FARHAYVEN: VENGEANCE (70 page)

     “Town _ of it, are you from here
?
” asked Ray.

     “No, not originally. I was born and bred in Fallsbay. As a teenager I had travelled the seas and had come to receive The Light in a distant land. After my travels, I returned to Free Falls. I searched for a suitable abode and made one somewhere nearby, just at the edge of Windswept Forest. I come to Southgust occasionally, to dispense The Light, but unfortunately, I was not well received. But I try anyway, for if I do not, these people will forever be enveloped in darkness,” replied Recipient Truthkeeper.

     Lance’s curiosity peaked even further. He had no idea who or what Receivers were or what their teachings entailed. But at least he understood that the words ‘The Light’ meant ‘teachings’.

     “Reject _ why do they do of this of The Light that you dispense
?
” he asked.

     “Humans have always, are and will always reject Reception, in particular, my Reception, the Reception of Light. They reject The Light of truth because it is bitter and it offers them neither happiness nor enjoyment. They prefer the falseness of their senses and the illusions of their world because they seek false hopes. As such, they are fooling themselves and this gives them happiness, albeit a temporary one. But when the truth strikes and reality sinks in, then this is what happens. An entire town lies in ruins and families torn apart forever.
If only
they were
not
so
stubborn
, they could have saved themselves,” answered Recipient Truthkeeper.

     Now it was Ray who was curious. He was somewhat familiar with some of the basic teachings of Reception, which was what Receivers practiced; in particular, a law called ‘The Law of Retribution’. This law was also known as “The Law of Cause and Effect’. This law could also be described with the terms ‘you reap what you sow’, ‘what goes around, comes around’ or ‘you get what you give’.

     “Transgression _ exactly what was theirs of this
?
” enquired Ray.

     “Transgressions against the flow of nature are many. These
stubborn
people committed some of the most
serious
ones. But this is their personal affair; therefore I shall not discuss it further with any of you. Observe
,
and one day you shall find out,” replied the Receiver firmly and with a humble bow, he excused himself and headed back into the town; going from family to family and offering counsel and solace.

     The countless stars shone like distant gemstones in the night sky. The temperature was chilly. Most of the Sollenthars sat by the various campfires that were lit earlier on, welcoming the warmth that they radiated and seizing the opportunity to chat. Ray, Lance and Spirit sat by a campfire in front of Ray’s tent. Lance’s eyes were drooping slightly, a clear sign of sleepiness. Spirit looked into the dancing flames. He felt sadness for these people.

     Clearly, Spirit was reminded of the tragedies of his own life. The loss of his parents and siblings raced through his mind. The cruel fate that befell his wife and his daughter and the agonising unknown of what had befallen his sons brought tears to his eyes. And of the numerous tears that were shed from the saddened eyes of Spirit the White Wolf, one was shed for the little girl whose bloated body he had found earlier that morning. He could not hold his feelings back anymore. He drew air into his chest to the point it felt like exploding and exhaled it with all his might in the form of a loud, long howl. The Sollenthars sat in silence. Spirit gave out another sorrowful howl. The Sollenthars started to close their eyes and utter prayers in their hearts for the dead whom they had buried throughout the day.

     Clover and Serene sat down at Ray’s campfire. Clover held a list in her hand.

     “Report _ the final of this is that there are 1,823 survivors from the original population of 3,082. Casualties _ of the 1,259 of these, 1,009 are infants and children. Survivors _ of them, 300 are seriously injured and 405 are with light injuries,” said Clover.

     “Understand _ I do of this,” replied Ray.

     “Plans _ what are ours of these for tomorrow
?
” asked Serene.

     “Plans _ ours of these are to inspect each and every building for their structural integrity, strengthen them if necessary, clear out all debris and rebuild whatever that requires rebuilding. Strengthen _ with lumber do we do of this, for rocks and stones will take too long and to manipulate them by using Elemental Sorcery will drain too much of our soul energy,” said Ray casually.

     “Understand _ I do of this,” acknowledged Serene.

     About 30 paces away, Higher Recipient Truthkeeper sat alone by a small campfire. He sat there in deep meditation. Ray glanced at the Receiver. Then, a sudden curiosity aroused in him. He stood up and walked over to the Receiver and sat in front of him. Clover, Serene, Lance, Rod and Spirit followed Ray and they sat opposite the Receiver as well. So the six of them sat in silence and waited for the Receiver to finish meditating. Finally, Recipient Truthkeeper opened his eyes.

     “Permission _ I seek of this to enquire the truth,” said Ray.

     “You may proceed to enquire, all of you,” said Recipient Truthkeeper in return.

     Ray cleared his throat. The others sat patiently, curious as to what Ray was going to ask.

     “Good _ what is it of this and what is Evil and how do we differentiate between the two
?
” asked Ray.

     “Life and all existence
is
a war of Good versus Evil. It is a war that is fought
constantly
and it is never-ending
!
Nature consists of two parts, which are The Void and The Existent. The Void is the origin. In the beginning, everything was void. Everything was non existent
!
  And in The Void, everything was harmonious, free-flowing, serene and balanced. This condition is called ‘equilibrium’
!
So what you must understand is that The Void
is
‘order’
!
Then due to ignorance, some of the mind energy chose to bond with matter energy in The Void to become what is known as ‘compounded entities’ of mind and matter. And these compounded entities, along with the compounded entities of matter and matter, are what forms The Existent. These compounded entities are chaotic
!
So, The Existent is pure
chaos
whereas The Void is pure order
!
Remember this, for it is important
!
Since The Existent is chaos, all matter energy, or what we call natural forces, such as the winds, the tides, earth movements, fire movements and so on,
will flow
to try to achieve
equilibrium
, because equilibrium is the natural and original state of all things that exist and that do not exist, seeing that everything originally came from The Void. It also means that almost everything in existence
is not
in a state of equilibrium, because if it was, there will be
no need
for these forces to
flow
towards equilibrium in the first place
!
Therefore, the absence of equilibrium is the default condition in The Existent. And equilibrium is the
ultimate goal
of all matter energy. It is the ultimate goal of all natural forces. So the next question is, what about the mind energy
?
What about living beings
?
What about those who have body and soul, or otherwise known as the compounded entities of mind and matter
?
  It is understood amongst the wisest of the compounded entities that since equilibrium is the objective of all natural forces, and since we compounded entities are a part of nature as well, it is only logical for us to accept that creating equilibrium
should also
be
our goal. Creating equilibrium
should
be
the ultimate goal of all living beings, be they angels, humans, animals, demons or prisoners of hell. Some living beings, however, reject this reality; how unfortunate of them
!
So now, let me answer your question proper
!
Whatsoever and whomsoever that
complies
with the flow of nature to create
equilibrium
is defined as
Good
; and whatsoever and whomsoever that goes
against
this flow of nature to create
equilibrium
is defined as Evil
!
Therefore, Good and Evil are the opposite of each other. And being the total opposite of each other
in intention
, Good and Evil
are meant
to destroy one another
!
If equilibrium is created, Good has won. If equilibrium is not created, then Evil has won. Good and Evil are not meant to co-exist together, if this happens, than Evil has won by default, because equilibrium was not achieved and can never be achieved as long as Evil exists. Everything that exists can be defined by opposite polarities, for example, light and darkness, day and night, wisdom and ignorance, attraction and repulsion, love and hate; and so on. Where there is light, darkness is absent; therefore Good has won. Where there is an absence of light, darkness exists by default, and therefore Evil has won. Therefore, whichever polarity contributes to the creation of equilibrium is defined as Good and whichever polarity that opposes the creation of equilibrium is defined as Evil. Imagine if all of existence was like a piece of soiled, tainted cloth. The soiled and tainted cloth is the
default
condition, or what it
actually is
at the time. Now imagine if this cloth was
washed
and
washed
until it is
absolutely
white and perfectly clean; this represents what that soiled and tainted cloth
could be
, provided that there were efforts made to wash it. So whatsoever and whomsoever tries to wash this piece of cloth is defined as Good and whatsoever and whomsoever tries to stop this piece of cloth from being washed is defined as Evil. And of course, the analogy of this soiled and tainted cloth can be used to define the struggles of your very own soul
!
If you choose to ‘wash’ your soul, then you choose to become Good; whereas if you choose to do nothing, then your soul
remains
tainted and you
stay
Evil. The truth is as simple as that. The truth is
bitter.
The truth is
unattractive
. But the truth is
the truth
, and it is undeniable
!
” answered Recipient Truthkeeper.

     Except for Ray, all the others were scratching their heads at the Receiver’s explanation.

     “Compounded entities _ what is it of them of mind and matter as opposed to matter and matter
?
” Ray asked.

     “There are five types of energy in The Void. The Void is called ‘void’ not because there is nothing there but because all things there are uncompounded, unassembled, not joined together, or exist as individual units at the most basic and smallest level. The five types of energy are Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Mind. Earth, Water, Fire and Wind are called matter energy, whereas Mind is known just by itself as mind energy. All these energies, in their smallest, un-compounded units are too small and too weak to be sensed or felt, thus one would think that they do not exist and one would call them void. But they do exist
!
They just cannot be felt or sensed
!
When a unit of mind energy merges with any unit of matter energy, be it Earth, Water, Fire or Wind; it becomes a compounded entity, and is known as a compounded entity of mind and matter; in other words, a living being
!
The mind energy is what we call our soul and the matter energy forms our body. Now when one matter energy combines with another matter energy, then they form compounded entities of matter and matter. For example, we are not able to see or feel pure water energy, because it would be too small and too weak, but when individual units of water energy join together and are held together by a small amount of earth, wind or fire energy, then we can see and taste and feel the body of water that has been formed. So in conclusion, a living being is a compounded entity of mind and matter in the sense that its soul is Mind, its flesh is Earth, its blood is Water, its ability to move is Fire and its breath is Wind. Whereas a puddle of water is a vast amount of the energy type known as Water held together by tiny amounts of Fire, Earth, and Wind; but it is
without
Mind
!
And the
presence
or
absence
of mind energy is what differentiates a living being from a non living being,” answered Recipient Truthkeeper.