you are right Glorious. What else can we do but have faith. I will try again with you. Come, join your thoughts with mine and we will try to begin again. Together we will resonate as one voice; one thought in our attempt with God’s help to resurrect humanity.”
“That’s the spirit Gali. After all, we are nothing if not free spirits.”
“This mind meld must be working Glorious. You are starting to sound like me.”
“And you Gali are starting to think like me. Isn’t it wonderful? Together we shall find the power for humanity’s salvation, and maybe even our own redemption. I can feel it, can’t you? The old magic is coming back. A new future is in the making. May we find a better way to be civilization’s guardians this time under God’s good grace. May we begin again.”
“Can you perceive it Glorious? Can you sense the strength returning to our spirit? Can you not see the vale of despair lifting? Where shall we start my old friend?”
“We must start before the final bombs fall Gali. We must go back in time. We must change the ending to find a new beginning.”
“I see, would that it were ever thus. Can we do this Glorious?”
“Do we have a choice Gali? What is this terrible vision I see before me? What are they waiting for?”
“They are waiting for final instructions Glorious. Here on the frozen Tundra of Siberia they are waiting for the command to let loose the final bombs that will end the world.
“Where will the orders come from Gali? What can we do to stop them? Why are they fighting?”
“They are fighting for different ways of life. They are fighting for religious principals. The orders will come from bunkers buried deep in the earth where men of fanatical endeavor will give the orders. We can only stop them if we can show them that there is no one right way. We must show them that there has got to be a better way than destroying humanity to prove whose way is right. We must reinvigorate them with the possibility of a better tomorrow. We must give them hope Glorious. And we must do so quickly. Time my old friend is not on our side this day. We will have to split up. You must go to the West. I will go to the East. We must get them to stand down. Hurry, we are almost out of time. They are about to destroy the world. There will be nothing again - no humanity, no civilization, no hope for the future. I do not believe this is how God would have it all end – that this is what he has ordained for his creation.”
“How will I know what to say Gali?”
“Remember we are of one mind Glorious. We shall know each other’s thoughts. We shall speak as one mind. Hurry, we must find a better way. God will give us the words.”
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Arthur Levine is the author of Johnny Oops, a novel about a young man who can’t decide if he is a prophet or a charlatan. To read more of his stories please access http://johnnyoops.blogspot.com
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