All is silent as the glassy ship deck seems to fall out from John. Although recently abducted he has no fears until now. “These are the ways if you are to remain a cumbersome consciousness.”
As John lands, the ship deck has transformed into a mesh of swirling vibrant colors. Strings of every color begin to swarm John. As they playfully dance around, the voice returns. “Love is first and do not confuse it with revenge.” The colorful swirls then take on an aggressive behavior and begin to dive through John like bullets. “The love to punish can destroy the purpose of love itself. Revenge violates nature and cannot be tolerated.”
Again the floor dissolves providing a terrific adrenaline rush to John. “To remain living is cumbersome, but love life anyways.” John unexpectedly lands on a newly formed solid surface below his feet. His terror instantly transforms to thrill. “Hard work and hardship follows those who follow the ways. Let challenges help you grow confidence in your ability to live.”
All goes silent again before the voice playfully asks, “Are you ready?” The floor disappears and looking down John discovers that he seems to be falling into a pit of boiling lava. He simply cannot believe his eyes, and right as he is about to make a sizzling splash, he lands safety. The lava was only an illusion and the voice states simply, “Simple wisdom is the only true wisdom. The solution to your recent problem was to not worry because these entities are here to help. All that is known is known by all.”
All lights go out and John is surrounded by darkness, like from hell itself. “Be wary of love and help from a stranger.” The ship deck returns fully functional with a common display screen that John recognizes. “Not all follow the ways and some know not the purpose of love.” There is a commercial on that John remembers from the day before. As he remembers, it was a very bad commercial targeting the underdeveloped brains of young children. “Many a stranger has had hidden agendas prior to offering assistance.”
Suddenly the channel switches to a high pitch screaming. “It is never too late to follow the ways.” On the screen, a brutal murder without just cause leads to a better life for billions. “Make up your mind and stick with it, to flow with destiny relieves the burden of finding your own way. All ways come to the singularity.”
John feels cold metal wrapping his wrists and then his ankles. Shackles of the strangest sorts quickly encumber John to the point where he can no longer move or speak. As he struggles for freedom, the voice announces, “To control is to be controlled.” John shifts around and stops struggling, even though the shackles have not left, he is able to comfortably breathe. “And such is with the ways. Although the singularity exists and to flow with destiny makes the journey easiest, it controls powerfully and must be avoided at certain times.”
The ship deck dissolves into a rainforest full of the randomness of nature. There are small creatures flying and others landing, only to be quickly eaten by furry creatures with almost a natural smile. “To stray from the ways is usually for developing character as an individual. The ways are not designed to compensate for culture, nature, or spirit only to bring tranquility between each.”
John tries to stand up and realizes the chains are gone. “Is that all?” he cries confident he can handle these burdens. The ship disappears and John is floating in space. Beside him is the living soul shaped similar to other bipedal life forms. “No!” said the captain looking at John as though there were eyes to look with, “Never take the easiest route.” The captain dives into a collapsing black hole but the voice stays with John. “As before, even as the ways represent the easiest route, never consider allowing these rules to fully control your love, creativity, and rationality. Even the shortest path, should involve side-steps, perhaps to avoid disaster or learn something new.”
What appeared to be an entire civilization began falling into the black hole after the captain. It was apparent that the captain had made this mistake and that John has been selected to help.
How and why is John going to help? Find out soon in the next part of the Ideal Abduction.
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