Familty Ties, Pt. 3

Lucium,

It is good that we understand each other. I am relieved that you have acknowledged the dogmas of the Auren order, which is maybe why you have chosen to leave it in pursuance of a personal salvation. I am sure you have communicated with Davood, who despite his courage and conviction is struggling to revive the Tree of Life. Could you not delay your own absorption into The Way long enough to save your people from accelerated entropy and war? Recall the stories of His Holiness Rabina the Krishana. As you are aware, the tradition states that although he was seated upon the throne of immortality, he chose to manifest himself in human form and suffer the indignities of the flesh on behalf of a stricken humanity. Are you willing to don the wayfarers wonderment once again and recommit to the task of collective salvation?

I suppose that your veiled condescension is only a natural reaction to my equally confrontational stance, which I apologize for.

I remember the old days very well, a memory born where the the land ends and the sea begins. It was such a beautiful interplay of celestial rhythms that defined our upbringing. But where you gleaned the lessons of our forefathers, namely conflict and submission, sacrifice and death, I chose to let the rhythms of the world define themselves. I gave myself the freedom to also define, and redefine my reality, according to the limits of my nature which by nature cannot be defined. I feel that I must correct some of the assumptions that are driving your judgements of me.

I too have lived a hard life. While you have hastened forth with sure footing, I have had to redefine the very foundation from which I was born into. It is expected of the Auren to rely on such unquestioned assurances as everlasting life. Is this not an easy crutch to rely upon? Tell me, who embodies a greater luxury? Imagine opening your eyes to a world with no assurances, only the reality of this eternal moment. I do not deny the existence of greater spiritual realities, I am just willing to seize every opportunity along the way. While you see beauty in the process of struggle and detachment, I see it in the spirit of joy and engagement. I am not of the elect my friend. The elect are those everywhere who recognize the game early and without question, and pursue the sycophantic paths to advancement with the frantic vigor of the army ant. Army ants who declare absurd wars over treasure in the name of belief, leaving us in the precarious position we are today.

I left the Auren as an outcast and for 10 years eeked out a life as a lowly and ridiculed vagabond wherever I went. The only thing I could rely upon was continual derision and banishment to the most desolate of places, with only the beasts of the field to keep my company. In every tribe, every civilization that I happened upon, the only goal in life for most people was to escape into a horizon more pure than what surrounded them, and to contest others who's fossils of belief and symbolism differed from their own.

Yet in every place I visited, there were those who could see through the veil of their forefathers. Those who yearned for life and reason just as ardently as I did. After some time I returned to these places and chose a small group to join me in my journey. Eventually the council of 7 was elected, representing all 7 continents within the 3 spheres of influence, and The Forming was born. Yes we have carved out a privileged life for ourselves, but we have earned it. With greater diversity and modernity comes a resilience and synergy not heard of since the Savolian tribesmen took over the Heidin empire. This "luxury" is available to anybody who chooses to reconsider the clogging artery of their perception.

On your final point that we of The Forming speak much and do nothing, it is true that ever since we colonized the Habolin valley, we have avoided the bitter politics that have brought upon this imminent war. Most of our engagement has been limited to recruitment and various mercantile pursuits. Our goal has been to form within ourselves a community that embraces all progressive and open minded currents. We understand that the current orders cannot be reformed; the only thing we can do is to build and strengthen the template for a new global civilization which will gradually take precedence as the entropic process of history reaches it's culmination.

In whatever course of action that you decide upon, I am certain you will make the honorable choice according to the true wishes of our late grandfather, who in his own way has determined the destiny of us both.

Lam