(… continuing)
Five hours later, as the Dinatha blasted its way towards Utopiam, Marr and Luna were making their way through the underground tunnels of the base.
They had successfully procured the things they needed, packed up their h-pod and jogged all the way out to the old and rundown sheds and hangers that hid the underground base. They had also showered and said goodbye to some colleagues.
“Do you think we’ll ever see this place again?” Luna asked as they approached the training centre.
“Who knows. Perhaps you’ll be a rubbish haulier and find yourself back here in 3 weeks?” Marr replied as she peered through the window in the training room door.
“Come in ladies, take a seat,” Teacher beckoned from within.
Teacher was at her usual place, but no one else was in the room.
Marr and Luna entered the room and took a seat each in the circle.
“What an exciting time it is! Luna, what occurs to you at this moment in your journey?”
Luna stared back.
“Marr?” Teacher continued.
“Am I ready, is what is on my mind, Teacher,” Marr replied.
“Good thought but wasted. Of course, you are ready. You are always ready. You can never be more ready for the moment at hand than you are when you are at that moment,” Teacher shared smiling, self-congratulating herself on her own brilliance.
Marr smiled back.
“However, I can remind you of something that may help ease your mind. And Luna, this will help you find more ease with your path. Luna, Marr will share this daily with you until you too have memorised it and can pass it on.”
With that, Teacher settled back in her chair and began to talk in a reverend manner.
“The Creator’s Experiment. Before the beginning there was a mountain. Hovering above that mountain was a huge orb. Contained within the orb was all the wisdom of the universe.
There was nothing unknown. There was nothing more to know. Or was there? It was hard to tell. It was accepted that learning creates further wisdom. It was accepted that the process of seeking wisdom produces wisdom. So, if the wisdom was just idle in this orb, how could one be certain that it contained all the wisdom. What if there was more that could be discovered through the use of that wisdom?
So, the orb’s creator decided to conduct an experiment. The Creator hit the top of the orb. A crack appeared and out poured all the wisdom contained. The wisdom erupted out into the sky and split into tiny fragments. Each fragment duplicated itself, many times. Each duplicate contained a small piece of each piece of wisdom. The fragments formed as tiny droplets. These droplets rained down on the plain that surrounded the mountain. When the droplets reached the ground, they would cycle back up into the sky and then rain down again. It didn’t rain over the mountain, only the plain. Thus, no wisdom would ever return to the orb automatically. It would need to be collected, carried up the mountain and put back into the orb.
The Creator then put all manner of creatures on the plain surrounding the mountain.
The Creator suspected that any singular piece of wisdom may be too great for any creature to grasp. So, the Creator gave each creature a thimble sized cup to catch the fragments that rained down. The idea being that each creature would then carry the droplets back up the side of the mountain and at the top, merge the fragments back into the orb.
The Creator constructed the experiment such that the process of climbing the mountain would enable said creatures to look at the fragments they carried. Through this process, they would learn and obtain growth in themselves. And perhaps, as they considered the fragments of wisdom, they would see something new or different in those fragments. This would then enable the fragments to embody the adjustment or addition to the overall piece of wisdom when the fragments were reunited with other fragments within the orb.
(to be continued...)
[Rule of Twelve, Double Take, Chapter 6 - Saying goodbye (Passage 3 of 5)]
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Dukk opened his eyes. It was dark.
“A dream. It must have been a dream,” he muttered as he tried to fathom where he was. He tried to digest the pre-dawn excursion with Craig.
He swung himself out of bed. Marr was gone.
He checked the time. Mid-afternoon.
“What in the world is going on?” Craig demanded as the doors to the south banqueting hall, closed behind them.
Dukk, Marr and Emeelie stood before him. Beyond was the atrium bathed in orange light from the setting sun.
On the opposite side of the atrium the doors to the north banqueting hall were open. Music and chatter could be heard from within.
The noise from the others disguised the deathly silence that engulfed the four.
“I am going to need a shower and change of clothes,” Marr announced as she put her helmet and goggles back on the rack in the garage.
“Yes, the dust gets in everywhere,” Emeelie replied. “There are showers near the pool. Change of clothes too if you don’t want to go back to your suite all dusty.”
“That is a good idea.”
“Have you seen the pools below sea level yet?” Craig asked.
“Nope.”
“I was going to shower and change down there. Then use the sauna and take a swim. The pool up here can get quite hot in the afternoons.”
“That sounds like a great idea,” Dukk said.
“Absolutely, lead the way,” Marr added.
