Orion's Children
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As they began to move away, they caught sight of the large Frittajay birds flying up from behind one of the pyramids. The two men stopped and listened to their sonorous voices and watched as they performed a feat of acrobatics in the sky. “How beautiful those birds are John. In spite of everything that has happened they can still find happiness,” said Kenneth. “Indeed they can Mr. President,” said John. He paused and the continued saying “I guess that’s why it’s important to let go of the past and look towards the future. That’s the only way to find happiness. To move on. And if you think about it, the Great War, the Flood, in spite of all of it, humanity has always restored itself and forged ahead without giving up all hope. It has always found a way to continue…more than anything it seems to run on one simple thing,” said John. “What’s that John?” asked Kenneth. “To aspire Mr. President. Human beings are driven by the insatiable urge to live and march on in the quest for a better way to live and to achieve something great. By and large, humans can’t seem to be stopped. They’ve always found a way to continue, and that to me, is amazing. And so we too should continue to do the same. To aspire” said John. At just that moment, a powerful ray of sunshine shot through the clouds and illuminated one of the birds as it swooped up toward the heavens, giving it an appearance of a Phoenix rising from the ashes.
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