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The Chest of Visions

New Pathways ‘cross Broken Highways

In the beginning there was a singularity. So states the theory of cosmology, the study of the origin of the universe. This singularity was infinitely small, made up of the most elemental of atomic particles. These particles were in constant motion and their location could not be identified. In a sense they were nowhere and yet everywhere.

About fourteen billion years ago a gravity-defying force appeared, and the singularity exploded in what is known as the Big Bang. The universe expanded to about the size of a grapefruit then split into several identical universes. Just as human twins grow up genetically identical, yet different as they mature, so did these universes. For our story we simply consider two: our universe and the universe of a young man named Mattpaul. Beginning with an e-mailed letter on April 28th, twenty-two letters were received from young people in the far-off land of Caperston. Twenty-one were from a young man named Mattpaul and the last, received on December 10th, from his best friend, Huchfee.

The world of Caperston is similar to Earth but much smaller. Its population center is less than a thousand individuals. The residents are technologically advanced but still live under a Ruler, who has a status of an absolute monarch. They had no concept of a God, a Caring Creator, until very recently, when a prophet named Chi-hay- su emerged and taught about an unseen Ruler. Another difference is in the names of young ladies. At birth all female babies are given a name ending in “-ing” or “-ling.” Upon marriage the suffix is dropped so, for example, Rachaeling’s name would become Rachael once she is married.

Much has been happening in Caperston involving the teachings of Chi-hay-su and the imprisonment of the writer of the first 21 letters, Mattpaul. The book, The Chest of Visions: Secrets of Caperston, records each of these letters, telling the story of Caperston, while reflecting on the way of life of its inhabitants. Now the story continues.