by Alan Seeger
The first legislation passed by the United Parliament was a proclamation posthumously bestowing the title of Greatfather to Steven Clark Denver for his lifetime body of work urging humanity to put aside its differences and join in one brotherhood. “Were it not for this man’s tireless urging, and the hundreds of statements he left behind as arguments for why Humanity should unite, we might never have seen this day,” said Vladimir Ivanov Sakharov, Chairman of the first Executive Council of the Human Federation, upon the announcement of that proclamation.
Callie smiled as she watched the crowd of people who were gathered around the massive feet of the great statue. It stood smiling, its arms outstretched as if welcoming all people to the brotherhood of humankind. Some families were having picnic lunches, while others simply relaxed, watching their children happily playing in the brilliant sunshine under the clear, clean, utterly perfect blue dome of the sky.