THE ORPHAN MAN

In the dream of the night, when he had returned to rest from his long journey of string playing, he saw the children in the Universe’s street, full of tears, having no food, and were without cloths. Then he suddenly saw that their tears rose as mist to the sky of the Lord-man, forming a dark cloud that descended as rain, making them smile, having hope to live again.

He was born to raise the children of the Universe’s street, he lives in nature’s valley by a silver-like brook, where he often has and sees the vision of life.

The Lord-man had given him the destiny to raise the suffering and oppressed children in the Universe’s street; to bring them up in His ways.

The Orphan-man rather had great love for music, and will not even as much desire to consider that aspect of the Lord-man’s will for his life.

He was called the stringer by men who had known his musical exhibitions. He loves music on the string, and was a skillful player. And whenever he plays, the notes reveals mysteries communicated by the Lord-man.

The Lord-man had sent the Holy-man to be his guide.

When he awoke, he found the Holy-man by his side, who gave him the detail view of the Lord-man’s will for his life.

Then he asked the Holy-man, “Who are you?”

To this the Holy-man replied, “am a messenger of the Lord-man, sent to be your guide for the journey you are about to embark. My name is Holy-man.”

Then the Orphan-man asked, “What journey are you talking about?”

“It is the journey to the Universe’s street.” Replied the Holy-man.

“I just saw that not long ago, the children were all crying till the coming of the rain.” Said the Orphan-man.

“You indeed had become their tears, and will be the rain that shall come upon them. The Lord-man had sent me to warn and guide you to the street less you die. For long it had been revealed to you, that you were born for the Universe’s street, but had loved the string more than the call. You must share in their grieve and pain, after which you will be the deliverer.” Said the Holy-man.

The Orphan-man lives inside of a tree, with his parent, and the entrance is by a hole beneath the tree. He was going to miss all the joy and comfort of his home and family.

On the day he set out for the journey, his mother was in tears, tears that almost held him, but he knew that he had to go, for this was his life’s purpose, even much more than string playing.

Then he sang a song to his mother saying;

Mother tell me why you cry

I always want you smile

I never want you sad

I will always be by you

So please don’t let me down

I have to reach the call

I have to reach the poor

I have to heal the sick

I have to raise the death

I have to preach the word

I have to tell the world

That Lord-man came to safe

And bring them life anew

Mother please don’t cry at all

Please don’t let me down

I must go away

See you when I come

Have to take the call

That Lord-man gave to me

To heal the broken heart

To preach his word to safe

Have to tell them all

That lord-man came to save

And give them life anew.

After this, he ran out and left, for he never want to see again any drop of those tears.

By the road ahead in the street of the silver-like brook, he met Holy-man who told him before the goes to the Universe’s street, he must journey to the Lord-man’s hill, and meet with the Love-man, who is the spirit of the Lord-man.

When he arrive the hill and kneel at the entrance, he felt the presence of the Lord-man standing by his side, who talked with him concerning the journey, and blessed him: Then he felt someone entering him; it was the Love-man.

Then he set out and continue in his journey, and of course he had a string on his back, and as he sat to rest at a tree, he began to play the string which brought and call the attention of all the beast of the field and the birds of the air, and the fishes also gathered to him. Then the Love-man spoke to each of the beast in different languages by the string. Each understood and later left.

He was surprise by all that when all gathered to him, but the Love-man spoke from within him to keep on playing. The Love-man was telling all that gathered in the different languages that a new order had come and they must all walk with the Orphan-man to meet the need of the children in the Universe’s street.

As they left, he saw the Bow-man’s scroll, one who is an archer, whom the Lord-man had assign the guardianship of the children with. He read the scroll and understood what the Lord-man had assign them both.

So he continued on his journey, he went to the Sea-man’s shore and there spoke with him, who later offered him the sea treasures, that he was instructed by the Lord-man to offer such.

Then he continued his journey and slept by a rock and there played his string, and to this all creation gathered, and it was at this time that certain of the animals offered, that if they had come of age and fulfill their days as given to them by the Lord-man, that their skin should be for the clothing of the children, and their bones for flutes.

Such that made this offer was Rabbit, Horse, and Monkey. While the Ants promised to store grains for them. They Oxen offered to till the grounds, and the Birds offered to bring and cast in seeds.

They Bees offered to bring their wines and the Cattle their milk. The Giraffes offered to stand on their watch against the oppressor called Bad-gung, who is a wicked man that works with certain of the animals to oppressed men, especially the children in the Universe’s streets.

On one of the days while he journeyed, he encountered some of the elites of Bad-gung, one was Shallow-man, another was Whimsical, and the other was Dross-cart.

Shallow-man tried to bring his attention to the fame he had enjoyed, while Whimsical tried to discourage him that he was not fit for such a course, he told him the danger that awaits him, while the Dross-cart pulled his attention to the various wrong he had done.

He almost got trapped by their words, but the Love-man living inside of him prevented him from taking heed to them.

The children in the Universe’s streets were suffering under the hand of one of Bad-gung’s men; a rich oppressor, who subjected them to hard labour; with that the Orphan-man met the Bow-man and along with the Giraffes, they came to fight the rich oppressor and his master Bad-gung.

The Bow-man being an archer went in by a secret path to the Universe’s street, and shot the rich oppressor with the arrows of justice and truth, and since he was not of light, he got burnt and was killed by the arrows. But unknown to Bow-man, when he left his friends, they were captured by Bad-gung, and brought before all in the street, with that he had to submit his weapon, and they were subject to a more harsh labour by Bad-gung along with the children.

These children’s parent had long been taken as slaves to Bad-gung’s den, where he had pitched his tent to be as king, as a lord over others.

The Orphan-man and the Bow-man suffered with the children for a hundred and fifty days, till his heart smote him, that he never sought the help of Love-man who dwells inside of him. When he did, Love-man showed him the will of the Lord-man, and how he can defeat the forces of Bad-gung.

He and the Bow-man with the Giraffes, came up with a plan, and that delivered them from the hold of their enemy. Bow-man had access to his weapon again, and the Orphan-man his string, and as he played the string, the Bow-man was inspired and many arrows went out of his Bow to the Den of Bad-gung. While also the string called for all the animals to gather and the fought all the evil forces that were in the Universe’s street.

The Ants brought their grains as promised, the Bees and the Cattle brought their milk and honey, as the Camels brought the sea treasures given by the Sea-man as instructed by the Lord-man.

They children were all happy to that happening, then they all join force and tilled the ground with the Oxen, as the Birds cast in their seeds for the land to be a fruitful place.

Bad-gung was badly wounded by the arrows of the Bow-man which came by the inspiration of the string of the Orphan-man, and he resolved not to leave his prisoners, for he wanted to raise them as slaves that would serve in his Den.

However the battle is still on as not all the elites of Bad-gung were killed, so secret moves and attempts were made by them to recapture the Universe’s street. As the Orphan-man and the Bow-man were making way to also deliver the parents of those children.

However the Orphan-man taught the children, and told them about the Lord-man, he also spoke of the Love-man that dwells inside him, and told them how he got to know them all. He told them about himself in an allegory, not revealing that he was actually the one. He will often play his strings, and the will fellowship with the Lord-man and his spirit.

On one of the days he said to them, “there lived a family of seven children, the first six died while following the Lord-man’s will, they were all great children. The time came for the seventh to journey to the land of Lord-man’s will, he was called the last general, his family never wanted him to go, for they have lost so many children, his mother cried but he would not listen to her. He left and journeyed to the Lord-man’s will, and there suffered many things.”

“There were times the mother would send a message to him in a song, there are times she would walk around asking people “do you see my son?” And whenever the last general heard the message in the song, he would replied in a song saying;

“Tell my mama not to cry

Tell her am a soldier now in life

Tell her am no more coming back

Tell her I would always love her.”

“And this was the last song he sang as a message to his mother before he died. But his legacy was great, much to be reckon with by all and worth following.”

Then he told them another story about the Moon and her offspring. He said, “The Moon gave birth to many daughters, some of which were the Bee, the Dove, and the Rose. She sent them to Nature, she being the Universe, to be married by Nature’s sons.

The Bee married Robin, the Dove married Marvin, and the Rose married Raven. These are not in the actual sense but are humans with such attitude.

“The Bee though full of sweetness stings the stinginess of Robin, and the Dove so quiet and peaceful advises Marvin to be descent, while the Rose full of pleasant fragrance calms the nerves of Raven. For Nature had told the Universe, that he wanted his sons to be responsible and decent people, and will need the virtues that the Universe, being the Moon, had taught her daughters.”

“So was it that when they were married, that Nature’s sons became decent and responsible, not that they were bad men, they just were irresponsible.”

“And this my little ones is a story of where I am, and where I am coming from. I came from Nature’s valley, and you lived here in Universe’s street. You have made me a responsible man, and some of you will be married to my kin from Nature’s valley.”

Before then, in the street there was a young woman called the Orphan-mum, she had being the guardian of all the children when their parents were taken by Bad-gung to his tent. The Orphan-man could not resist the thought of being with her, she also loved his company, and will desire daily that he was by her side, or she by his. They discovered the loved each other, and as it was the Lord-man’s will, they got married, and the Orphan-man became the Orphan-dad while she became the Orphan-girl. This completed the circle of their longing and need.

She needed to learn how to be a girl, for the strain of responsibility at a very young age had caused her to loose every sense of joy in childhood. While the Orphan-man needed to become a dad, to learn the way of fatherhood, taking responsibility and showering the children with his love.

They Bow-man had to go, for he was to travel to the desert of carcasses, to raise there a citadel of love, where the Orphan-man and his girl will be.

This place is the dwelling and market place of vultures who are also elites of Bad-gung. He got there alone, being a mighty warrior, he defeated them all with his bow and arrows.

He raised there a citadel with some of the animals, such as Elephant, Camel, Bear, and many more who later came by the instruction of the Lord-man.

Afterwards, they were to fight and rescue all the prisoners of Bad-gung. With this they will be assisted by some of the train warriors of the Lord-man, namely; Lion-man, Sword-man, and the Rainbow’s son.

The Lion-man lived from his childhood in the lion’s den and thus has the courage, strength, and bravery of the Lion. He is the strongest of the warriors, and turn not away from any or danger.

The Sword-man was trained by the hidden word of the Lord-man, and this hidden word was known as the sword of the Love-man, he is such that walks in closer affinity with the Love-man.

The Rainbow’s son is a man of multiple colours, he operates in seven dimensions, and his colours are blinding to the eyes of his enemies. And he came from the sky country above the Universe’s street.

He is also known as the seed of flood, walking with seven horns of the Unicorns, in the secret place of thunder. Since his father the Rainbow is a custodian of many floods of water, and his grandfather the Sun, is a custodian of the flood of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord-man; he is one to be reckon with in the battle against Bad-gung.

In this battle, we have the Orphan-man by his string, the Bow-man by his arrows, the Lion-man by his paws, the Sword-man by his tongue, and the Rainbow’s son by his rays. As Bad-gung had also put his armies and generals in place; the Beatle, Crab, Spider, Python, Scorpion, Tiger, and Storm-crow, which were all as mini size rocks.

Storm-crow is the trumpeter in Bad-gungs army. He blew his nose and that gathered all of Bad-gung’s army. He is the right hand man of Bad-gung.

The armies gathered and that began the battle, which was in the valley of warfare, a place surrounded by hills, having only two entrance for the armies to come in each from the other side.

As the Orphan-man played his string, the Bow-man was inspired, and that caused the release of his arrows, while Spider, Crab and Beatle with the other generals called on the wind of the shadow of death, and this brought great darkness.

Then the Rainbow’s son being a son of many colours and flood, and the grandson of the sun, he emits his rays and there came many floods of colourful lights, and the sound of the secret place of thunder was heard, bringing many horns of the Unicorns, where each of his fellows held in hands with their respective weapons of war.

This scares Bad-gung, but being so adamant, he moved ahead with his army, and that brought a great calamity on them. They got blinded by the Rainbow’s son, beaten up by the paws of the Lion-man, and pierced by the words of the Sword-man, who is a mystical man of wisdom.

They blew the horns of the unicorns together, which called for all the messengers of light which were akin to the Rainbow’s son, these came and bind the enemy with his army, and took them to the dungeon of the lake of fire.

The war was over, and the parents of the children were released, they came rejoicing, and jointly built the Universe’s street to a Universe’s city, and here the throne of thrones was set, where the Lord-man will dwell among the race he created.

For the Rainbow’s son, he was rewarded by the Lord-man, and was gone back to the sky, while the Sword-man, Lion-man and the Bow-man were made pillars in the presence of the Lord-man, standing daily in his presence.

For the Orphan-man his place was made to be with the kids in the Citadel of Love, built by Bow-man and some of the animals.

After the war, the mother of the Orphan-man thought her son to have died, but words were sent to the whole family, and they all left their home by the silver-like brook, to dwell in any of the two places, the Citadel and the Universe’s city as they please.

THE END