Solomon's Private File #283
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 28 in this story, in the Summer of 2054.
Solomon's Private File #283 "Wrong Interstellar Attack"
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I shifted to the office of a national leader, and said, "I know this
is an unscheduled visit, but lives are at stake. My we discuss it?" He
said, "Who are you, and how did you get in here past my guards?" I
said, "I am Solomon, and obviously not of your species. How I arrived
here is not possible to explain to you. I can be anywhere I should be,
in an instant." He said, "I don't believe you!" I said, "Er, I'm here.
That should mean a little something to you." He chuckled, and said, "I
have to admit, it does. What do you need to discuss?" I said, "Your
nation is attacking a planet in another star system. Why?" He said,
"Their planet is compatible. We can take it, so we will. The greatest
shall rule!" I said, "An interesting justification. Do you believe that
as a universal philosophy?" He said, "I do." I said, "Personal, and
national?" He said, "Yes." I said, "Does this mean you believe you are
the strongest person in existence?" He said, "I don't know that I am,
but I HAVE become the leader of this nation." I said, "But you know you
didn't do it totally by yourself. What if a man came in here and
challenged you to a fight. An undefeated professional fighter, for
example. If he could beat you, then he should rule. Isn't that what
your philosophy dictates?" He said, "I see what you mean. I put myself
in an awkward position with that."
He said, "But we are more powerful than the planet we are attacking."
I said, "As a nation, you are not more powerful than the other great
nation on this planet." He said, "We are." I said, "No, actually you
are not, as you would measure it, if you knew them as I do, because
they have friends who would help them, as you had help to achieve your
position, where your nation has no other friends." He said, "Hmm, you
might be right. What does this have to do with our attacking another
planet?" I said, "We'll get to that."
I said, "The other great nation on your planet that is not attacking
the other planet with you. Why is one nation, and not the other, doing
that?" He said, "They don't share our philosophy." I said, "They are
much more accessible. You haven't attacked them." He said, "True. If we
did, they would destroy us, as we would destroy them. Mutual
destruction is not our goal." I said, "A partially responsible
decision. You don't fear a similar reprisal from the other planet?" He
said, "They are primitive and don't have space flight." I said, "There
you are in error of time. They didn't. Now they do. They've captured
two of your ships, and are well on the way toward learning how to use
them." He said, "We will stop them!" I said, "No. You won't find them
in time to prevent their use."
He said, "How do you know this?" I said, "As I can be anywhere I
should, I can also see anywhere I should, and in real time. There are
other things you should know about this." He said, "I don't believe
you!" I said, "That's your decision. I will inform the others of this,
so they can take appropriate action in a more efficient manner." He
said, "What appropriate action?" I said, "You don't believe me. Why
should I waste more words you will also disbelieve?" He said, "Can you
provide proof?" I said, "You should have asked that before this. Here
is an image of the bridge of your fleet Admiral's ship, in real time.
Note the date and time." He did, and said, "That's impossible." I said,
"To you. Not to me. Hear the sounds? You can talk to them. But don't
mention me, or the captured ships. If you speak, I'll show them your
image." He shouted, "Bridge! I need to speak to the Admiral!" He was
recognized, and one of the officers said, "Yes sir! I'm sending a call
for him now." I said, "They can't hear or see me. Here's a separate
image of the Admiral's progress. He really fills out a uniform.
Definitely NOT in the best shape." He tried not to chuckle.
The Admiral arrived, and the Leader tried to say something. I said to
him, "What I told you not to say, you WILL not. You may say other
things." He gulped and said, "What is the status of your attack?"
Admiral said, "Great Leader, we are progressing on schedule. I must
report that we have lost five ships in an unexpected ground artillery
attack after landing in a supposedly cleared area. We have been unable
to proceed to recovery, and won't, until the attacking emplacements are
destroyed. They are not discoverable until they are used, and they are
not using all of them at the same time. That difficulty is a minor
setback in one limited area, and will be resolved soon." Leader said,
"Do your best! That resistance should not be allowed to continue!" He
said, "Yes sir!" I said, "Link is dissolved. They won't be able to stop
the two usable ships in that situation, from being moved. And before
that, being loaded with the weapons of the inoperable ships there. You
could have told him to destroy the whole area, but that would also have
killed your people there who are still alive." He said, "I should have
said that first! Bring the connection back!" I said, "No. You already
have the proof you asked for."
He said, "You said there is more information I should know. What is
it?" I said, "Your people are not the first from another world to
contact them. Do you suspect where this talk is heading to?" He said,
"Yes. We've made a mistake." I said, "A life changing mistake, and for
your whole world, based on a VERY flawed philosophy. This is a large
galaxy. As there are nations in association on your planet, so there
are worlds in association in the galaxy. Most such associations have a
non aggression protective policy for all planets in their claimed
sphere of influence, even for worlds that are not advanced enough to
qualify for full membership, which you have attacked. One of those
captured ships is going to report the attack to their association. That
will cause some action that you will dislike." He took that well, and
said, "And the other ship?" I said, "They are preparing to do one of
two things. No, I won't tell you. Nor will I stop them. Yes I can. You
don't need me to tell you their plans. What would you do as a desperate
patriot in their place?" He stood, and I said, "No, I will not allow
you to escape justice."
He slowly sat down, and said, "Who ARE you? Are you from that star
association?" I said, "I'm not actually from anything as you know it,
but this is the first time I've used a physical presence in this
galaxy." He said, "I don't understand." I said, "You will, if you make
the effort. You have a decision to make. You know what it is, that will
be best for you and your people." He said, "You want me to stop the
war." I said, "What I want isn't relevant. What YOU want, of the
available choices, is. I'm here to help increase survivability for all,
and most so, for people, yours and theirs, who are not responsible for
what you are causing." He said, "Stopping this would be political
suicide for me." I said, "That is the least of your personal concerns.
Yes you will suffer. How much, and for how long, depends on your
actions. And I will not let you kill yourself." He said, "You could
stop me?" I said, "As I stopped you from saying things I asked you not
to say to the Admiral. You should assume that I can do absolutely
anything you can conceive of, and more that you can't."
"You are talking like a God." I said, "I am aware of that. Be aware
that the longer you delay, the longer you will suffer." He said, "What
kind of suffering?" I said, "How much and for how long, will be
affected by your choices. You have caused much pain and suffering. I
can make you fell that. ALL of it. Here is a sample." He screamed
silently, for a whole minute. When it was over, he slumped in his
chair, and cried. I said, "You didn't care about all that you made
innocent people feel. Now you have to care." He said, "I will stop it."
I said, "And you must tell your people, all of them, how wrong you
were, and why, if you want your suffering to be reduced." He said, "How
will THAT be reduced?" I said, "By intensity and how often, and by when
I will let you kill yourself. If you give your best effort to do all
you should do, I will suspend that suffering for the time needed for
the fleet to return. Then you will have it, and you may die in thirty
days. You do not do what you should, I will not let you die for the
rest of your natural life, and you will feel as much suffering as you
can live through, for five minutes every hour, every day that you
live." He looked very afraid, and said, "But how do you know how much
THEY suffered, to give that to me?" I said, "Because I feel it as they
do, and as you will. Yes, I suffer for it. Now, actually. No, I can't
let you feel that. You wouldn't survive it."
He said, "You ARE God!" I said, "Close, but no. His Senior Agent on
assignment. One of a great many assignments. Time is flowing." He said,
"Please make that contact with the Admiral." I said, "I will, but you
will not speak of me, or the captured ships." He said, "I agree." I
made the connection. He said, "Admiral! New orders. Cease all attacks
at once! Return home immediately! We have stirred up much more trouble
than we can withstand. That planet belongs to a large and powerful
association of worlds. They will discover our actions, and take their
own actions in response. We need you here for defense! When they come
here, you must tell them we were in error, and will do what we can to
repair the situation." The Admiral looked not as surprised as he should
have, and said, "We have seen evidence of other offworld visits. We
sent a courier ship with the information. It should not have arrived
yet. If I may ask, how are you enabling this communication, and how do
you have knowledge of which you spoke?" He said, carefully, "I have
been given the information, and have been assisted in this
communication by something of a mediator, who wishes to remain unknown
to the public, which I order." Admiral said, "Orders accepted. We will
do as you require. We should be arriving there in about 17 days." He
said, "Acknowledged." I stopped the communication.
I said, "Now you need to prepare for your other actions. Your people
have to know, and know those who decided and made this happen were
wrong, and why." He said, "I will, but if I did not?" I said, "In
addition to what your already know for your person, I would be applying
the same or similar to all who had supported this attack, and I would
project a recording of this meeting, and recordings of those suffering
those consequences, to all the public. And I would take all the people
off of your ships or war, and then destroy them. You know that would be
the best for the galaxy that I did that, if you don't work to convince
your people of the wrong they did." He said, "I don't have a right to
expect that, but you are fair. I don't doubt that you work for God. The
star association. You will inform them of our positive actions?" I
said, "I will. You know I will be watching." He said, "I do. I was
wrong. I see that now." I said, "I know you do. If all goes as well as
it should, I will speak to you again after you die." He looked very odd
as he digested what that meant. I said, "The more you suffer for your
wrong in this life, the less you will suffer in the next." He said,
"Thank you!" I bowed shifted out.
The leader of the star association had a scheduled private
appointment with me, not knowing what it was about. I walked into his
office, and said, "I am Solomon." He said, "I see that you have an
appointment, but not who made it." I said with a smile, "That's not
important. A planet has been attacked." I told him which one. He wasn't
familiar with it, so I described it. I said, "They've captured a ship,
and will be arriving here soon, to ask for help. They will need it for
recovery. The attackers have stopped, and are returning to their
planet, to await ships, possibly angry ships, yours, on their
figurative doorstep. Those people will be expressing sorrow and remorse
for what they did, and will be offering to help." He smiled and said,
"You've been doing some work!"
I said, "Yes I have. There is more. The leader who caused this will
be punished, and may not be available when your ships arrive at his
planet." He said, "I'm almost afraid to ask, but what kind of
punishment?" I said, "He will be experiencing the pain and suffering he
caused to innocent people, five minutes every hour, every day, as much
as he can live through, until I allow him to kill himself. It will
start when his fleet returns. How long that will last before he is
allowed to die, will depend on his effort to convince his people of the
wrong they did." He said, "I feel something of your power, which is why
I'm not as surprised as I should be." I said, "Still, you will have
some er, issues, in explaining your decisions that will be influenced
by my secret visit." He laughed, and said, "I'm sure of it!" I said,
"Only the leader there knows of me, which took a little convincing."
Chuckles. I said, "He knows I'll be watching. Here's some recordings of
the damage. I don't know what you're going to do with them, but it
could be interesting." Grins. I said, "I should be leaving now. I offer
my personal love." He said, "I accept." I wrapped him in my love, and
then shifted out.
Everything went as planned, with no further interference from me. I
said to the leader in Limbo, "As you see, or something like see, death
isn't the end." He said, "I know that now. Will I remember this?" I
said, "I only know from my own experience, and from some others who
also remember past lives; no. But that's not proof." He said, "I can
see my wife, but I can't make her hear me." I said, "I can help with
that if you wish. Careful you don't scare her." He said, "Tempting, but
I'll restrain myself. Please." I did, and they had a good talk. After
that stopped, I said, "You will be reincarnated soon." He said, "Do you
know what that life will be like?" I said, "It will be as you make it.
Oh, did you really expect me to tell you?" He said with humor, "No, but
it was worth a try." I said, "You will be judged. Helping with that,
will help you." He said, "Thank you for your kindness and mercy. I
didn't deserve it." I said, "You do if I say you do!" We shared humor
and love, and I left.
I brought a recording of that action to CNN. President said, "I see
the lesson here. Might isn't right, and what's more, it's foolish.
You'll do a show with this?" I said, "Yes, if you want." He said with
smile, "Always!" Greg introduced me, and said, "Solomon has given us an
offplanet action to show." He did it, with three commercial breaks.
After, he said, "I see some lessons here. He used the old philosophy
that might is right. That the greater has a right to subdue and rule
the lesser." I said, "Can you point out the flaws in that philosophy?"
He said, "Yes. It's too simple. Reality is more complex. There is
always something greater, until the ultimate is reached, and that is
God." I said, "And, how do you determine what is greater? What truly
is, might not be shouting it, until you give it a good reason to." He
said, "And just what is actually meant by greater? You showed that with
the professional fighter example. He assumed that because he was the
leader of a nation, that he was personally greater than any other
person in it." I said, "Until one who was physically greater would have
come in and punched him out."
He said, "And you showed him the other problem with it. He had help
to become the leader. And the other big nation had friends to make them
actually greater. We should never assume that who we attack, even if
he's weaker, stands alone." I said, "Often a fatal mistake. How many
school shootings were done by kids who had been bullied? Don't
underestimate the other guy who can go get more weapons. Don't forget
he might have some interesting friends." He said with a grin, "And you
were right there, proving to him, that one lone alien is greater than
anything he can imagine." I said, "Er, yes. That sinking feeling he
had, went so deep, he couldn't escape it. The full lesson here is,
don't think it's a good idea to beat on somebody because you think you
can win. You just can't know all the things in that, that could end up
showing you that your victim isn't as helpless as you think, either by
himself, or his friends. Very foolish to risk your future on that
mistake. The Golden Rule isn't called that because it's just a cheap
bunch of words. It's as precious and valuable as your life. Don't do to
others what you don't want them to do to you. That's not just a nicer
way to live, it's a much SAFER way to live, and live well."
He said, "You taught that whole world that!" I said, "Yes, through
him, I did. I could have tried that myself, but as an outsider, I
wouldn't be listened to. They knew him. He had his own mistake to show
them, and his punishment. That made the lesson to his people much more
real than I could have myself." He said, "You planned that. Wow!" I
said, "Some say I fix problems. Actually, I help people to want to fix
their own problems. That way, they stay fixed much longer." I signaled
the end. He said, 'Thank you, Solomon, for sharing this with us." I
said, "You're welcome. People suffered. It's partially for them that I
share what they've learned through that suffering, to make it have some
positive value." Then we were off air. He said, "Your ending statement.
Good one. You don't do this for notoriety, but to help. We should
remind them of that." I said with a smile, "Oh! Good idea. Thank you
for telling me that." Chuckles. We hugged with love.
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