Earth's Rubicon

Richard Pryor

Description

The High Council of Sentients is comprised of Gray Elders. Each Elder is charged with exploring, developing, and maintaining a full quadrant (or one-fourth) of the known Universe through peace, understanding and enlightenment among all its life forms (sentient and non-sentient). It was an awesome responsibility for each Gray Elder.  

Today, there was considerable tension at this High Council meeting. Elders were greatly concerned about the pace, direction and changes required for Earth (its newest intergalactic member). Some High Council members felt that it was dealing with a ‘petulant’ planet. Earth’s leaders felt they were being ‘bullied’ into terms unbecoming of enlightened extraterrestrials.   

  

Specifically, the High Council’s Plan for Earth could not be implemented because of three key points. First, mankind lacked a ‘one world governance’ structure capable of speaking to it with one voice. Second, mankind hesitated to fully embrace AI (artificial intelligence). Finally, mankind ignored many planetary problems, despite having pledged to address them. Simply put, Earth is now in a state of chaos and rudderless. Its leaders are desperate to find any common, unified vision for effective governance; questions persist about AI and its existential risk to mankind; and, Earth’s greatest planetary threats remain unattended.  

  

Fortunately, the Grays enlist the aid of a ‘maverick’ Ambassador and both begin to take charge. A new, seven-member continental world government is selected and installed; a plan to boost mankind’s level of intelligence is cleverly implemented; and, Earth’s newly ‘unelected’ government enacts a series of decisive protocols and takes bold action to heal Earth before it’s too late.  

  

So join this new, exciting intergalactic sci-fi thriller about how mankind seemingly “gets its act together” and takes a rightful place at the High Council’s table to help govern the Universe.

Sujets

• Space Exploration
• Science Fiction
• General officer
• General
• Fiction

Informations

• Publié par: Outskirts Press
• Date de parution: 10 août 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781977267634
• Langue: English

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High Council Musings One World Governance Earthly Reflections Artificial Intelligence (AI) The Great Quiet Seeding Earth’s New Leaders The Continental Assembly First Assembly Meeting Perception vs. Reality Food and Nutrition Housing and Shelter Medicines and Diseases Transportation Modernizing the Grid Nuclear Waste and Mitigation Ocean Sustainability Energy and Renewables Air Quality and Pollution Space Propulsion Systems Interstellar Commerce Species Engagement Interstellar Understanding Epilogue

Contents

High Council Musings

With its new-found intergalactic membership, Planet Earth was just beginning to learn more about the High Council of Sentients, its membership, oper ations within the Universe and some of the intergalactic protocols it had so shrewdly established over many eons. These were in place for the benefit, control and safety of the entire Universe. Indeed, mankind was clearly humbled by its scope, authority, work and relevance. Yes, mankind was still in the “shock and awe” phase of any sufficient understanding that as the dominant species on Earth (homo sapiens), he was just one very tiny amoeba of a life form within the vastness of the Universe. Clearly, man was now feeling like a very small child who looks to its parents for care, nurturing, knowledge and that general sense of stability. Mankind had now accepted the Grays for who they were:—extraterrestrials. They were different, but in a good way. They were here to help us and no t hurt us. They were unique beings. On average, their total height was about six feet. Their slender gray/blue body structures were very stick-like, seemingly for great efficiency. They appeared to be a type of bionic machine that was fully encased within a thin film of ‘gray/blue body wrap’ that onlookers could relate to being some sort of skin. This covering appeared to cover some type of delicate, translucent circuitry therein. They had a large head which was oval and it clearly held superior cerebral capacity. Their eyes are very large and dark, but with no discernable pupils or color. Their noses consisted of two small holes, ostensibly for sampling its environment. Their ears were virtually non-existent and undetectable. They always communicated using telepathic thoughts obviating an y need for what we might call human vocalization. They only had one small slit of an orifice on its face below the two small holes of its nose, presumably what we might call a mouth. For this particular High Council meeting, the Gray principals were clothed in simple white, flowing, floor-length gowns laced with platinum bands. The High Council of Sentients of Orthia is comprised of five Gray Elders: Ikolf, Htron, Tsae, Htuos, and Tsew. Ikolf was Council’s Chair. They were enlightened vessels of truth and light that possessed the total sum of all knowledge and wisdom gathered by the Grays ever since their sentient life began eons ago. Their expressed purpose over their long existence was to seek out, establish and ensure “a higher order” for all life forms within the Universe. Each Council member was grounded in great truth and understanding, held a healthy respect for both sentient as well as non-sentient life, and advocated changing the status quo only with pure logic and reason. Each High Council Elder (excluding its Chair) was c harged with exploring, developing, and maintaining a full quadrant (or one-fourth) of the known Universe through peace, understanding and enlightenment among all life forms (sentient and non-sentient). It was an awesome responsibility for each Gray Elder and they took this responsibility very seriously. All communications were of the highest priority and each was done using thought projection. The Gray Council Elders worked hand-in-hand with their Supreme Gray Elder, Ikolf. The latter did not advocate for or against any particular High Council agenda item, but only adjudicated issues after considering all of the recommendations from each of the four Gray Elders. One of the Gray Elders (Tsae) was charged with the absolute oversight of the quadrant of the Universe that now includes both the Milky Way and Earth. Today, there was some mild tension at this particular High Council meeting. Although the High Council’s First Charge (Ameil) and Earth’s key repr esentatives seemed to be on the same page regarding Earth’s current status among similarly ‘d istressed’ planets and their need for transformations, key policy initiatives and positive momentum were now threatened by a lack of due diligence from Earth’s leaders. Specifically, the High Council’s Plan for Earth cou ld not be implemented because ofthree key points. First, mankind lacked a ‘one world governance’ structure capable of speaking to it with one voice. Second, mankind hesitated to fully embrace A I (artificial intelligence). Finally, mankind ignored its many planetary problems, despite having pledged to address them. Indeed, Ameil and some Council members began to sense that Earth was in a state of chaos and rudderless. Many leaders on Earth appeared to be desperate to find a common, unified vision for its effective governance; AI was perceived by many to be an existential risk to mankind; and, key threats to Earth’s sustainability remained sorely unattended. The Gray’s competing vision for Earth’s transformat ion was both bold and aggressive. Even though some envoys and ambassadors were now on a first-name basis; most of the ‘non-contentious’ policy initiatives and treaties were still being crafted; and, a few limited interstellar visits had taken place between Earthlings and citizens of Orthia, these three remaining steps were just ‘a bridge too far’ for many on Earth to now accept! Moreover, most on Earth were not prepared for the plethora of interstellar communications, new