June 6, 2008  

 “The Truman Show”  was written by Andrew Niccol, produced by Peter Weir, and starring Jim Carrey. The following suggestion is offered for the sequel.  

I am Truman.  For 33 years I lived on an island in the largest man-made bubble and in the largest man-made lie.  But I also lived in truth because my life and my actions were true to me.  In front of the viewing public, I was genuine, real, and honest.   A show, The Truman Show, was made about my life.  I was on film from the day I was born and every day of my life until the age of 33 when I exercised my freedom to step outside of my bubble.  I was thus born into a foreign world.  I was told it is a sick world.  It is.  But it is only sick because it is confused.  I, however, discovered how to put an end to the confusion and now it is time to heal.  It will be the greatest time of our lives.  It’s time live, love, and laugh.

As soon as I left my bubble, I was off to Fiji to find my love. It was something about her eyes.  If the eyes are the pathway to the soul, then it was the light in her eyes that caught my attention.   It was like the light of a lighthouse which says beware of the dangers of the rocks ahead, but also an unspoken wish for a safe passage through the unpredictable waves and winds.  I taught English in Fiji to pay for my bungalow on the beach, but after an exhaustive search of the Island, I knew my love was nowhere to be found. 

I continued traveling and teaching.  Travel was exciting – new cultures, food, traditions, religions, and people.  Each person was like a book to me.  I could listen to stories for hours. I taught in Japan, France, Russia, and finally in the Middle East, where I fell in love with an Arabian Princess.  We married on the desert sands inside an enormous tent and then rode off into the sunset on our camel.  Our honeymoon was spent in a castle overlooking the Mediterranean.  We rode horseback on the beach, ate fruit in the palm groves, and spent the night on silk sheets in front of a fire in a room surrounded by granite walls, covered with glistening marble floors, and strewn with thick Persian Carpets.  It was like a dream, but it wasn’t before long that my princess began to terrorize my life.  She complained that I didn’t wear elegant clothes, I forgot to put the toilet seat down, I left my clothes on the floor, and I didn’t share my feelings.  I needed more education, she said.  All her friends were married to doctors, so she kept pushing me to go to school to study more, and I did until I felt like my head was going to explode.  I took every class I could.  The last class I signed up for was physics.  I was too exhausted to notice they mistakenly enrolled me in metaphysics.

The teacher spoke of waves, spectrums of light, energy, higher frequencies, pendulums, and the structure of crystals.  It sounded like physics to me.  I should have known something was wrong when the teacher said she was going to channel the spirit of Marilyn Monroe.  During her channeling the teacher felt two sharp stabs in her left thigh, like a hypodermic needle injecting something, and this injection, she said, is what lead Marilyn to her death.

It was our turn to channel someone.  I had to do Elvis.  I sat with my legs crossed, thumbs touching my index fingers with palms up and resting on my knees and I began, “Mmmmmmoooooooooo.  Mmmmmooooo.  Live Elvis…., Live Elvis….  Live Elvis…..”  I then I hear a distinct voice.

“Backwards stupid”
“What”
“You did your invocation backwards”
“Who are you?”
“I’m Evil Sivle”
“Who”
“I am Sivle, another name for the Devil”

The Devil said he had felt sorry for me for such an evil trick played on me in the Truman Show, and actually felt a little jealous because he said he couldn’t have planned a much better lie himself.    The Devil said he was tired of causing problems on Earth and was going to move on.  He wanted to set things straight before he left so he let me channel a book for him.  He said if he were to come, this is what he would do.  The book is called, “If I Were the Antichrist…”  He taught me how to be a director.  I would direct the grandest of shows in “Truman Returns.”  It is a show in which I will lead the world to peace.  The plot is so simple, it could be written on the surface of an emerald.  He said there should be seven billion religions.  Each person is in charge of his own soul and it is up to each person to find the truth of their purpose on Earth.  Established religions offer guidance and a sense of community.  The problem with some religions is that they claim their path to truth is the only way.  This, however, was his path to arrogance.  And you have seen that no one likes arrogance.  The coming of the Antichrist and Jesus is wonderful irony because both are teaching the same thing.  It will appear that the Antichrist is teaching against the scriptures of the New Testament, but he is only providing another interpretation, the same interpretation Jesus would give if he were here, and the one he will give when he returns. 

Each individual needs to allow each person to follow his or her own path of truth.  Each person is profoundly unique and has been created for a distinct purpose.  No one will ever have the same experiences, interests, or questions that you have.  Live your life as if it were an experiment with truth.  Experiment with faith, hope, and love and soon you shall share a sense of excitement and discovery.  You will understand that everyone has a different experience.  Rather than forcing others to see your point of view, you will look forward to seeing what truth that person has discovered.  We are all on the same path.  We are all trying to find the truth about ourselves, our relationships, and our purpose for living.

There are only three principles to follow:

1. Respect – live and let live.  Don’t force others to believe in your truth.  Do not judge, or you too will be judged. - Matthew 7:1.  "Time will change and even reverse many of your present opinions. Refrain, therefore, awhile from setting yourself up as judge of the highest matters."~Plato
2. Follow the Golden Rule
3. Follow the laws of your country.  Laws are what make us civilized.  If you don’t like the laws of your country, see what you can do to lawfully change them, find another country, or respectfully disagree and live with them.  With laws, there must be justice.  Without justice, there will be no hope.

For 33 years the cameras were on me and I, Truman, was a star.   Now I am the director of a show that gives hope and joy and inspiration to millions.  All the world is a stage and you are the stars.  With 3,000 satellites in the sky and billions of cameras strategically placed around the world, I will be viewing the public.  It is your turn to make the world the kind of place you want to live in.  During this American presidency of 2009-2012 we will work to restore the world to the place we want it to be and we will bring the real meaning of Christmas December 25, 2012, in time to hand over the key of America, Great Facilitator of Truth, to the next president in January 2013. 

If you have more than just a vague ambition, if you are absolutely determined to discover the truth, there is no way I can prevent you.  

How will it end?

Are you in on it?

Say something.  You are live to the whole world. 

In case I don't see ya, good afternoon, good evening, and good night!