Chapter 20
of Multiply

MENU

1_THE MEETING
2_THE PLAN
3_GO FORTH
4_FIG TREE
5_THE RESPONSE
6_THE CHOICES
7_THE ANSWER
8_CORD KNOTS

1_THE MEETING

I saw how they were changing the world around them, using nothing but the Vision and the Codes. Their wisdom had sought the right Codes to make their world different, and emerge their existence in Harmony.

Time now centered on one day in the cave and the field. It was a most special important day. All attended whenever a vision meeting was called.

In the early rise BOY was standing in the front part of the cave with all of the clan before him. They gathered near. For the first time, the cave seemed a little cramped.

They stood and held each other as BOY would now speak. He was sitting on the ledge and turned to look over the garden. Turning back to say something, he choked a little. AMI came up and sat beside him. She held him and laid her head against his shoulder. Turning toward the children he stood straight up holding his hands wide at the front of his face. He raised his head looking over the clan. He beamed, his eyes welling with tear as he said,

Your Mother and I feel the same. We can know no greater joy than the returns we have spent together. Each and every one of you will be with us, forever.

There will soon fall upon each of you in turn, your grand missions to make. You, are why we came to the substance world. AZ has made our mission to emerge you. We have made each of you from us.

Sit now and relax. You have known from your beginning, that your grand mission will be full of many challenges, and great rewards. You must know better the nature of your missions.

Each at an age we will ask you to put your feet forward on your grand missions, and test the grounds far beyond. By two’s shall you travel, a Protector and a Nurturer. Each will seek the other.

Your Vision will guide your mission. Each mission, epic will be.

AMI smiled and beamed as she said to her family,

You are named for virtues we cherish. We cherish each of you.

We are all clan, a clan of AZ Vision of Good. You know our Vision well. You were created to spread our clan-Vision to those of wonder, to show them into your Vision, to bring them into your clan.

Your clan is of us, BO and AMI, your Father and your Mother.

You will seek beings of wonder. Nurture shall approach the beings of wonder. Protection will stand over. Greet friendly. Stand firm. Hold up and lay a feather to your front. A smile and a palm will make it so.

2_THE PLAN

Then BOY said,

Greet with gift. Speak with your hands. Use their sounds and their motions to learn their meanings.

Approach with good-will, they will avail of you less. Respect all and cause no harm. Rely on few and defend to win. Plan for both good and non good. You will find many who think other of how you think.

Tell the stories. Make music as you can. You will eat and drink with others. You will talk and work and play and dream, with others. Each to choose a mate of wonder, to make seed, for children of you.

Each of you, choose your seed of Love, and make new clan wherever you are to set. Each one will become many.

Yes each of you, trust those you trust, to seek counsel of the other. Ask for answers, not a magical cure. And be happy with every partition of your existence.

Each to know and carry scribement of the stories, rolled inside your sealed side pouches. Each to find or make new scribement and

scribe time and stories as you live, and teach your children how to teach others to scribe, after your diminish. We will know the stories of their lives when we reach together again.

You will ride by two’s, with a cart and a Snort. Two honks will ride with you and a baa will tag along. You will take clothing of need and the tools made by you. You will take seeds and salt. You will need shelter to carry and fire to strike. Your pots will be loaded for survival and trade. You will need things for trade and items for respect.

No one jostled or moved. There were no other sounds anywhere. Hope ran to her Dad and hugged him tightly. Hope said:

I do not want to leave you here by yourselves, or to breathe air, far away from my clan.

Her eyes looked wet, as she stood and said;

But your mission is mine, I am of the age, I will gladly do my destiny.

She smiled and sat down hugging AMI. The eldest ones each came and hugged BOY and AMI. They knew in their turn they would leave and it was exciting, but tears welled up as they all had feelings not to leave home. AMI said,

We will be happy. Our happiness is within you. You can make much happiness with the Vision known to you. Use the Codes to help the needy and the lost, the displaced and the tormented. Use the Codes to cure and aid those of great need. Show them happy.

Plan your journey of joy and your mission will start. The others will hear you well, when the sounds are right. Put music to their ears and tell the stories. Our hope is to send you as minstrels.

3_GO FORTH

Then BOY said,

Yes, tell the stories. Tell the stories to the aged and the suffering. Tell the stories to the young and the weak. Tell the stories to the strong and of good will. Scribe the stories and tell them to them all. Put meaning to their lives. Tell the stories to the teller of stories, tell them all. Tell the stories to the ones of wonder. Find them all. Make them a home in this living experience.

AMI looked at BOY and he said,

You will not know the lands you cross, or the others you fall upon. Each will be different and challenges will abound. Mark your return road at each turn, and make a point to where. Look back at each turn to know the way you came.

You will form body protection for survival, in the lands you find yourself. Form light body colour for hot lands, and dark body color for cool lands.

We may not see each other again on the Turf, but we will see you in Harmony and you will always be in our Vision. We love you. Our love is always. We will bare the others to you. Do not fear death for it is only a new beginning. We hope your full life of 110 Returns.

You will each seek another of wonder, of like Vision to mate. You will show your children to seek likewise. Seek love through Vision.

There was a short silence, then AMI grabbed BOY’s arm as she looked over the children and she said,

You have much to think about. We are going to the fish traps and will collect ripe berries for you. You will have time to discuss what we have said and if you feel so, tell us how you feel.

AMI and BOY then took baskets and wandered off through the field toward where the creek was.

4_FIG TREE

Then I saw Brave and Hope gathering all the children when they went to check the fish traps, and gather berries. Hope asked all the children to sit in a circle inside the middle of the garden. None said a word. Hope sat under the fig tree and said,

Each of us here, we know each other well. Different we are, in the substance world. Together, we are in Vision. I would rather stand in the mouth of the Long-tooth than any harm come to any of you.

All was quiet as everyone listened to Hope. The Ahoo’s laid down, their heads on their paws. The Oinks looked on and hung about all around. The Coos perched around the fig tree. The Baas and the Snorts hung their necks over the fence. The Honks and the Quacks made no sounds at all.

5_THE RESPONSE

Hope said,

We were created in the substance world. Vision we have learned well. We are of parents beyond mortal ways. We are their Vision. They have taught us all. We hold the Vision of Good. We hold the Codes, the Codes that make everything, and everything happen.

Mother and Father have given everything for us and our mission to be. We are to show the Codes to reach Harmony, to others of wonder. We are all of the ‘BOYAMI’ clan.’

Joy raised her hand and said,

I will be one of the last to leave, when I am of age. I am afraid to leave Mother and Father alone. They will be older and things not the same. My hope they have more children to be here for them. I know my mission is their mission. I have much to learn.

Brave stood and waved his arm at the cave. He said;

The marks on the wall, tell the stories of it all. We must carry scribement of the marks on the wall, for others to know and tell the stories.

We will bring our past journeys to our parents in Harmony. We will together play our Visions in eternity. They will never be without us, and we will never be without them.

Valor slowly rose up to stand, and lifted his head to the cave with his arms by his side.

I shall never forget my life living here. What memories to have for Harmony. Each of you here will be with me every partition. I am ready to go at the choosing of our Mother, or Father.

Brave said,

We each have a great mission to live. We will face friend and foe. The voices-of-destruction will be everywhere. We will tell the stories. We will die where we end. Mother and Father will know all. We are to multiply the Clan through our Vision. Our mission is to make changes of Good. Our Vision will redirect past-time to Harmony through our choices.

For now we must know where to take our missions. There are many directions to go. The others will be different in space and in time in each direction. Each of us must plan, which way will we go? I see seven clear choices.

6_THE CHOICES

There is to the front and over the slope. We have seen from the top of the slope, it is a treacherous land to go. There are mountains with white tops and hills and rivers and waterfalls over there. Many different animals have been seen from afar. There will be caves and resources we need.

Then there is the first valley to the rise-front. We can see from the sharp hill that a river from the front mountains heads through forests and more rolling hills and on.

There is the mid valley to the rise. We can see from the top of our cliff open plains and meandering rivers. There are large masses of animals beyond. The winds show it leads to the big-waters.

There is the third valley to the rise-back. We can see it goes on into deserts and a great big-water beyond. Strange creatures roam the deserts.

There is to the back where sharp cliffs and passages lead through jungles and swamps.

There is across the river the fall. The land our parents came from. They have told us it is a land of hills and trees, of valleys and plains, of flowers, and life.

Then there is to follow the dangerous river our parents crossed to the fall-back, wherever it may go.

Heart said;

What will we need, each land will be different?

Hope said;

We will need to take salt for use and for barter, and find more. Life needs salt are in most places so rare. Salt will trade well for all things of need. The areas where big-waters are we will need less of the salt.

We will need seeds and flat forms for trade. There will be many things for us to prepare. Each of us must prepare for our journeys.

All agreed. Heart said;

Then we must answer our parents with lyrics and a song.

Brave said;

Great, let us each make a verse and sing it to them. I will start. We must quickly finish our chores and return to greet Mother and Father.

They fed all the animals. They watered the garden and fixed a few holes in the fence. They dried straw and drew firewood to the cave. They ate of the stew in the pot and cleaned around the cave.

7_THE ANSWER

I saw AMI and BOY returning. Their baskets were full and they walked with a lilt. They came to the cave where the children had all gathered to greet them. AMI sat the baskets down and smiled, saying,

You are all here and I see your chores are all done. Are you all feeling well?

A few chuckles and Brave said,

We are all well. Each of us here and we are unanimous. Let me start our answer to our mission.

Brave sat on a log bench and strummed the strings on the bough.

We cannot see the air around us. It is not visible to our eye, but it is full of energy, we cannot spy. We cannot touch the sky, but we see it is there. You have taught us the Codes to know things we cannot see.

We cannot hear the sounds beyond what we can hear. We cannot touch the sounds, but you have taught us the Codes to know something we cannot hear.

We cannot hear or smell or touch Harmony. You have taught us the Codes to see Harmony exists. Life is such short fare. It is from you we have learned the Codes to make Harmony while here in this physical life. I am of seven-teen returns, I am ready when you ask.

Valor played his bone flute while Hope voiced,

The gateway to Harmony is in each Vision made while in life. The ones of good will exist in perpetuity. Memories made of love will bring Good to our Vision.

Many good ones will exist forever knowing what they know. Their of-love with nature will continue in Harmony.

Many good ones will require more. They will want clan, friends and other good ones to join. They will want their existence to continue with them. Their of-love for nature and others will continue in Harmony. I am of age. I am ready when you ask.

Valor put down his flute, smiling he said;

I am nearly thirteen returns; I am still young and have much to learn. I want to be a part of your mission and make it mine. I will learn fast and be ready when you ask.

then Heart said;

I am thirteen, I am ready any time. Your will is mine. For me there is no greater honour than to do as you ask.

Valor played more and Trust said;

I am eleven. My wish is to be here with mother and father until it is my time. I will be ready when you ask.

All eyes were on AMI and BOY. Many tears came to wet eyes. They stood so happy of their children. They had grown in many ways, not just strong and healthy, but learned and brave and willing to reach out to the others with the vision of good.

Everyone smiled and hugged. They looked at the young ones Happy and Love. Happy was three years old and they knew of the mission. Happy spoke:

I am three, I want whatever Mother and Father want.

Bold said,

Joy and I are 6. We want no other. We will miss our brothers and sisters when they go.

Joy agreed as Happy was 3 and sitting holding a ball made of fibre.

Happy said,

I’m happy. Will someone catch my ball?

Everyone looked at Love lying on the big bed. She was nearly one. She saw everyone looking at her. Her eyes blinked. Her reddish hair flashed in the light as she sat up. She put her finger in her mouth and looked at everyone looking at her. I think she said,

Gooboo.

Then she laughed and everyone burst out laughing and jumping around. For the older ones everything was planned. They would journey afar. For the younger ones time would tell.

8_CORD KNOTS

AMI had made long thin cords from the fiber plant for each child. They were to take with them when they left sanctuary. She tied a large double knot at one end with an open loop through it. AMI said,

Each pass you will tie a knot in the cord starting below the big knot. After 10 passes you will have tied 10 knots. This will be one deck of your time. Then you will loop the cord back through the loop and start over again. Colour the knots for reference and extend the cord.

You will know the weathers and the events each return. You will have enough cord for 36 decks. Then you will start a new cord and a new record.

It was grand. It was an epic moment of moments. There they all stood side-by-side. It was a picture of great goodness and of love. They were ready to take on the world and the others, to battle the Entropy and spread Love to the others. They were all of AZ’s vision of good and they learned it all from AMI and BOY.

They sang the night away then,

Time appeared this way and then my return happened.