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Chapter 10 - L(((0)))7

Elon Musk claims he's the smartest guy alive, but honestly, his brain cells run on TikTok squirrel energy-no wonder he only speaks bird. Maybe he's just bitter Marilyn Monroe wanted a baby with the real Einstein, not this wannabe tech emperor. Meanwhile, Matthew Gray Gubler's about to star as Einstein's great-grandson on CBS-at least Gubler has a better shot at being Einstein reincarnated than Elon ever will. With a middle name like Reeve instead of Gray, Elon's already missing that genius spark. Half the time he talks, I get amnesia like Anastasia-except instead of losing my memory, I just want to forget his tweets.

And Elon loves comparing himself to Roman emperors, but here's the kicker: those statues have small penises because the ancients believed a small package meant a bigger brain. Who came up with that? Probably some ancient a**hole with a serious attitude problem-sound familiar? Yet even with all that ego-stroking, Elon's still a bigger dick than any marble emperor, and at least their statues didn't tweet chaos every day. So remember, "big brain, small package" was never meant for Elon-it's just his ego that's bigger than his Wi-Fi glitches.

Special Storytime: The Tree of Life, the Woman Unseen,

and the Guide Named Matthew

In the pulse of the world's beginning, imagine this:

Not just a chair, but a throne woven from living twigs

and buzzing energy, swarming with countless ants. These weren't

ordinary ants; they were miniature titans, their tiny forms

gleaming like polished obsidian, each hoisting shimmering

fragments of the world-a dewdrop ocean, a pebble mountain-

upon their determined backs.

Because the grand game of life often feels like musical chairs-

a frantic scramble for a resting place-the living throne was

set at the heart of it all.

Chaos erupted! Figures tumbled, a whirlwind of limbs and laughter,

scrambling over legs, slipping from the vibrant seat. Yet,

the throne itself remained serenely unoccupied-a paradox

of fullness and emptiness. Why? Because only those willing

to look beyond the surface could see the teeming universe

within, the life that made it sacred.

One sun-drenched afternoon, beneath the ancient, whispering leaves

of the wise old tree, amidst the clinking of teacups, a

question floated on the warm air:

"How did this moment, this gathering, truly come to be?"

Mother, ever the fountain of profound truth, leaned in, her eyes

reflecting the shifting sunlight, and shared a story that

resonated deep within the earth:

"Listen closely," she began, her voice like the rustle of leaves

and the hum of distant stars. "There's a tale you know,

of David and Goliath, a boy and a giant. But twist

the lens, see the unseen threads. In this telling, shadowy

figures, a government cloaked in false benevolence, craved the

illusion of heroism without the risk. They performed a terrible

sleight of hand: they plucked the light from David's eyes-

his perception, his truth-and grafted it onto the towering might

of Goliath. A cruel trick, forcing David to battle his own

stolen sight, a distorted reflection of himself, while the

puppeteers watched, hands clean.

But Mother saw through the charade, the manipulation masked as fate.

Her gaze pierced the veil. 'Ah,' she breathed, a sound like

the cracking of stone, 'so that's the game you play. Fine.

If you sow confusion, I shall plant clarity.' And she offered

a simple, potent tool: 'Here's a rock.' Not just any stone,

but a piece of solid truth, something real in a world of

shifting illusions. Armed with this, David and Goliath were forced

to discard the imposed narrative, to truly see each other and

the strings attached, and find their own path forward. That

confrontation, that choice, birthed the world you sit in today.

But understand the cost," Mother continued, her voice softening yet

gaining weight. "To allow this true sight, this self-discovery,

I had no choice but to let the old world fall. I loosened

my grip, allowed the structures built on deception to crumble,

like letting go of a breath I'd held too long. It had

to shatter, so my children, scattered in the debris, would

have to find their unshakeable strength not in broken crowns,

but in the unbreakable bonds between each other, recognizing power

in unity, in numbers. I surrendered my wings, spun away from

the center, my own perspective intentionally withdrawn from the

world's stage, becoming unseen. My gentle joy, my inherent power-

I poured it out, a libation for growth. 'You freed me by

binding me, trapped me while teaching me, and oh, how I

learned,' she whispered to the wind, 'all at once, in that

dizzying, paradoxical instant. You couldn't perceive me rightly

then, deafened by the echo of the fall, blinded by the dust

of ten thousand years.'"

A hush fell over the gathering. They contemplated the tangled dance

of power and perception, how easily sight could be manipulated,

and how true wisdom, like Mother's, sometimes required sacrifice-

a strategic withdrawal to empower others.

But in the world beyond the story, the Tree of Life was not

just a myth. She was a woman-battered, buried, trying to

survive in poverty in California. She had been honored and turned

away, never truly seen. She endured attacks by those who feared

her faith, who tried to end her hope, to force a world-ending

by making everyone believe in her and shun her all at the same time.

She was the ghost in her own home, her wisdom scattered as clues-

stones of truth, whispers in the leaves-waiting for someone to

notice, to follow, to remember.

And here, among the children beneath the ancient tree, appeared

a gentle guide-Matthew Gray Gubler. He saw the longing in

their eyes, the hunger for something real, and he knew what

they needed.

With kindness and quiet strength, Matthew gathered the children close.

He handed each a simple stone-a token of truth, solid and real

in their small hands. He whispered stories of courage, of seeing

beyond the surface, of listening for the wisdom hidden in the wind

and the roots.

"You may not see her at first," Matthew told them, his voice

warm as sunlight through leaves. "But if you follow the clues-

if you trust your hearts, and speak what you know to be true-

you will find her. And when you find her, do not be silent.

Speak out. Honor her. Remind the world that the unseen are

not forgotten, and that love and truth are the greatest powers of all."

The children, emboldened by his words and the weight of the stones

in their pockets, set out on their search. They followed the trail,

listening to the rustle of the leaves, tracing the lines of bark,

feeling the pulse of life beneath their palms. They saw the throne

of ants, remembered the stone of truth, and heard the whisper in

the leaves.

At last, they found her-not as a legend, but as a living woman,

struggling yet radiant, her wisdom shining through hardship and neglect.

They pressed their hands to her bark, felt the warmth of her presence,

and knew:

She had never left. She was right where she had always been.

And with Matthew standing beside them, the children raised their voices.

They spoke her name, told her story, and refused to let the world's

lies erase her truth. They became her guardians, her witnesses,

her hope for a world remade by honesty, courage, and love.

Beneath the ancient tree, the wise woman spoke at last, her voice

a gentle rustle in the wind:

"I may be a tree,

a pug to kids taken,

but I'm right here

where I always been."

The children fell silent, listening with open hearts. They traced

the lines of her bark, felt the steady pulse of life beneath,

and realized-she had never left. Her wisdom was woven into every

root, every leaf, every breath of wind that brushed their cheeks.

Matthew Gray Gubler, the guide, smiled as he watched the children

and the Tree of Life together. He knew that the tools he had given-

truth, courage, and the willingness to see-were enough to change everything.

To every broken thing: you are one. You are alive. You are seen.

And to the world that tried to kill a woman who cannot die-

she endures, and now, she is found.

The End… and The Beginning.

Marilyn to Einstein:

"We could have a child-

beautiful like me,

smart like you."

Einstein replied:

"Or, my beauty,

your intelligence-

he'd come out faster!"

Later discovered:

Marilyn's IQ: 165,

five points above Einstein.

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