Chronicles From The Future: The amazing story of Paul Amadeus Dienach

Markfor is the city with the most intense Christian spirit and all the churches stayed opened and functioning until midnight so that they could please all the millions of people that had arrived. The last day of every year, everyone thinks about their year in retrospect, in terms of morality and other inner factors. And when I say everyone, I mean everyone, with no exceptions and not out of obligation. This is their New Year’s Eve. White candles, devoutness and silence. No colourful balloons, no fireworks, no celebrations. And yet you can’t believe the incredible amount of happiness that this day offers.

DEATH AND SPIRIT1-I-MDX

I date it as the first day of the year, but that was yesterday. Yesterday I couldn’t write even if I wanted to. Nobody does. They spend all day concentrating, meditating and praying. I didn’t see Stefan or Silvia at all yesterday and the truth is that I got tired of being on my own. I couldn’t even read. I was still over-stimulated by the climate of yesterday’s solemn evening.

These people seem to see things totally different from us. About death, for instance, we used to say: “Everything must come to an end. Say goodbye to everything. Life is something unique and unrepeatable. You will not see any of it again. You’re leaving everything behind.”

Now they have different beliefs: they feel that, when you depart from this world, you leave behind all the good deeds that you have done and all the work that you’ve completed and that the only thing you take with you is your inner cultivation and the improvement of yourself, depending, of course, on the path that each spiritual life has followed.

With this logic and mentality, and because of this belief, they don’t mind carrying the weight of another year on their shoulders.

Their metaphysical faith is also completely different from ours. We believe that you’re only born once, while they believe that even if the human body didn’t exist, the spirit would find its way to manifest itself in some other world.

In any case, Stefan had told me to be upstairs on time, just before midnight. And so I was. I was looking outside my window when suddenly all lights went out in the entire city and the bells started ringing! Simultaneously, the artificial light—this time light blue instead of white—began to gradually envelop each and every district of the city. The magical part was that the light emanated from the earth! It was as if the city was being born out of nowhere! The Heptagon with its statues and its arcades, the eight parallel avenues Lambarene, the domes of Grazie Dei, the endless gardens of Serinaio, Chilisprin, Gretatria, the lawns of the Alexiad, the cloisters of the Novum, the Roads of Jasmine, the Central Gallery, Santa Virgo, the temple of Gretlys, the hanging Tuplin Park, the Artificial Hill of Noghera, the artificial lake of Viborg with its famous Japanese cherry trees—wherever you turned your gaze you saw semi-circular arches in vertical position emitting light in such a way as if they were pulling it from insides. Veiled in that transparent, blue, glimmering light, the city welcomed the start of the New Year for half an hour. I was enchanted! 3-I

(Late at night)

It’s my 59th day today and my heart is overflowing with happiness and excitement. Today there was a beautiful morning sun after ten hours of light drizzle that had forced me to keep my windows shut. This sun reminds me of my city and my mother. Mother, let me lean my head tenderly on your shoulder like I used to… Remember? Let me tell you my story about the great happiness I’ve found, a happiness so big that I still don’t know what I have ever done in my life to deserve it… 4-I

Back to first joys of our childhood! Back to the time when even the slightest little thing was a source of joy! It’s a nice, clear morning and we’re off to Jaeger’s small seaside mansion!

GOING TO SCHOOL

Lessons by professors Lain and Astrucci4-1 Again

(Midday)

Stefan and I just got back a little while ago from Professor Lain’s, where we spent about two hours this morning. For the first time Jaeger came along. I enjoyed seeing this affable, white-haired teacher with the bright eyes again after about three months, and all these little children who, surprisingly enough, all called him Father. He is simple and easy to understand, I like the way he talks and I might be coming to hear him teach, whenever I have nothing else to do. Plus, Silvia has finally made peace with Andreas Northam’s condition. And Jaeger has talked to both Lain and Astrucci about me. I think we’re slowly becoming great friends, the venerable Ilector and I. 6-I