Sometimes a bit of fantasy is needed to help us understand that the conflict between different religious beliefs in East and West has reached critical proportions.

“Stretched across the vast ineptness of my soul, I see the ever-present temptation of resurrection. I can’t take new beginnings any longer. Can’t you see how vague our horizon is? Doesn’t the glare of humanity’s failure tear you away of your thoughts of a better tomorrow? Glorious, my irascible Magical Genie brother, where are we in the cosmic subject of things? What is left for us to do? Standing here on a transparent cloud of nature’s peculiar design, what can we expect to find out?in the future?when will God tell us what to do?

“My old friend Gali, my magical soul mate, my Magical Genius brother, you are as always the philosopher of the old world. We can try again. We can seek a better time. We have less than nothing else to do. We can put our minds together and deduce a new beginning, if not at the very beginning, then at least not at the end of humanity. Let us unite our purpose and share the provisions of our hearts and minds to restore what is possible. God will guide us.”

“I see nothing but Glorious shadows. My thoughts are too dim for a meeting of our minds to do any good. Alas me! Where has all the magic gone?”
“You have left us at the gate of a new beginning, my dear friend Gali, if we can find our way. We must try again. It is God’s will.”

“But they are all gone Glorious, all our friends, their culture, their very humanity. We cannot hope to resurrect civilization with our own shaky salvation.”

“I guess there’s nothing left for Gali to do but have faith. What else is left for us?”

“Maybe you’re right Glorious One. What else can we do but have faith. I’ll try again with you. Come join your thoughts with mine and we’ll try to start anew. Together we’ll resonate as one voice, one thought in our attempt to God’s help resurrect humanity”.

“That’s the Gali spirit. After all, we’re just free spirits.”

“This mind meld must be working Glorious. You’re starting to sound like me.”

“And you, Gali, are beginning to think like me. Isn’t that wonderful? Together we will find the power for humanity’s salvation, and maybe even our own redemption. I can feel it, can’t you? The old magic is coming back.” A new future is brewing. May we find a better way to be the guardians of civilization this time under the good grace of God. May we start anew.”

“Can you perceive it glorious? Can you feel the strength returning to our spirit? Can’t you see the valley of despair dissipate? Where shall we begin, my old friend?”

“We must begin before the final Gali bombs fall. We must go back in time. We must change the ending to find a new beginning.”
“I see, if it were ever like that. Can we make this Glorious?”
“Do we have a Gali option? What are you waiting for?”

“They are waiting for the final instructions Glorious. Here in the frozen Tundra of Siberia they are waiting for the order to drop the final bombs that will end the world.

“Where will Gali’s orders come from? What can we do to stop them? What are they fighting for?”

“They are fighting for different ways of life. They are fighting for religious principles. The orders will come from bunkers buried deep in the earth, far from here, where men of fanatical efforts will give the orders. We can only stop them if we can show that we are not there is a right path. We must show them that there must be a better way than destroying humanity to prove whose path is the right one. We must invigorate them with the possibility of a better tomorrow. We must give them Glorious hope. And we must do it quickly. Time , my old friend, you are not on our side this day. We will have to split up. You must go West. I will go East. We must make them stand down. Hurry. , our time is almost up. They are about to destroy the There will be nothing else: no humanity, no civilization, no hope for the future. I don’t think God wants it that way.”

“How will I know what to say, Gali?”

“Remember we are of one glorious mind. We will know each other’s thoughts. We will speak as one mind. Hurry, we must find a better way. God will give us the words.”

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