Chapter 7: A Walk in Time – Part 2: The Power that can Change
The digital books we have from those times state that all these changes can be traced to a small country that belonged to the larger continent of Euporia. The initiator of these changes, Marcel, was from the same continent, but a different country than the one where the new social system was born.
By a stroke of random chance, he was born in a rich family, a bloodline that owned entire empires of resources for about 138 years, at the time he was born.
He was always different from his circle, the odd one of the family, finding comfort in nature and looking at life around him to understand what he is. When he turned 16, he decided he will use his family to change the face of the planet, to save it, to protect it.
Time passed, and he grew to the age of 30, going to different schools, searching for questions and answers, making a small empire of his own, at which point there seems to be no official information of what he did next, we lost all data, if there was any, about him at that time.
The only exception is the personal story that was recorded by a close friend for a biography that was never completed.
From our official historical data, we know that after about 5 years of “dropping off the map”, he showed up and launched a campaign with a recruitment which said something among the lines of:
“Are you ready to start over and try a new way? A simpler way? If you gaze at the stars and wonder what more we can be, reach out! Apply below and…”
It went on providing details of the proposed cooperation and contracts of shared responsibility he offered, he was recruiting The Valients of the world. Those contracts are part of the Museum Of Change today.
Related to what happened to him when he turned 30 and Society lost track of him, we later found out that he had a fallout with his family after they laughed him off and tried to break all his attempts to bring change to the world.
In a moment of discouragement and disappointment, Marcel left on a retreat in a small country that he never revealed to anyone.
The story goes on to say that during his escape from the social grasps, he ended up visiting a small art gallery in a northern town when a storm was hitting that city. He was forced to take shelter there by the thunderstorm that started just as he got close to it.
He found the name intriguing, the gallery was named “42. Whatever you want it to be”, and he felt drawn in by the abstract paintings that were displayed, so he decided to take refuge inside.
As he walked around, he got lost in his own thoughts, and slowly walked towards the main piece of the gallery falling into contemplating its meaning.
The dialogue and story can be found in the book “The Valients: Echoes from History, Visionaries of Today”, printed in the year 2252, and the paintings that were saved from that time, are displayed in the Old Art Museum.
The first time he met the painter is described in the book, and this is a small fragment of their meeting:
‘Marcel was really into his meditation and did not see her coming next to him. She smiled gently and went on.
Painter:
“So, tell me what does it make you feel? You seemed to enjoy this piece so much I couldn’t help but be curious… my name is Erthy, the painter of the art pieces here, i hope you are enjoying it so far!”
She was dazzling to his eyes. She was direct, lively, colorful and a bit odd compared to what he knew as women; her hair was colored in shades of purple and she was dressed like a forest fairy, he felt her in the same way one feels fresh spring air.
Marcel:
“ I… I’m sorry…it’s… it’s lovely. I see Logos and i see Psyche, i see reason and i see emotions in an equilibrium… i really do like it! I… i mean… my name is Marcel, sorry, you caught me a bit off guard.”’
The story tells us that Marcel lived there in the hills of that country with the painter for those 5 years. In this time, they fell in love, and their future together would put the basis of the colonies after which the new social system was designed.
They were a sort of Cliopetra and Jalius, the old King and Queen of the largest empire in history, only being surpassed by the One World society we have today.
Cliopetra and Jalius, the royal empire that conquered the entire continent and brought forward a dynasty of 300 years filled with prosperity and peace; before human greed tore it to pieces.
It was too soon then for those kind of leaders, but, it was not too late now for this new type of leaders.
He wanted to convince people by example, so, they decided to first build an echo–tech life around the principle of “build smart”, in order to show it can be done, and then inspire others to join them, to follow.
It is clear that she helped him hide there as he did not want to be found, and they were planning how to become the wave that changes the world.
A group of people, mostly friends or family of the painter, moved next to them and adopted the way of a simpler life, and so, the first tiny community that represented the Valients of the future was born.
Together with his love, he decided to take what he earned while being part of his family, what he saved up, and use this to build a colony in this small country that had the sea and the mountains as it’s guards; so that those who feel like him can find their way here, and they can live together in simplicity and peace.
He took his much and made it into just enough for him, using the extra to give just enough to others, and in this way, they had what they needed.
We have evidence that he bought during that time 3 villages encompassing about 1000 hectares of land, he developed the power plants we still use today, albeit with some small upgrades.
Marcel decided to use waste recycling systems, Trio Power collectors – water / air / sun and also created the initial version of the food halls and underground transport pods.
The transport for the community began with a sort of private public system, where he purchased a few electric cars and campers. He made them public to use, while they still felt private for those that used them.
It was the responsibility of those in the community who booked in their need of these machines, to care for them, and make sure that others can use the cars and campers when they need too.
This was a starting point that eventually led to the underground Maglev private public transport, the system that was adopted later, when the colony grew large enough to need it.
His group eventually became the first colony, the hope giver, that was extended as more people moved in. It was built entirely with automated machines supervised by humans, with eco-tech ideals as a guiding principle.
The colony was the work of people who were genuine and responsible for their role in this small society that was being born. They did this for the future not for themselves.
Here in these small communities, the “How can we help?” principles were born, together with all the systems that cleaned the Earth and made Amina’s world what it was.
They were the ones who left their home base with a message of change, of protection towards the life around us, towards the Earth we live on, a message about our importance and how much power we truly have to progress, to aim towards peace and balance.
They had everything they needed, and they tried to show the world that we all can have the same, if we follow these basic principles of honesty and genuine responsibility, if we carry the desire for peace in our hearts.
These communities grew in numbers and together with the number of people, the strength of the Valients increased and they started to have a weight in the world scene.
People who had the strength to lead and empower others took stance, and they had the support of their communities in a genuine trust-based relation, this in turn supported cultural growth, and eventually, together, they became a real living breathing social system.
The numbers started to rise even more, but, with more numbers there were also the old problems we envisioned a long time ago when we used to say:
“The issue is not with ideals; ideals are good and thought for the good of all of us; the issue comes from humanity being unable to follow these ideals and falling in the trap of personal abuse.” [1]
[1] This sentiment echoes the reflections of many philosophical traditions on the dichotomy between ideal forms and human nature. Plato, in his theory of forms, posited that non-material abstract forms, or ideals, are more real than the material world we see. Immanuel Kant also touched upon this in his discussions on the “categorical imperative” and how ideals can guide human behaviour. The challenge lies in the human application of these ideals, with personal desires and societal structures sometimes skewing their pure intent.
These people who fell in the trap of personal abuse and fast gained comfort, slowed down the progress of the new-born social system, but, eventually, by proper education and time, the rich unjust and controlling side was left with no power, as the new was starting to outgrow the old.
The ones who supported the old way of greed and wealth, never understood their power was from the people under them and not themselves, and ended up in the same condition that they forced the average person to be, at the start of all this.
Now they had no support of the masses and lost most of their resources, as the new communities were not using monetary rewards, rendering their money, their printed papers, valueless.
The things they owned became a mess without the help and support of their peers, who used to maintain them in a good state.
The values of what they had was no longer what it used to be, since luxury was no longer attractive, and the new Valiant society was aiming at production for sustainability and not luxury.
The question was no longer who you are, and were you are from. It was what do you know, and what can you do.
The ones from those who used to be rich, that could not adapt to the new way, traded what they owned to the new communities in exchange for food and other services.
They were left with no choice, as one could no longer deceive people into a life of paid slavery, so they had no “hired slaves” to produce their food or tend their needs.
With no skills and no money and no connections based on trust and care, they struggled to feed themselves and care for their bodies and minds, since they have never done it in the first place.
Left alone, without anyone to sacrifice time and work in their place, they found themselves to be useless at being alive.
The ones who understood what they were doing wrong among the rich, were welcomed to learn to live in the colony as a equal to everyone else, and towards their surprise, they found the hope, peace and joy that their previous life never gave to them.
A long journey of hardships, patience, but most importantly persistence; changed the balance of the world from a view that was focused on the high comfort and survival of a few individuals, to a view that was focused on having a more decent, balanced comfort, and exploration of life for all, together.
Amina’s world was being born.
The approach the Valients brought forward was successful and an initial start of the golden age of their race.
Marcel did not live to see the fruits of his labour, but his legacy was the change that led to The Week Of Silence protests.
All the changes that happened step by step, prepared the stage for the Revolution of Peace and Unity, the long-planned protest they named The Week of Silence.
It took 3 years in which the people would start the week of silence every month for a week and then two and so on, until the new social communities were born across the world, and a couple of more years until the numbers of those who wanted a new united world was too large to ignore.
The Planetary Council was chosen, and the ruling of the world changed together with its social systems.
Living and being born in this new society, Amina was raised surrounded by love and mountains of books which her father would provide for her, as he himself was a passionate reader and book collector.
She has received the opportunities to learn and explore any passion a child could have had or dream about, in a clean environment, a peaceful society and an open world, all due to the sacrifices of the generation that understood a change must be made, and they chose to make it.
Schools became a place of knowledge exploration were those who felt a natural calling to be mentors, educators and counsellors would choose to make this their contribution to society, they were paying it forward by taking care of the children.
The children themselves were allowed to explore what a human can do as a grown up in society for about 5 years, after the first 3 foundational years.
Education meant to understand how they can contribute, our social roles and responsibility, what they can learn, what they feel inclined to explore. It was about nurturing passion.
This approach unlocked in us potential that we never knew we had, and an equilibrium between the joy of work and life was found.
In her world, people were responsible for their own existence and consuming with responsibility.
They realised that there is no need to gather and have more than one can possibly consume during his lifetime, and, in this way, there was now enough for everyone.
Amina’s father, Aja, was a chef for one of the buildings that offered meals to the people in the area, he did this out of passion, and only for the evening meals. The buildings were named after the region they served.
This is where local leadership would provide 3 meals a day made by the ones who love to cook, with help from the latest tech, in a place designed with self-cleaning and comfortable surroundings where one can have a pleasant meal.
The locals had the option to not cook at home but instead enjoy a story or conversation over a meal with a friend or family, by booking in his choices with the help of the digital home AI, called ”Friend”.
This enabled our society to better manage food production and waste, as we had our “Friend” help us with data analysis and solution adoption, the result was a world where no creature alive will ever starve or suffer from hunger.
Of course, some still chose to cook at home by willingly taking responsibility to not generate waste, only taking what is required and being wise about the effects of not respecting these socially accepted rules.
The leadership taking responsibility of feeding the world, and the whole project, its organization and management, was supported and fought hard for by the famous Jennifer Setag, a revelation in science and technology development in her time, she was a close friend of Marcel, part of the initial Valients, she taught Marcel how we can feed the world.
Jennifer was a shy, introverted child and often got lost in her own mind, but once she grew up and bloomed, she was a revolution all on her own.
Her experiences and hardships have pushed her very core to understand others and most importantly, to understand kindness.
The systems she implemented for food and housing lasted until today, and in our research, we found that it is simply the best solution on how to manage our planets resources, so everyone can enjoy everyday life.
Amina’s mother, Beset, was part of the science division.
She was tasked with the research of creation, universe development and unification of sciences, and was the one who first told Amina about this insane theory running around in people’s mind, giving lots of room for questions and mystery’s, of the proposed experiment and its shortcomings.
Beset often told Amina the story of life and the birth of the world, night after night, until she fell asleep in the midst of this amazing world that was being developed in her young mind.
