Emergence 3.0
A Novel – In One Page Per Day
Day 282, Tuesday
October 9th, 2018
Chapter Two: Novice
The priestly
caste was the most exalted caste.
And though
he had experienced a life of opulence as a Field Marshall, and as a chief
administrator, the world that the priestly caste dwelt in was different by an
order of magnitude.
The luxuries
were understated, they were simple, even for the priest at the lowest level,
there was not even a hint of want or need.
It was required that he take vows of poverty, chastity, and
obedience.
These were virtually meaningless in the context of the
wealth he was surrounded by, had access to, regardless of whether he owned it
or not.
Every novice was required to take these, but they were
not necessarily for life. After the age of maturity, after their time of
training and education, after a period of service as an acolyte most members of
the priestly caste would return to their home worlds to support their families
dynastic ambitions.
Some would remain in service, and a few other would join
the austere contemplative societies where they would continue to live
selflessly in service to the Continuum, and the Collective which they aspired
to
He entered the sacred order without any thought for
himself or his future. He had no family to return to.
He was initiated into the mysteries, and his eyes were
opened.
He became, once again, a servant. It was a position of
familiarity and comfort. He preferred the regulated life.
He was the oldest novice ever to be tonsured.
He was wise, and he was quiescent.
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