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THE PURSUIT OF UNITY

IN TIME OF SEPARATION

By

ELATION UNIFIRE


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Copyright Elation Unifire 2016This book is sold subject to the condition that it shall not, by

way of trade or otherwise, be lent, resold, hired out, or otherwise

circulated without the publisher's prior consent in any form ofbinding or cover other than that in which it is published andwithout a similar condition including this condition being

imposed on the subsequent publisher.The moral right of Elation Unifire has been asserted.

ISBN-13: 978-1523366897ISBN-10: 1523366893


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Qemeriya Ormano, my pioneer inspiration, you were a lovingmother, a strong woman and also an artist ahead of your time,in the most unbearable environment. Glad to be your begotten

son, may your soul shine divinely.


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CONTENTS

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ...................................................... i

INTRODUCTION .................................................................. 1

CHAPTER 1. Greetings........................................................... 10

CHAPTER 2. So It Instigates.................................................. 24

CHAPTER 3.Awakenings...................................................... 42

CHAPTER 4.Moment Of Impact............................................ 67

CHAPTER 5.Journeys............................................................. 93

CHAPTER 6. Unity In Miscellany......................................... 113

CHAPTER 7. One Marvelous World, One Magnificent People,

One Love................................................................................... 126

CHAPTER 8. Courage To Act.............................................. 143

CHAPTER 9. Unification...................................................... 158

CHAPTER 10. United States Of Earth................................ 177


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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

First and foremost, last and for least, from Alphato Omega, my gratitude goes to the most high and themost close. For the one who breathed without abreath, the creator of my fingers, the guider of mymind, the illuminator of my soul towards writing thisbook, God.

Where do I begin? There are a lot of you out therewho believed in me, what a vast family I have allaround the globe; such an honor to get the chance tothank you from the bottom of my heart.

Dad, I didnt experience one tenth of thechallenges you overcame in your life. You have alwaysbelieved in education and the power of reading. Iknow you traveled tens of kilometers to see a glimpseof education in your childhood. Guess what? Youreffort has become fruitful, here is the book of yourson. I know you would have written it better if youonly had the chance.

Tsehai Hailu, you were the sun that shined

powerfully on this book, this book is yours as well asmine.

Further with the family notion, I would like tothank all of my family, the Silte Chumsero family lineand the Gurage, Aimero family members, you know


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water is life but blood is thicker, glad to have you allas kin.

My friends, those people who let me be the realme around you, you will know who you are the verymoment you read this sentence. I know many of you

were expecting your names, but there are just a lot ofyou, so as a whole, thank you and I love you all.

That being said, with regard to this particular piece

of work, there are some names worth mentioning;people who actually contributed to this bookbecoming a reality, be it with commenting or editing.

I will start with thanking Dr David Schatz for thecontributions, Dr Yetbarek Abraham, Bektu MulatuConley, Writers Relief Board, Beth Neff of SparkLit,

Hikma Jemal, Bemnet Tektel, Selam Tesfaye,Habtamu Geremew, Rahma Seid, Mubu and Kd.

Thank you all.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THANK YOU ALLREADERS AND FOLLOWERS FOR BEINGHUMBLE ENOUGH TO TAKE THISINSPIRATIONAL JOURNEY WITH ME, SOHOP IN AND RIDE WITH ME OVER THE

TIDES OF BLESSING TOWARDS UNIVERSALAWAKENING, TOWARDS THE UNITEDSTATES OF EARTH, UTOPIA.

ELATION UNIFIRE.


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INTRODUCTION

Knock & Shall It Be Opened,Read & You Shall Enter

Shalom. Peace be upon you, said Jesus to his disciples, ashe entered the room... but he is not the only one who greets likethis.

A Muslim says, Aselamun Aleikum, as he greets hisMuslim fellow. The English translation turns out to be Peacebe upon you

Peace, Universal Love and Unity are the life principles ofRastafarians and Unitarian Universalists.

A Hindu individual greeting is Om Shanti, though thewords have a vaster definition. To describe in simple words itmeans, May peace and love reside with you.

Jews say Shalom which has also the exact same meaning.

Apart from the billions and billions of people who use the

above greetings in their day-to-day life, there are also some of uswho are not specifically following one religion, but who have anequally holy greeting which emits positivity such as Hello

friend. How you doing folks? or just a single word like Peace,in our respective languages. Anyways, WE SAY TO YOU,PEACE BE UPON YOU. May the blessings of the


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almighty be with all of us and unite us in his kingdom!

In all cases of the above greetings the word peace is

referring to the ultimate form of it. This form of peace is theclimax achievement of humans. Well, we may do this the hardway or the easy way. If we are seized by the games of life andselect the hard way, the Peace of an individual has three trinitycomponents. Physical, mental, and spiritual... Lets illustratethem one by one:

The first one is the physical component of life:-It scopes from fulfilling the basic desires of our physical body

to affording luxurious commodities. This represents numerousthings such as a relatively healthy body, a good posture,nutritional and sexual stability, shoes and clothes, shelters up tomansions, cars up to private planes, and boats could be included

in this category.The second one is the mental category:-

Our mind has never rested from raising questions that needan answer. We must thank God or The Primal Energy forletting us have the ability to think, since this is what has beentriggering the human race to explore the many mysteries of the

universe that needed explanations. This process increases ourintellectual identity and while we keep on growing internally asan individual, through reasoning and experience, we will beginto live in the pursuit of wisdom externally as a society. And asmany of our societies live like this, our world will prosper in the

pursuit of unity internationally, and that is in fact, a greatachievement. The peace of mind is gained through knowledge,

smooth social interactions and the many positive emotions wecan feel like joy, love, hope and gratitude. These will finally addup to a state of wisdom and elation.

The third component is the spiritual aspect of life:-

All visible things are made up of invisible things. The


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metaphysical dimension. There is no limit, from bigness so tosmallness, or any limit to the bond between them. Starting from

our emergence in this universe we have been wondering where wecame from and Our Founder has been sending many heraldsand signs to answer our calls. We do know many peop le donteven believe that our origin is God, because they didnt get theanswer for the What was before God? question, but WETELL YOU THIS: TIME IS ALSO A CREATUREOF GOD AND THERE IS NO BEFORE OR

AFTER FOR THE ONE WHO BREATHEDWITHOUT A BREATH, THE ONE WHOGENERATED THE BEING FROM THE NON-BEING!

Even if we forget to cultivate new thoughts and experiences,

try not to forget that no one can tell you your own truth and noone can decide what your journey will be instead of you. But wecannot deny the fact that some people can be a reason for theremembrance of our true identity, either by reminding us orbeing a role model, of course we are just trying to remind you.

Some of us go to churches or temples, some of us go to

mosques, and some of us just sit for meditation and listen to oursouls for a durable time, or some of us go deep inside ourselvesby listening to good-vibe music. Some even pray all night longwhile others just see the world as a holy place. In all of these weare women and men who do this because we believe that there ismore to this life, more than this visible world around us, aworld which is perceived by the sensory organs. We believe in areality which only could be realized through love, faith, prayer,

forgiveness, empathy and patience. We see beyond the limit andvisualize that invisible place; a place of unity between God andman. In other words, when we have faith in the unseensentiment, we develop a grand awareness and unshakable


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connection to an entity vaster than ourselves. When we graspthis awareness our spirituality will be incremented infinitely.

So these are the three components of peace if we choose theinteresting, longer way. But the most vital thing we have toincorporate in each of our DNA is to keep the balance betweenthese three components of life, and not let one of the abovecomponents blindfold the others.

You may choose that track as majority of our current

population do and enjoy the ride YET WE TELL YOUTHERE IS AN EASY WAY! AN EASY PATH,WHICH THE AWAKENED ONES WALKED ONFOR YEARS. THIS PATH IS A SHORTCUT TOTHE ULTIMATE PEACE... Dont worry, it is a simple

path. You dont even need to be smart, strong, rich or beautifulto get it.

You know what the wisest of men say? They say FEAROF GOD is the beginning of wisdom. They are right. Butwhy did they forget to mention that the end of wisdom isLOVE OF GOD?

Loving God not because he is a punisher or powerful; butbecause of his superior intelligence, mercy, mysteriousness andmagnificence. When you are in the awareness of Gods love youare on the track of this holy path. You submit yourself to Godswill and allow yourself to be satisfied with what you already areand already have been, and you know you will be satisfied with

your future. When you live under God and with the I haveenough state of mind, you will then not be disturbed by gain or

loss, nor by any momentary fleeting feelings of grief. Instead youwill lead, plus enjoy, a still and peaceful and yet satisfied andenlightened life, and cultivate the courage to grow, enrich.

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Working for the good of all human beings is the true and

undisputable way to bring a sustained peace for the greatMother Earth. Why do we need to build this place? Because forevery action there is a reaction, as Newton proved well. In thenegative sense, if we build our comfort on the suffering of others,we must be sure that there will be a negative reaction sooner orlater. This is what Hindus preach regarding Karma, and

Jesuss analogy of harvesting what you reap meant. We maydisagree on many points but we dont have to forget theimmeasurable holy bond between us and be enemies to eachother, just for short-living materialistic benefits. Most of usrealize this at the edge of our death or the hereafter. We mustwake up now! Right now!

Everyone may have his or her own challenges, in fact in

those very challenges are the hopes that these challenges will beovercome. These hopes in turn give us reasons to live. As wemature and continue to remember our oneness, the challenges oflife become less painful. We will then begin to realize the so-called challenges are rather blessings, opportunities to manifestour magnificent creativity and strength. Creativity that was in

fact created by the almighty and that is being manifested inreality of life (the relative world). It is then that we can trulyremember that, there are no losers and winners in this world.With God at our side, we see that ME is actually WE, andwe are all one under one God, Amen!


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This book is a new manifestation of the same old truth

which has been retold for ages by those who were destined to doso...

Few of us are aware that the waste stuff we throw into ourtrash could in fact be a source of happiness for a big, starving

family, how many of our current population appreciate andenjoy the little valuable things around them instead of craving

for more and attaining their timely comfort at others cost.

Enriching and making oneself happy is not an evil deed,saving a wealth for future use is a wise choice. But greedinessand selfishness are not the best gifts you can give your soul. Wemust learn how to let go some possessions and give. Giving isBelieving! It shows the faith of the donor. The receiver alsoshould know how to accept and manage these gifts to get the

maximum benefit for a longer term. Here, the receiving side isnot more advantageous but the satisfaction and spirituality

gained by the other side is equally worthy, beautifying his soulwith emeralds of sympathy, belongingness.


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Though many of us subscribe to a religion, have we reallyanalyzed our Holy Scriptures? Let us actually consider what

some of these anointed scriptures say

In The Holy Bible

Gospel of John: - {17:21} That they all may be one; asthou, Father, [art] in me, and I in thee, that they also may beone in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.{17:22} And the glory which thou gavest me I have giventhem; that they may be one, even as we are one: {17:23} I inthem, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one;and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hastloved them, as thou hast loved me.

In The Holy Quran

Surah Al-Muminun: - {23:52} and verily thisbrotherhood of yours is a single brotherhood and I am your lordand cherisher: therefore fear me (no other). {23:53} But peoplehave cut off their affair of unity, between them, in sects: each

party rejoices in that which with itself. {23:54} But leave them

in their confused ignorance for a time.

Bahaullah, who founded the Bahai faith religion in the19thcentury, wrote up this:

O Children of Men! Know ye not why we created you allfrom the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over theothers. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created.Since we have created you all from one same substance it isincumbent on you to be even as one soul, to walk with the same

feet, eat with the same mouth and dwell in the same land. Thatfrom your in most Being, by your deeds and actions, the signs of


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oneness and the essence of detachment may be made manifest.Such is my counsel to you. O concourse of light!

Unfortunately, he was exiled for these teachings from Persiato the Ottoman Empire and died while he was officially a

prisoner; today five million people across the world follow histeachings

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I wish you the grandest inspirations and awakeningsthroughout the book! Looking forward to seeing a cult ofcompassion, people coming together with a common

understanding, for a common goodI surely hope this book will dig out the last light of

humanity left within us, and light up the whole self, you, me,we, all.

Elias Gebru (Elation Unifire), Author


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***

There was a light, then there was an overwhelming sound.

An extraordinary thing was about to happen. More lightsemerged, through the power of ardor.

The lights were portions of the bigger light, claiming theirindependence. It was all predetermined

Billions of years have passed since then; at this very moment,there were two lights, called Alpha and Omega.

Alpha the light of thunder, Omega the light of flame.

Alpha craving the wholeness, Omega shadowing it.

Both were powerful like hell, energetic enough to collapse theuniverse, but they were waiting, waiting till the expiration of the

purpose of creation, honoring the most high, honoring the images

of the most high, honoring the power vested on the images, theirfree will.

It looks like time has come for Omega; the images of themost high were failing Alpha. They were caught up in theillusion of detachment, putting a smile on what they call theDevils face.

Alpha was feeling the cynical excitement of Omega. It mustact soon, and time is running out, not long before losing theglance of hope. It spread its presence as it widened theilluminating wings. Its presence was all over planet Earth,seeking pure souls, seeking young images of the highest one,seeking hope.

Not sure if it works, but it is worth trying, trying to inspirethe species on the edge of extinction.

Human-Race. Omega glittered ironically...


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CHAPTER 1

Greetings

The striking view of the great Himalayan mountainranges marks this villages uniqueness. For mostdwellers, it was just another ordinary day, except forone small Chinese family.

The shining eyes of his newly born son were thegrandest inspirations of Master Tongyei.

At first, he was unable to see his babys eyesbecause a caul covered that tiny face, but when thecaul was cut open, his new babys little face wasunveiled, an innocent image of life. Master Tongyeigratified the highest one for this precious gift.

He looked at his wife, and easily read a lot ofquestions in her brown eyes.

He gave her the exact answers she seeks.

My dear, our baby was born in a caul and he is a

boy.He stepped forward and scrupulously handed her

the baby.

She was beyond happy, memories of all pregnancychallenges and severest pain of labor evaporated with


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Though Christina is a pretty plump girl, herbeautiful big bed seems to be made for an entire

family; the fur on top of it is so smooth and soft, evennightmares on it will be changed to night wonders. Herbody didnt want to leave this comfortable place butshe knew, everything passes, and last night has goneforever. Leaving the place to a new day, she gets upand turns off the shrieking alarm.

She then goes downstairs to the main room; hermother was making herself ready to leave for work. Inthe kitchen their house chef was almost finishingbreakfast preparation. As Christi turns, she noticesher father, Mr. Sebastian.

Mr. Sebastian is a socially respected multi-millionaire. He runs his private food processing anddistributing company, and also owns a number ofshops in town. With his neat appearance anddetective eyes, and with the toting of very expensivesuits, he possesses an incredible grace. In short,Christina is very proud of him being her dad.

Hey my sunshine. It was her mother, Stillina.

Good morning Mom. She kissed her left cheekand headed to bathe, then directly went to the diningroom; her mother waited on her with a table full of allsorts of yummy foods.

Christi, hurry up and eat breakfast or else we aregoing to be late, her mom claimed; Christina rushed

through her food to obey her mothers command.

Stillina has taught her girl the value of listening andminding others. She often alleged, sturdily, My girl, a

persons mind which is not willing to hear and consider othersopinions is like a cup, a cup full of oil that couldnt afford a


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drop of water, even if the man holding it is in the middle of aparching desert.

While she was seized by this memory her motheradded another round of waffles onto her plate.

You know you are making her heavier, right?Christinas father asked his wife with a little angry-sounding voice, joining the meal simultaneously.

She will be okay, Stillina insisted. Their lonely

girl stared at them silently and continued chewing.

Minutes later, a black Range Rover left Christinashouse, headed north to her school

***

East Africa, Ethiopia.

Somewhere in the city of Gambella.

Unikelo, Unikelo... good morning. Unikelo hates

this wake-up call, routinely shouted and chattered byhis little brothers, just hates it. It brings him from hislovely dream to his unfair, tedious cascade of physicalreality. Unikelo recognizes their yelling every morningfor what it is, a signal saying, Wake up and strugglefor survival!

The four sons of farmer Peter sleep together,huddling tight with each other. The same is true forhis four daughters. From the eight children of thehouse only Ujulu, the lucky one, the second son, wasable to attend school. All the rest have other issues todeal with. The boys scatter to fulfill the familys basic


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daily necessities; of course they fail most of the time.Among the four girls the eldest one has got married at

16, the rest help their mother with house duties andwatch over the little ones.

Unikelo was hoping to satisfy his hunger while hewashed his face; he dried the wet and opened his eyeswide, what he saw were five petite breads on the table.Clearly not even enough to fill the tummies of the

younger ones; he decided to leave without breakfast.As he steps out of their hut, he sees Marwone

passing by the road. No more steps from Unikelo.This also happens every morning, like the morningshoutings. She passes, he freezes, and he likes it,

vaguely, like a clueless painter likes to freeze and stareat a blank canvas, like a player who forgot his line inthe middle of a theater, like a traveler who lost hismap, his compass, his GPS for that matter.

For the record, Marwone is an attractive, beautifulteenage girl in the neighborhood of Unikelo. Headores everything about her and pretty muchsuspects, or at least he deludes himself, that she too

has feelings for him. He doesnt really know if hisfeelings for her are making his life easy or hard. Buthe has been addicted to blankly staring at her. Moreunfortunately, he still doesnt have the guts to stand infront of her and say a word.

Today, as all the rest of the days, he followed her

with his eyes until she was out of sight.Have a nice day Mari, he muttered to himself.

Rising, surviving, staring, and once again dreaming.

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Somewhere in Asia, Middle East.

So keen, eager, positive, and so enthusiastic tosleep in peace when the day is done. How

unfortunate, Abdul Ahad. The bloody war in theirarea has been disturbing life for years. Many of hisfriends are involved in the warfare. He himself

wanted to join the war but his father, Kedir, didntgive him sanction. He always told him that he wasgifted in literature and he didnt want him to be afighter. This in fact was true; Abdul Ahad had moreof an intellectual personality. He was academically aclever student before school was closed; before thecountrys condition got worse.

He is also a rather exceptional poem writer.Especially these days, days where no one can go outsafely, a time where children lose the glimpse of hope

to grow. A time where the elderly curse the evilnessof the generation. Abdu got plenty of time to writepoems like this one, in that fabled poem book of his...

...In the middle of the sunny day,

The last camel fell to the sand

Na, for the vendor of gold,

He has nothing left for good.

But he didnt force her to stand,


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Always minding what he is told,

By the best dad of the world,

Even if it is littler than an ant,

And causes a painful cost,

Dont ever be rude,

Everything happens for good.

As he stopped writing, he felt like the merchantsfather was his own, though obviously he was far frombeing a gold merchant.

You should try to get some sleep, son. Hisfathers suggestion brought him back from histhoughts; he agreed and softly closed his eyes.

But it was not that long before a bomb blast froma distance woke him up!

He was not sure if that happened for good,perhaps he should write a new poem

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Alpha has extracted its candidates, inspired souls fromdifferent corners of the world. But its job is far from over along journey awaits

At the moment, the illusion state of presence, it was sendingheralds to the girl from the west, this herald felt like Our God,or natural force, whatever you call it, already had createdenough resources for all his creatures. And he had made humanhis ambassadors of earth. Man, on the other hand, withunquenchable thirst for having more, has failed to live together


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and use what was given to him for free; the sad fact is he willnot even get happiness with the riches he gathered avidly, rather

most die looking for satisfaction, searching for satisfaction in thewrong place.

***

Three years passed, never to return again; the sunrose and fell unstoppably, countless clouds flew sideto side over and over againlife goes on.

September 13, 2016, Gregorian calendar; Christinacant believe her eyes when she sees her weight on the

balance 202 pounds. Really? This cant be right.She is seventeen, looking forward to joining college,definitely not like this. She is scared that it will bedifficult for her to cope with campus life with thisappearance, fit in with cool friends, party hard, hookup with cute guys; she felt uncomfortable about thenumber. It was really upsetting!

When her mood is disturbed or when she getsbored, Christina likes to read her Bible or listen tomusic. Today she preferred the second one. She puther headphones on; as soon as she pressed the Playbutton on her iPad, Nickelbacks We Must StandTogetherstarted playing The next inspirational lyrics

were in the music:


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They tell us everything is alright

And we just go along

How can we fall asleep at night?

When somethings clearly wrong

When we could feed a starving world

With what we throw away

But all we serve are empty words

That always tastes the same!

She is a fan, pretty much likes their rock music butthis one sounded exceptional. It had a different,unsettling implication. She started to wonder about all

the waste food and commodities thrown daily intotheir trash bags. She then remembered watching newsabout shortage of food in Sub-Saharan Africancountries.Extra food = hungry people; it seemed a simpleequation. Or is it?

She said, Whatever, and pushed the Nextbutton. A song was chosen randomly by the playerand a new song began playing... it was the pop kingMichael Jacksons legendary music, Man in the Mirror.

This one seems to have a different message but as shebegin to analyze its lyrics deeply, she knew it was thesame one message told by different musicians. Thefollowing lyric especially, in the song of the pop king,

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Ive Been A Victim Of A Selfish Kind Of LoveIts Time That I Realize

That There Are Some With No Home,

Not A Nickel To Loan

Could It Be Really Me,

Pretending That Theyre Not Alone?

A Willow Deeply Scarred,

Somebodys Broken Heart

And A Washed-Out Dream

(Washed-Out Dream)

They Follow The Pattern Of The Wind, Ya See

Cause They Got No Place To Be

Thats Why Im Starting With Me

(Starting With Me!)

Im starting with the Man In The Mirror

Im Asking Him To Change

She simply knew that they both were talking aboutthe same fact, with different lyrics and symphony,they were asking every individual to change so thatthe world becomes a better place under the umbrellaof unity and charity. This cant be a coincidence.Her mind stuck in doubt, she literally felt the pain ofthis strange spark penetrating her brain neurons.

Alpha-tic signals.

She couldnt sleep that night, thinking about themessages of the two songs, dozens and dozens of


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questions were pedaling through her thoughts,reconstructing her mindset.

IS ANYONE OUT THERE WHO SLEPTWITH OUT HAVING DINNER?

HOW CAN A PERSON HAVING EXTRAFOOD IGNORE SOME ONE HUNGRY?

HOW CAN A PERSON IN SUCH ANINTELLECTUAL SOCIETY LIVE IN PEACE;WHEN HIS OWN KIND IS STARVING?

WHY DID OUR TECHNOLOGICALADVANCEMENT, WHICH CAN EXPLORE

ANOTHER GALAXIES, FAIL TO SOLVE OURGLOBAL PROBLEMS?

HOW COULD LEADERS OF GREATCOUNTRIES AND RICHES WITH A LOT OF

RESOURCES FALL TO WORK FOR THECOMMON GOOD OF THE HUMAN RACE?

WHY ARE WE TOO BLINDFOLDED TOSEE THE SUFFERING OF OUR OWN

FAMILY?

...That night passed with a lot of the above, andother questions running through Christinas head.

It was a new day.

Christina woke up before the alarm rang. The nextthing she did was turn on her laptop and open theInternet.


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How many people are in food shortage? was what shetyped in the Google search box; she found that around

one billion people have a shortage of food. That isnearly one seventh of the total world population. Moresurprisingly, the primary cause of this figure is not lackof resources in the world. It was rather unbalancedresource distribution80% of our planets resource isoccupied by 20% of our population. The remainder

was left for the lower rest.

The facts she found online were really hearttouching for Christina

Hey honey, why you are awake so early? hermother inquired.

I just needed to check something on the Internet

Mom.Hmmm, that is interesting. I think someone is up

to something. She smiled and turned around.

Hey Mom?

Yes babe? she replied, returning to the room.

Can I ask you something?

Of course honey, you can ask me anything.

Didnt you tell me the commandment of God canbe summarized by the sentence Love for your relativewhat you love for yourself?

You are right, I did, she agreed with certainty.

But I dont have any biological brothers or sisters,so what does that statement mean to me?

Sweetie you are asking a strange question; iseverything alright? she asked, concerned about herdaughters odd question.


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Trust me Mom, I am okay. I just wanted to know,that is all.

Ok babe, listen to me carefully. Stillina madeherself comfortable to talk.

Even if we were unfortunate not to have morechildren, we were blessed with you. My dear, I want

you to know that you are not lonely at all, because true brothersand sisters are not only biological, but the meaning of family is

more universal, connected to the origin. That is the same foreveryone, which is God. She looked thoughtful. You see,sweetie, we all come from the same source. Every culturalheritage and religious scripture proves that. Furthermore,current science through quantum mechanics has proven that thevery make-up of every entity is the same energy, she said, her

fingers wandering around her earring. Whether you are a man

or a woman, American, European or African, Christian,Muslim or Hindu, black, brown or white, or whatever, at thepioneer beginning we all were made up by the same hand and tothat hand shall we return. We may try to separate and divideourselves and make each other an enemy, but you know what?

What, Mom?She was so into her speech that she

was almost angry her mother paused to ask aquestion.

The ultimate truth is unity, what we do to hurt others,that we so-call enemy will in fact affect our own selves. Inshort, my girl, your brothers and sisters are billions ofindividuals who are walking and laying on this earth, having

true trust for God and true love for whole humanity in theirhearts

Christina was just blown out by her mothersrather unexpected speech, she had never thought thather mother had such a humble wisdom; but still, the


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subtle commandment of the highest one keptreplaying in her neurons.

Love for your relative what you love for yourself!

She questioned herself:

Did I love hunger?

Did I love starving?

Did I love pain?

Her breakfast was still intact, she couldnt evengather the appetite to take a bite of her favoritechocolate cake. Her mind refused to be stimulated,maybe God put the appetite center just beside theemotion center for a reason

***

A few minutes later, a girl walked with a back bag.She was heading north, towards her school. Oddlytoday, her fathers Range Rover wasnt her choice,

walking on foot was.


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CHAPTER 2

So It Instigates

Duality in the reality seems to be a distinctive, explainable

truth. Sadness replaces happiness, love wins over fear, and aland soaked in the rainy season will leave the place to aridity,as time moves on and the clouds subside. Life in the spectrum,craving to stay in between, inspired in the polarities

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feathers resembling a divine, furry, glowing, white outfit of anangel. Ethiopians call it The Cross Bird, because it only

shows up around Meseqel Holiday, a holy day celebrated todignify the discovery of the true cross. The Cross is believed to be

found with guidance of a smoke; so when smudges of fire, litaround the country to celebrate this holy day, fill up the air withsmoke, this bird shows up and disappears in a rush. Peopleconsider it a sign of the Holy Spirit and expect it every year.

According to Ethiopian calendar it has been the year 2008 for

weeks now. The Cross Bird flew off the tree and the tree wascut down, for consumption of men, and moved to a factory called

Mr. Yodah Deforesting Loggers plc.

A golden black young man with a well-builtmasculine body is straining his muscles to lift hugetree branches and insert them to the cutting machine.

All sweaty, firm arms and shoulders, body fluid rollingdownhill, down through a mid-fissure, a fissureshaped by bilaterally plateaued chest muscles, slidinginferiorly upon his six pack waist a stallion male.Right above him is a grinding machine; the noise

coming out of it is like the sound of a helicopterpassing nearby. The man didnt seem to be botheredby the racket at all. He stopped working and turnedhis face to his partner right next to him, who was alsooccupied with his job.

Hey Benjamin, I havent had breakfast, criedUnikelo, trying to wet his mouth. We must leave forlunch.

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Unikelo walked into this factory a few years back.He was fresh for the job and a man came to him as

his mentor. Benjamin was his name. He guided himfriendlily, more like brotherly; since then they havebeen spending a lot of time together, they have funand share their problems.Mr. Yodah Deforesting Loggers

plc. cuts down different types of trees then processesand molds them into wood with various sizes andshapes. Unikelo remembers what Benjamin had told

him, on his first day at work, it sure amazed him

Unikelo, Benjamin said, seeking his attention.

You know, we all enter this life like these fresh trees, withall our stunning colorful leaves, clueless and innocent. Butdifferent situations and phenomena shape us to our destined

purpose. Some of us will be as sharp and smooth as this one

and will be used for the gate of a castle, and some of us will beas shapeless and rough as this one and will be used for makingthe roof of one poor farmers battered hut, but always, dont

forget my friend, they both are equally important, in their ownway.

They left the factory and went to their usual lunch

place, Enat Hotel. Actually the place didnt pass thequalification to be called a hotel, no guards, noreception, no upstairs, no chef, just an old womancalled Enat and a small room dissected into twopartitions by an old curtain, each partition serving as akitchen and dining hall.

Unikelo and Benjamin went in and shared a benchwith a man with glass. They clapped elegantly andordered two pastas with Enjera, Ethiopian traditionalflatbread of Teff. The old woman, Enat, noddedlamely as if she already knew their order. This meal

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dollar. They like the food of this house, not because itis tasty but because its bulky. Even if the amount

looked more than enough, it didnt take that longbefore they cleared everything on the plate, with theirlong fingers. Ethiopians do prefer hands to utensils the old woman cannot be bothered to hire a dish

washer, the plate is clean as new, as usual.

How is your wife? asked Unikelo after he

calmed down the request of his stomach.She is doing well, actually she just told me she is

with child.

Wow! That is new, what do you wish Benj, a boyor a girl? he said excitedly.

Benjamin shrugged. I dont know, it is too early

for that, but I guess I will just accept the outcome.Benjamins wife has already given birth to three

girls, this fourth one is hoped to be a boy. Theirsociety has a strong belief of feminine inferiority. Hisfamily is already linked with Gods curse because ofthese three baby girls. Benjamin himself and his wife

were grief-stricken when they had their first daughterbut all the gossip and negative pressure on theirfamily made Benjamin frustrated. He doesnt carenow, or at least he says he doesnt. He always ends itearly by saying, I dont give a damn what they think,

when Unikelo raises this issue in their conversation.

I hope he will be a boy. Unikelo forwarded hispersonal wish.

Maybe, anyways did you talk to Marwone yet?He changed the subject.

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get the courage. All the fear I have never been aware offills me up as soon as I see her. He seemed nave.

That is sad, pull yourself together man! You cantcontinue like this, you should talk to her! saidBenjamin, making his voice tenser after every clause.

I think you are right, said Unikelo, picking uphis coat to leave the lunch place. I feel like doingit

Really Unike? You think you can do that?

Yes Benj! For your surprise, I will talk to hertomorrow!

They left Enat Hotel; the old woman picked upthe empty plate and the twenty Ethiopian birr.

***

The full moon enjoying her turn on the calm sky,about midnight, dozens of youngsters with guns andswords broke into the house of Abdul Ahads family.

Abdul Ahads father Kedir moved nimbly to the doorto stop the break-in, but one of the men pointed aloaded shotgun at his face and stopped him. One ofthe intruders started yelling, We heard there areyoungsters in this house, youngsters who are oldenough to be a fighter!

I... It... It must be wrong information! Kedirstammered. I only have two sons and one daughter.

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Where is the other one?Tenser, impatience growingin the youngsters voice.

He is not around.

You are lying! Give him to us or we will have nomercy for you!

Abdul Ahad exposed himself from the next room.

I am here, dont do anything to my father, he

said.Abdu! What are you doing? You are not going

with them. Kedir was ready to do whatever it takesto keep his son home.

What is your name? one of the men asked AbdulAhad.

My name is Abdul Ahad. I will go with you, justdont do any harm to my family.

Kedir just couldnt handle it anymore; he jumpedand started to strangle one of the men with his barehands. They both fell to the ground. Two big guysamong the men yanked and threw Kedir off their

colleague. His head smashed into the ceramic wall, hepassed out, the blood from his head made thespotless white floor dark red. Amir instantly ran outto get help...

Abdul Ahad got no time to ponder, it all happenedso fast, in a flash. Two other guys grabbed hisshoulders and took him out of the house. Two blue

vans were waiting across the street. In a couple ofminutes all the youngsters left the area with Abdul

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***

District 25 was a danger zone even before thechaos. Police officers will turn their car backward assoon as they reach the dense red line separatingDistricts 24 and 25. This area had been controlled byyoung merciless gang groups for years but after the

war started many local fighters settled here. Now it

had become the center of power for the internalresistance group. They have gathered all their

weapons and equipment here. In short it is just like anorganized but small military base.

Dont worry Abdu, we will reach our destinationsoon. Abdul Ahad recognized the mans voice. It

was the man who asked his name earlier By theway, I am Samir.

The man said, Aselamun Aleikum, and shookAbdul Ahads hand.

Wealeikum Aselam, Abdul Ahad replied.

Abdu, you dont have to be in doubt about going,

you have made the right choice, and we are on theright path, fighting for our freedom! They havedenied us our identity so we must fight them back,said Samir firmly. Abdul Ahad nodded silently.

Finally, the blue vans reached District 25. Theycrossed the red line and after they drove downward

for a while they stopped moving. Samir and the othermen jumped down from the vans back door, Abdul

Ahad also jumped and followed them.

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and left side of the avenue. The armed men hadcovered their face with an Emamaand only their eyes

were visible. Though some wore ordinary dark greymilitary uniforms, most men were wearing Jalabia, adark, black, long dress.

Samir was on the right side of Abdul Ahad all theway down. Once they finished the dark part of theroad Abdul Ahad saw a high, wide steel gate in front

of them. He had never seen a door of this size. Samirwent to the star-shaped opening beside the gate andsaid something. Soon after this the entrance openedand exposed what was behind it. Abdul Ahad wasthrilled by what he saw inside. The size of the place

was almost the same as an average stadium. Therewere people, around ten times greater in number than

those who were outside. A lot of rocket launchers andguns were set on the right side. A number of tanksand vehicles were standing in line on the left.

One very lofty and fat man approached Samir andhis men, accompanied by his guards.

Aselamun Aleikum, my dear Samir, he greeted

passionately.Wealeikum Aselam, Haji Umer.

Haji Umer hugged Samir and asked, How manynew brothers have you brought for us today?

Boss, we found only one new fighter, he repliedglumly.

InshaAllah, God will make him a thousandWhere is he?

Abdul Ahad stepped forward.

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You have a great name, I hope you will be a greatwarrior too. You know why you are here, right?

I think, I am here to fight, sir.

Yes! Yes! You are here to fight, my son, but forwhat reason? That is the real question, he saidemotionally. You see, Adems generation has beenfighting for many different purposes; he fought withpatriotism for his country, or for other less worthy

purposes like wealth, power or honor. But I tell youthis: your freedom is the most precious thing in yourlife. A freedom to choose your life path, your religion,your culture. Let me tell you one quote. He recited itstridently:

Forget running and laughing out loud. You dont even get

a place to stand and cry in the absence of freedom

Everyone you see here would love, if he couldhave the same ordinary life like others, but thoserubbish Westerners dont get it, they rather call usterrorists while they bombard our lands and terrorize

our children. No no no; they cant live in peaceas long as we arent, their tall walls and numerousarmies wont protect them. He smiled poignantly.In case they forgot, we are humans too. We also

want what they want; we love to eat delicious food,drink fruity juices and marry beautiful wives, insteadof blowing ourselves to pieces. But all this is a dream!!

All this is meaningless!

They all could clearly see the escalating rage ofHaji Umer.

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beliefs. We will fight until the last bullet and blooddrop. Who is with me?

Everyone in the dwelling loudly said, AllahuAkbar,which is to mean God is the highest.

Abdul Ahad also shouted the words with them.

He was now part of a new family

Omega looked forward to a brighter dark future.

***

Marwone, Marwone.

Marwone turned backward to see the person

calling her name, she didnt recall him.You are Marwone, am I right? the man inquired

doubtfully.

Yes, I am Marwone. Who are you? Is there anyproblem? she asked cautiously, maintaining herdistance from the man.

No problem, my name is Benjamin, I just want totalk to you about something.

Hmmm Ok you can talk to me now, but makeit short, it is getting darker.

I came to speak to you about one guy who hasbeen dying to talk to you for a long time. And this

guy happens to be my lifetime best friend. Helooked desperate.

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His name is Unikelo. You may recognize him ifyou see him. If you could recall him, he is a tall

brawny guy with big brown eyes. For the last threeyears he has been standing on his door, to watch you

while you went to school, every single morning

Marwone could feel the racing of her heart to winthe trophy.

Oh mygod, It must be him! she murmured.

So, what can I help you with, Mr. Benjamin?Though she was trying to act cool, it was very difficultfor her to hide her internal gusto.

Marwone, Unikelo and I have been workingtogether for a long time. He hasnt spent a single day

without mentioning your name. I myself have never

believed in true love, until I saw his love for you.Above all he is a very pure-hearted guy. I argue hewould do anything to make you happy.

I didnt get you

Tomorrow. He has decided to tell you his feelingstomorrow; I just want you to understand the depth of

his affection for you. And take the matter seriously.He looked more desperate.

Ok, I will try can I go now?

Yes, but promise me you will never tell him aboutthis conversation.

I promise, I will not tell him I think I can gonow.

Yes you can. Thanks for your time and have anice night.

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Marwone quickly went to her house. Her fatherwas waiting for her at the balcony. Her father, Mr.

Yodah, is a rich and a successful person in his careerbut his reputation in society was rather a negative one.Even if he was well feared due to his high, lawlesspolitical power, nobody likes his personality. Heearned this power and wealth in the name of the localpeople; what he has returned to his village was theoppositeignorance and corruption for his personal

gain. The only person he cared for other than himselfwas Marwone. Since the day of his wifes death hispurpose of living became dependent on his lonelydaughter, and of course his ego.

Where have you been Mari? You are late, heinquired, swinging on his chair, forward and backward,

frowning evilly. His eyes reflect Omegas pity.I was studying with my friend, Dad. She didnt lie.

She loitered there, expecting a response from herdad; he chose to remain silent, the Im sodisappointed form of silence. She wished him a goodnight and entered the house. The only thing she did

after this was think about Unikelo, over and overagain. It has been a while since she developed a crushon him; his virile body was the first thing whichcaught her attention. She also loved his shyness. Shehugged her pillow tight. I love you Unikelo she

whispered deep into it

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You are late, Benj. It was his wife, from the onlybed of the hut; two of his daughters were asleep on their

one-by-two meter pad at the corner of the partition.Yeah, I went to talk to somebody, he replied,

staring at his girls lovingly. He asked, How was yourday?

Im fine, nothing new, you know, just walking upand down with these untiring girls, she smiled.

Their eldest daughter brought Benjamins dinnerand put it on the table, but when she returned hecaught her by the arm and pulled her down onto thechair next to him.

I am not eating alone! he insisted.

Father, we just ate, she argued.

I know you have, but you know I dont like eatingalone.

She agreed and joined him

Benjamin noticed how fast his girl was munchingand chewing the food; his family might have had

dinner but it obviously wasnt enough.He glanced at his wife; she was watching him with

regret.

Both his and her eyes gradually filled with tears,but no teardrops for the sake of their daughters.

***

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emitting a brand new light energy, continuously. Evenif the light travels with an awesome speed it took it

some seconds to strike Unikelos unwashed morningface. Unikelo didnt know shit about what justhappened with the light wave. He washed his face andstood at his door waiting for Marwones arrival, asalways. When she came, he accompanied her with hiseyes until she was out of his gaze. At last, he will talk toher today, or at minimum he has planned to do so.

Unikelo, are you still here? his mother yelledfrom inside.

Yes Mom, Im here.

You have to leave, you will be late for work, shesaid seriously.

I was just leaving, Mom. Have a nice day.Unikelo was a few minutes late when he reached

the factory. Benjamin approached him with ahumorous face.

The big day for Unikelo the great. Ha ha ha! Hehad that unique nose laugh.

Isnt good morning more appropriate Benj?

Okay How is your historical morning myfriend?

Well my castle is still waiting for its princesssgood free will.

They chuckled.Did you really believe in free will Unike?

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fair enough, he said faithfully.

That is brave. I think we should start working,

our boss is gawking like a sniper.

You are right bro, and guess what? Today is alsosalary day! He only gave him a microsecond to guess.

Really? he said, beaming ear to ear. I thought itwas after two days.

No, it is transferred for today because of theholiday. I guess you have already started your daywith good news. See you later.

When working hours were over Unikelo was thefirst one in line to take his wage. While he was quicklyleaving to find Marwone, someone among theemployees in line to take their wages called his name.Unikelo recognized him from his sound, it wasBenjamin.

Unike, Good luck on your request.

Unikelo raised his arms and extended his thumbsup.

***

The previous hour, was the slowest of all the hoursin time for pitiable Unikelo. He has been waiting forthe woman of his heart, the weakness of this strong

man. It is finally time to share his true feeling withher. He is imagining what her reaction will be oh,here she is, coming from her school; he can feel thecollisions between his internal organs. She was alreadyapproaching his spot. He tried to move his lips but


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they disobeyed, as if they were not his body parts.Now she was passing him by; he still didnt do

anything about it. What a shame Unikelo! A shame!

***

Marwone couldnt believe that Unikelo didnt stop

her. She wanted to talk to him so badly, howeveraccording to their custom, it is the gent who ought tomake the first move. She counted five steps awayfrom him. I cant wait more than this!Her heart rioted,racing to win the trophy. She stopped and turnedbackward. At the same time Unikelo was trottingtowards her; Maris beautiful eyes collided with his big

brown eyes, like collisions in the sun.Marwone, I have something to tell you, he

whimpered.

Ok Mari replied fast, impatient to hear hisnext words.

You may not have known me before, my name isUnikelo. I live in your neighborhood. He ran overthe words.

Ok, I am Marwone, but you can call me Mari.What is it that you want to tell me?

Mari I I have been having feelings for you for avery long time now. I just couldnt keep it to myselfanymore, I came to let it out It was as if someoneelse was doing the talking, he was drowned in sweat,and his heart was beating like a drum. Marwone couldhear it well.

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afraid, Mari! He was amazed that she was taking thetime to listen to him, without even interrupting. He

continued, Every time I see you I lose all my strength.Your beautiful eyes kill me as soon as they strike mine.Mari, I am in love with you, truly in love

Marwone was preparing for this moment, but shewasnt ready yet; her emotions giggled, she felt likejumping. I will think about it, she replied after a

while, trying her best to hide her internal excitement.We can meet Friday, at this exact place and time. Iwill tell you my response.

Alright Mari but I want you to take it earnestly,you mean a lot to me, he said sensitively.

I will try Goodnight Unikelo.

Ok Mari, have a good night.Unikelo followed Marwone with his eyes until she

was out of sight, of course, as always. He felt like hewas a hero of a great war, killing would have beeneasier.

Halfway to his house, he remembered the thirty-

five dollars knobbing his pocket, so he directly wentto a grocery store in the village. The grocer, Wolde,

was a very tall slimy old man with black and whiteassorted hair, just like the ceiling of his grocerys roof.

Good evening Unike. What can I get you? Hewas already ready to count his profit.

Good evening Wolde; I need to buy, hmmmsix kilograms of rice, two kilogram sugar, three liter

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he finished packing and paying for the goods, hewanted someone who could carry the stuff, so Wolde

called a small boy to help him with it. The chubbysmall boy reminded him something and he returnedto the grocery.

Give me three cream biscuits and six candies.

The thirty-five dollars had vanished but all Unikelocould think of were happy faces of the little ones back

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Singadarti was growing physically, intellectuallyand spiritually; with the exception of his hair. He was

now a bald fifteen-year-old boy actually mostteenagers of the village were bald, he was not special;rather his magnificent observation makes him unique.

The way he solves problems, his assertiveness onwestern and eastern education, the way he observesthings, the way he internalizes Tai Chi, the way hetalks, walks, meditates and levitates. These make him

unique, gifted.

It was time for day and night substitution; the redrefracted lights escaping from the setting sun allacross the mountain chains made the sky look like abattlefield after a bloody barbarian war.

After meditating for an hour Master Tongyei, thepioneer candidate of Alpha, opened his eyes to

witness this natural beauty. The next thing he did wasprobe for Singadarti. He couldnt find him nearby.However, he could precisely guess where he wouldbe. He went directly to the rocky mountain, a mileaway from their home.

When Master Tongyei reached it he saw Singadartisitting at the very tip of the mountain. He seemedconnected to the nature surrounding him, and withhis orange monk dress and bald head he literallylooked like part of the rocky mountain. Thisreminded Master Tongyei of the dream he saw beforeSingadartis birth, a child on the tip of the great mountain ofwisdom. He scrambled up the mountain and sat next tohis son.

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My son, they used to say, We humans are blindly movingup, not knowing that the top of life is not a sharp end point

like our pyramidal mountains. We are verily ignorant! ButSingadarti, we shall listen to the wake-up call of our soul. If

you listen carefully you will hear it saying that it is not the top,but the way to the top that is more real. A reality filled withchallenges, hopes, courage and sacrifice. Realty in continuum!That is why after reaching the so-called climax that we allrealize nothing we acquired and collected is for real, instead just

a temporary possession, not permanent!He took a look athis beloved son; he was listening attentively.

My son, we must go back home now. Yourpracticing time is passing and you should eatsomething.

But master, I want to stay and breathe more ofthis fresh air. He was in the mood.

Son, I understand your desires. I also want you toknow that all experience in this universe that comesonto you, deserves something in return. Even if thedegree may vary you have to give every entity what isrightfully its own from you. At this very present

moment, this nature has got your inspiration becauseit deserves it. Your body also deserves food and restfrom you, so dont let it down... Come on, lets go.Master Tongyei stood up.

Alright master. Singadarti slowly stood up andfollowed his father.

Back home a dish full of hot water was preparedfor Singadartis exercise.

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commands from Master Tongyei.

I will do all, master. Singadarti took no time to

start practising. He stood in front of the hot waterand inhaled air until his maximum lung capacity wasmet. Then he sank his face into the hot water. Even ifhis best performance was yet three minutes and fortyseconds, today he decided to hit four minutesfrom

fresh air to no air, duality persist, reality continues.

***

The heavens and the earth, all started with a spelled word,Be, so never underestimate the power of a word.

Even in a total silence the heart beats rhythmically, lifebecomes beautiful with melody. The baffled King David

composing hallelujah, the Ansar people chanting Talal bedruAleyna, welcomingthe prophet, the hare ohm-ing meditation of

Krishna. Music has undisputable and intriguing globalinfluence, a positive or negative influence, the lyrics decide that.

Christinas questions, ignited by words, emergingthrough the power of ardor, were never simple ones.

Waking up at daybreak, saving the waste food fromtrash bags and delivering it to the psychopathicbeggar couple of blocks away from her room wasntenough anymore. The questions continued tostrengthen themselves and started to force her tomake major decisions, decisions that would changeher future completely. On the other hand she wasable to detect her ego struggling to resist the new light


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shining over her soul; it kept telling her that othersproblems were none of her business. It devilishly

whispered through her ears, into her mind, over andover again, it never stopped. Omega never rests.

Christina you can have all the treasure of the world foryourself. Beautiful house, expensive cars, latest fashions. Whydid you need to sacrifice all this for some people you dont evenknow?

YOU MUST PUT YOURSELF FIRST.

YOU ARE A DAUGHTER OF A RICH FAMILY.

YOU DONT NEED ANYONE TO HELP YOU.

YOU CAN ENJOY A LUXURIOUS LIFE ALONE.

YOU HAVE TO STOP THIS OBSURD IDEA

Christina didnt know what to do. She was caughtup between these two polarities, between egocentricity& generosity, between materialism & humanism,between fear & love, between blaze & halo, betweenloneliness & wholeness, between detachment & union,between Omega & Alpha. This internal imbalanceaffected her external appearance. She hadnt been toschool for two weeks now, choosing to lock her roomand stay behind the door.

Stillina and Mr. Sebastian were extremely worriedabout their daughter. They tried to talk to her over

and over again but she kept ignoring them. They hadno option left; finally they decided to bring theirfamily psychiatrist, Dr. David.

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to show his ID and let him in. When he stepped outof his car, Mr. Sebastian came to welcome him.

Did I ever tell you that your house is soremarkable Mr. Sebastian? he said, looking at the

villa with admiration.

No, actually, but thanks, it was in fact built by myfather. Thanks for coming, doctor.

No need for that sir, I am just doing my job.

Come inside and make yourself comfortable.They went inside together. The servant brought twoglasses of whisky, excuse me, the finest whisky Imeant!

So Mr. Sebastian, what can I help you with?asked Dr. David, taking a sip of the finest one.

It is about my daughter, doctor. She is acting oddthese days. She prefers to be alone, doesnt want totalk to anybody. It has been a solid two weeks sinceshe went to school. Were just worried somethingmight be wrong, he said worriedly.

Has she been sick or had any kind of accidentrecently?

Not recently but she has a lack of appetite. She ishardly eating her meals.

Dr. David asked Mr. Sebastian a series ofquestions and he was able to understand the tensionin the house. He knew he had to talk to Christinaalone

Where is Christina now? he inquired.

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and stood up. I will call her.

Mr. Sebastian went to Christinas room and

knocked on the door.

What is it? Christina cried out from inside.

There is a special guest here to meet you. Youmust come downstairs and meet him.

I am not coming, she answered firmly.

Christi please, we are worried about you. Do itfor us!

Dad, why do you worry about a girl sleeping inher comfortable room when there are millions of girlsout there who are sleeping on the cold streets? He

was confused by her answer.

I worry because you are my only daughter,Christi. Because you are not just a girl for me, you aremy daughter!

So you only care for your daughter. What aboutthose homeless, helpless orphans? Who is going to betheir daddy? Who is going to be their mommy? I

dont want to get out, just leave me alone please?She made it clear that she was not coming; he juststood there with hope.

Downstairs Dr. David was talking to Stillina, morelike interviewing her.

So what do you think about your daughters

situation?Christina is a very smart girl. She was always

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What kind of questions? He became nosy.

She was obsessed with helping each other stuff,

seeking about the nature of human being.

Dr. David was just beginning to build a clear imageabout the phenomena.

Mr. Sebastian returned alone.

She is not willing to come, he said brokenly.

After a moment of awkward silence, Dr. Davidasked Stillina to try her chance. She agreed and wentto Christinas room. When she knocked on the doorChristina shouted with an exhausted voice,Dad I justtold you, I am not coming!

Honey it is me, your mom.

Sorry Mom, I thought it was Dad again.

Honey did you hear me? I have been thinkingabout all the questions you asked me and I havebrought Dr. David, he might help you with them. Ijust want you to come downstairs and meet him.

But I dont want to come, Mom, she replied

lamely.

Please sweetie, just give it a shot and talk to himfor a few minutes.

Christina remained silent for a while andresponded, Hmm, fine. I will be there in a minute.

Dr. David knew that Christina wouldnt ignore hermother. Not only because of the mother to childconnection, but it was Christina herself who choseher mother to discuss her thoughts in the first place.

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Hi Christina, my name is Dr. David and I am apsychiatrist, he said gently. They were alone.

I know who you are, doctor, Christina repliedsenselessly.

Did you also know that your parents are reallyworried about you?he asked her intensely.

I think worrying about a single individual whohas everything when millions are struggling to get aloaf of bread doesnt really make sense. To behonest, Dr. David liked her answer, he found it ratherreasonable.

You have a point, Christina, but dont forget youare their only child and you mean a lot to them.

Christina didnt respond; she put her hand in herpocket and took out her smart phone, opened animage and handed it to Dr. David

A poorly fed, skinny old man hopelessly stared athim through the camera lens of a photographer thathe never knew. He looked into the old mans face, thefolds and lines on his dark face reflecting all the up

and downs he had been through to survive, in hisobviously long, tense ages. His bulky white-as-milkbeard had covered half of his face. Barefoot, dirt andgrime on his clothes, David simply deducted that theold man hardly had shoes or a clothes to change;most probably he was a beggar.

Who is this man, Christina?Did you want me to tell you his name or his

nationality? She took some time to add others. Hisoccupation or his religion, then what? she shouted

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everything about him and you will have a tag on hisidentity. Why dont you rather focus on the fact that

he is one of your kind and has obvious needs?No Christina, I didnt mean it like that, I wanted to

know whether you personally know this man or not.

No, I dont know him in person. I just found hispicture on the Internet while browsing about apoverty article.

Christina, do you think you are responsible forwhat is happening to this old man?

Not now, but I want to change his or hischildrens future life!

That is nice and totally brave of you to think likethat, Christi, but you should be considering your

wellness and your parents worry. I think you knowone of the famous quotes of the great leader Gandhi,BE THE CHANGE THAT YOU WANT TOSEE IN THE WORLD.

I mean if the things happening to poor peopleworry you that much, I think you can do your best to

help them in the future. First of all you should takecare of yourself. If you are not healthy and stable, youcant help others. Christi, did you get what I am tryingto say?

You are right, doctor, but I just cant stopthinking about the suffering of those helpless

people, she replied with a broken voice.Christina, trust me, that is also a normal feeling.

Since we human beings are social beings, sympathy isimprinted in our genes and is part of our naturalidentities.


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I agree, but doctor, that is not my currentapprehension, said Christina, trying to expose the

bad omen of Omega, the call of the ego, extinction ofthe holy light!

What is it then, Christina? He looked forward,actually craved to hear the answer.

There is a whole other side of me, struggling withthis sympathy. It keeps on telling me that I should

forget these thoughts and live my luxurious life inignorance. Its like two enemies living in my mind. Idont know what to do.

She looked clueless and troubled.

Christina listen to me carefully. To begin with, itis not your fault that all those needy people are in

these bad situations. So dont blame yourself for whathappened to them. On the other hand, being stonehearted and selfish is an even worse way to lead yourlife. If you choose this way the end of the path will bea meaningless loneliness and a hollow, dark place inyour heart. Are you following me, Christina?

Absolutely, doctor. She was so into the speech,as if she was hypnotized by it.

Life needs to be stable. You must not beextremely drowned in one side of it. You must keepyour lifes balance as a captain keeps the balance ofhis ship. Wait! I just remembered a perfect quote

which goes with this, do you know Nelson Mandela?

Yes, I think he was a South African freedomfighter. Am I right?

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optimist life path, This man once said, I am the masterof my fate; I am the captain of my soul.Christina, he said,

putting his palm over the dorsum of her right hand,Christina, you shall be the captain of your soul, the master of

your fate, dont lock your door and hide in your room. Youshould open it wide and get out. Then you will discover yourtrue purpose in this world. Dont hide go out, dont be afraid

stand still. Remember Sky is the limit and I say to you,YOLO girl, make the best of it, live a life you were destined

to live, write your own story and smile, remembering the wordsin it. You deserve that

Christina was in love with the words coming outof Doctor Davids mouth.

After finishing his dialogue with her, Dr. Davidcalled Mr. Sebastian and Stillina to inform them thatthis much is enough for today.

When his car was leaving the house, Christina waswatching him, beyond her windows silk curtail. Shefelt like she had found the answers to her doubts. Shenever thought that words could be so settling andcurative.

She repeated Mandelas words with a low-pitchvoice.

I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.

Omega was forced to accept that it had almost lostone soul, but it will never give upnever.

***

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the resistance movement glanced at him with shame. Hehas been practicing for a month now but his skill is still

barely improved. The one person who still believed inhim was Samir; he never gave up on him.

You have improved somehow, said Samiroptimistically.

Please Samir, you know I am the worst sniperhere.

No Abdu, you just need to practice a little more,you will be good at it.

You know it has been long since I started mytraining. Still, I am a disappointment to our group.

What are you two talking about? It was HajiUmer who interfered in their conversation

I was giving some advice to Abdu, said Samir.

Regarding? he demanded.

I was telling him about the importance ofpracticing, so to be better at targeting to the center.

So how is it going so far? Actually, I want you to

prove it for me. Show me something! Impress me!said Haji Umer, providing a space for Abdul Ahadand his rifle.

Abdul Ahad was very dazed. He knew that hemust at least prove that he had improved a little. Hepicked up the gun and aimed at the target. Everyone

was waiting with suspense, since Haji Umer seemedserious about the situation. Abdu could feel thisoverall pressure on his shoulder. He pulled thetrigger just missed the target board. Haji Umer leftthe place. Abdu threw his eyes to Samir, clearlydisappointed. Abdu thought that his father might be


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right about him not being a fighter.

***

Omegas presence was concentrated in a smallroom. Around eighteen secretly selected men weresummoned in that very small room, waiting for Haji

Umers arrival. Half of them are honored fightersselected from the group. This fact has made themrealize that this meeting is valued. They surely knowthere is going to be a big thing coming up; a lot isgoing to be expected of them. Finally, Haji Umerarrived with his guards.

He said, Aselamun Aleikum.

Everyone replied, Wealeikum Aselam.

Haji Umer was wearing a long black leather coat;below his knee his ranger trousers and boots were

visible between the lower edges of the coat.

Brothers, I called all of you here today because

there is a plan to undertake a key mission soon, hesaid, and opened a briefcase, taking out a compressed,folded paper. After some time a wide map wasdisplayed on top of the flat wooden table...

This is the most recent map we could get of thearea controlled by our enemy.

He circled on the left top corner of the map.Here, what you see is their main base. From our

current information we know that five miles north ofthis camp, there is a site where they put their weaponsand supplies. On the other hand, from our special


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spies, we have received a valuable update. After twoweeks from today our opponents are expecting a visit

from an honored general. He paused and dabbed thesweat on his forehead.

So what is the plan, sir?

It was Samir who was brave enough to use this gapand ask a question.

Insha Allah.We are planning to launch two attacksat the same time. Though our main goal is to destroythe storage place, we will first attack and capture theguest while he is a short distance away from the site.

This will snip their attention and reduce the numberof guards keeping it. At that instant three of our bestmen will enter unseen and place highly explosive time

bombs.Haji drank a mouthful of water and stared at

everyone.

Did you have any questions or comments?

Sir, how solid is the security of the storage site?

It was the question of a young bald person.

There are around ten soldiers guarding it. But weare confidential that at least five of them will be movedto an urgent mission, like the one we would create onthat day. And two of them work in shift. In addition,they will be in such a rush from the first attack thatthey do not even expect another strike. In short, with

the help of Allah, I believe that our three men couldenter the storehouse without being noticed.

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The perfect desert made by the perfect handslooks like a tan-colored unrolled carpet. It really

seems to have no limits. Apart from producing theheat that made the place extremely arid, the light raysof the sun are rebounding on the silvery desert,producing an incredible mirage. Three patrolsemerged, galloping fast, sectioning the plain, barrenland. Their twelve tires were producing a cloud ofsand in the sky. Half a mile ahead from these cars a

flock of camels were walking in line, shepherded by anumber of Arabians with veiled faces.

The people in the patrols were soldiers who wereordered to accompany a guest general to the mainbase. The visibility of the soldier driving the first car

was blurred due the glittering mirage. All of a sudden

two huge camels appeared ahead of his car. He didntget much time to slow down the tyres so he quicklytried to drift it; unfortunately the next car was rightbehind him. It spontaneously smashed his car from theback. The third car stopped and four soldiers jumpedout of it, leaving one man in the car, but they couldntact much because they were already surrounded by the

armed Arabian caravansJihadists.

***

Main Base

General William was expecting to meet the guestgeneral but half an hour passed beyond his scheduledarrival time. He was suspicious that something mightbe wrong. The telephone at his desk started ringing.


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He quickly answered it. There was a disturbed loudvoice from the other side of the line.

General! We are under attack, we need backup.

Give me your location, soldier.

Sir, we are three miles northeast of the storage site.

Roger that. Backup will arrive soon. Stand by

He called the storage camp and ordered a team to

reach for the urgent mission.

***

Abdul Ahad is still in a good mood, just like the

last couple of hours. He had been selected to be thedriver of the car assigned to deliver the men to thestorage site.

He drove the car cautiously and stopped it near thestorage site. Three men got out and went to theirtarget. He noticed three grey-suited men approachingthe back yard of the storehouse. They all had a backbag on, bags full of large-scale explosives. Theiramazing speed and acrobatics prove that they are well-trained professionals. They reached the back door

without being noticed. One of them opened the doorwith a special technique, all three entered one by one.

After a while Abdul Ahad saw two guards heading

to the back door. He looked at his watch; there wereonly two minutes left of the escaping time of hispartners. The situation just got even worse; one of thetwo guards seemed to notice the strange footstepsand the opened back door these werent usual


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happenings. He stood still at the door and pulled outhis pistol. If Abdul Ahad wants his partners to return

alive, he ought to do something, and he must do itsoon. He opened the car and carried out hispracticing SVD sniper rifle.

He knew he had been the worst sniper of thegroup, but if he didnt act soon the guards wouldcatch his three men, and this entire plan and sacrifice

would be a waste. He put a bullet in and loaded thegun, and then he aimed at the guard who lookedsuspicious about the circumstance. He pulled thetrigger; the bullet flashed through the air before itpierced the guards neck without mercy. The secondguard immediately ran for cover while he rampaged

with his AK47. Abdul Ahad noticed him taking out

his communicating radio. This was what he was afraidof in the first place; if the guard calls for backup it willbe a disaster for him and his group. He quickly loadedanother bullet and targeted the upper trunk of thesecond guard. He didnt miss! The huge guardstumbled to the ground with a radio at hand. After acouple of seconds, the back door opened and the

three men quickly got out. They were alarmed by thegunshots; they ran as recklessly as they could andjumped into the car. Abdul Ahad started the engineand quickly left the place.

***

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and two crashed cars. It was shocking for them, theirown men were dead and the guest general wasnt

aroundthey were late! The next thing they must dois inform General William of their status. They dialed.

Sir, we are at the location but it is clear. Six of ourmen are down and we couldnt find the enemies, Ithink we were late.

What did you mean? Did you find the guest

general?Negative, sir, we only found wounded and dead

soldiers and three empty vehicles.

Okay, secure the perimeter and keep looking forthe general and other survivors. Medical team will bethere soon.

Roger that, sir.

General William hung up the phone and sat down todecide what to do next. He was troubled, but the storm

was just about to hit. At that very moment, the groundwas forced to shake by a heavy blast. It was pretty muchlike an earthquake. The repeated loud noise was like a

number of bombs exploded consecutively.

It took a while for General Williamss ear todistinguish the ringing of his phone. He picked it up.Sir, sir! Our store is on fire

Omega cherished.

***

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than a hundred percent. They got their captive andburnt an entire storage site to the ground, with its all

weapons and equipment. The most successful part ofthe mission was that there were no casualties fromtheir side. Most of them had heard of the role of

Abdul Ahad in this mission but still, Samir was thefirst one to congratulate him.

Abdu the hero saved our day. He poked him.

Dont say it like that, Samir. You know it is theresult of teamwork.

Yeah I know, but I also know your priceless rolein the teamwork. Your part was just to drive the carbut you did far more than that.

Precipitously, all the sound and chatting in the

house faded to a total silence. Everybody ceased tosee what happened.

Haji Umer and his big guards were entering thehall. Their big feet were making high-amplitude

walking sounds, it almost seemed like there werehammers on the soles of their shoes. Haji Umer

walked to the stage and elegantly stood in front of hismen. Everybody started shouting together

Allahu Akbar! Allahu Akbar!

Haji Umer waited until they stopped and startedtalking. Aselamun Aleikum,my brothers; as all of youare, I am also very happy today, he said happily.

Alehamdulilah, our mission was successful. We havegot our hostage and destroyed their storage camp.Thanks to the team members and all of you. Oh, andI have heard that someone especially played a crucialrole in todays undertaking. His eyes wandered in thecrowd. Everyone please show your honor for our


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new brother and todays hero, Abdul Ahad!

The place vibrated with everyones clapping hands.

They all started to call his name with a loudvoice,Abdul Ahad, Abdul Ahad, Abdul Ahad! He wasso excited.

Please come over here, Abdul Ahad. Heroes likeyou could be a model for all the group members.

Abdul Ahad walked to Haji Umers stage and

presented himself for them. Everyone startedshouting aga

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