| Xen: Ancient English Edition by D. J. Solomon |
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The Georgia Guidestones where built for a man known as R.C. Christian, by the Elberton Granite Finishing Company. The Guidestones contain ten lines that Mr. Christian wanted to be known as the “guidestones to the age of reason.” To this day only one person knows the real identity of R.C. Christian, but no one knows why the stones were built. Some of the people today believe that these guidelines are the work of occults. The Guidestones are as follows: 1. Maintain humanity under 500, 000, 000 in perpetual balance with nature. 2. Guide reproduction wisely – improving fitness and diversity. 3. Unite humanity with a living new language. 4. Rule passion – faith – tradition and all things with tempered reason. 5. Protect people and nations with fair laws and just courts. 6. Let all nations rule internally resolving external disputes in a world court. 7. Avoid petty laws and useless officials. 8. Balance personal rights with social duties. 9. Prize truth – beauty – love seeking harmony with the infinite. 10. Be not a cancer on the earth – Leave room for nature – Leave room for nature. Most of these guidelines are implied and others are eliminated because of the nature of the citizens in Xen. There is an understanding of how they can fit in a world where one man can make people to be what he considers perfect. This one man, the scientist, Pawkey Seneschal, we meet in the beginning as he expresses his true thoughts of the human race before he selectively destroys certain people. In Xen, Pawkey Seneschal creates a new chromosome that replaces the “bad DNA, controls aging, and makes cellular homeostasis more robust” and even regeneration in humans. He then sends a virus out that destroys most of human beings, who he describes as scumbags or whose bodies will not repair them selves. The ones that are left alive accept the extra chromosomes. When Pawkey developed the chromosomes he started the process of guiding reproduction. Since the humans who did not die after the Plague are the ones who are left to reproduce, they fill the Earth with humans who Seneschal considers having kindness in their hearts, and seeking true repentance. Stupidity is also removed because of this chromosome. Since the chromosome also allows people to fix their own bodies, as long as their brain functions properly, there is rarely any sickness or disease. After the plague, people view sex different than before. They believe that the only way to experience sexual pleasure is to be at a complete and understanding level with each other. Even after the couples are married it still seems that they wait sometime before they actually consummate their marriage. Children are only conceived when both of the couples are both “individually and collectively” ready. As explained is the book, “the diversity of people ensures that populations are widely distributed over the Earth,” living and working in many different communities. In Xen, there are lines on the Guidestones that no longer need to exist due to the fact that everyone is hardwired not to do harm to anyone else. These are lines that deal with rulings and laws. There are only two laws in Xen covering every situation since everyone will be “reasonably reasonable.” If circumstances arise when there needs to be a settlement there is a “court of arbitration that changes daily and is staffed by citizens over a certain age,” which most people avoid since they are objective to the matter. With each person having anything that another can, there are no reasons for money or for one to steal. Seneschal even states that, “given the nature and transformation of the survivors, there will be no murder, rape, molestation, beating, assault or any other violent or white collar crime.” Since the world is viewed as one, Seneschal explains that he expects people will form a new language, knowing that language was a barrier for mankind. There is only one person who leads the Earth, the Minister, with many other people work with her to keep everything in balance. Minister Esse and the Aliens both speak to all of Society using a communication device at one time. People can travel across the world in less than a day and would constantly be in contact with each other so language must be easily understood. Proving that no one on earth speaks a language different than each other. All of the citizens accept the many truths of life without much of a dispute. After learning that the Aliens have the answers to what happened before the Plague, they accept what they tell them about the “true origin of their Society.” Minister Esse even changes the holidays to celebrate the days they learn of their truth and stops the holidays “commemorating war and heroes of the horrible interchanges of Mankind.” In Xen, people have equal respect for everyone including their beliefs and ideas. There is organized faith and forms of worship, but people are never put in a position to be subjected to what they don’t believe. They speak to each other with much respect when speaking their minds, knowing that they are not to harm others with their words. They can take each other’s opinions graciously without being attacked for what they say. News reporters are diversified making the news accurate without exaggeration. Even businesses that have slowed down no who longer need employees only the owner, is seen as one studying a subject rather than being a business. If a business is to close completely people see it as a way to experience something new rather than being looked down upon as a failure. Citizens are allowed to borrow items from museums; everyone can view the beauty of things that were once considered to priceless to be in the hands of one person. Children are sent to live on a farm where they learn basic education and help with growing food for society. Teaching them that with helping society each person receives personal fulfillment. No one is seen as better that another individual because all of the people are there to help Society. All of the people who reside on Earth are treated with the same amount of respect for everyone, no matter what their job is or how they live their life. People enjoy sharing their knowledge and answering questions hoping to inspire others. There is no worry of competition or of people stealing ideas, since all things are done for everyone’s benefits. This includes caring for the Earth. Everything built is modular and every home has a recycling box that is used to recycle things back into their "basic raw materials and reused.” No one just throws away things anymore. Everything has learned to live in peace, including Wind, Water, Mankind and Earth. To the point where weather is controlled by the meteorologists directing only rain where needed and cool breezes. One can see how these Guidestones work in the story on Xen, with them being easily implied because of how people were changed into an almost perfect being. It leaves one thinking, that considering on one of the stones located near the Guidestones there is a line stating a time capsule is to be opened on date unknown. Is it possible that this man R.C. Christian has devised a way to enforce what he believes on the rest of the world without their knowledge of it? That he, too, is a man trying to make the human race beings that he sees as perfect in his eyes. |
Jessica Bernat The Guidestones to the New World Macomb Community College – South Campus Warren, MI |
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