The Secret of the Ancient Alchemist
chuckle rolled
through the classroom in response to the remark that came from the
back of the class. Ignoring it, he continued.
    “ We can
set our minds and be all we want to be. We can make them supreme.
We have the power to do it!”
    Dead silence
followed. The students stared at the hard face of Hart. He was a
man of conviction but his message wasn’t meant to change the world
for he was no pastor of promise and hope. He was a man with a
desire to bring forth knowledge, a man who had something to
say.
    A student stood
up. “Dr. Hart, what kind of mind is a supreme mind?”
    “ A
supreme mind is a perfect mind.”
    “ What
d’you mean?”
    “ A human
can do anything with a thought.”
    “ Like
what?”
    “ Raise
the dead, traverse the universe.”
    “ We can
do that?”
    “ At some
point in our existence, at some point on our long journey, but, the
conditioning starts now.”
    Hart stood firm
in his tailored suit unperturbed by many who sprang to their feet
in doubt. The response didn’t surprise him. It was the same
wherever he went and when he spoke but his view that humans didn’t
understand who they were and needed to, meant more than any glance
of dismissal. He was a gentleman, he took it in stride. The scent
of his cologne permeated the air as he came closer to the class and
prepared for a barrage of questions.
    “ One at a
time. Yes?”
    A German
student pointed to the board as he got up.
    “ What’re
these equations meant to show, Dr. Hart?”
    “ That
another dimension exists in our lives.”
    “ Another
dimension? No one has ever done that.”
    “ And, by
solving these equations, I think I can.” Hart approached the board
again. “The challenge lies in finding a correct value for this.” He
pointed to the letter, (g), written in his equations.
    “ That’s
gravity, Dr. Hart.”
    “ The
force that holds our matter together. Our lack of understanding of
it has kept us in the dark, kept us from unlocking nature’s
secrets, kept us from finding realms.”
    A female
student put her hand up.
    “ Yes?”
    “ Where
would this dimension be, Dr. Hart?”
    “ Outside
and inside us.”
    “ Inside?”
the young woman reacted with shock. “But, where?”
    Before Hart
could reply, an IT specialist cut in. “You’re saying we can log
into a realm that’s in us? Is that it?” The man’s eyes rested
firmly on Hart.
    “ That’s
what I’m saying.”
    “ Can you
prove it?”
    It was a
difficult moment for Hart. All he touted about human supremacy
rested on his finding a realm within and he didn’t have proof as
yet. He needed time to do it all. His eyes didn’t miss the
anticipation in his students’ eyes, eyes that bored into him
waiting for an answer.
    He turned and
plucked his antique watch from his pants pocket noting his class
time was already gone.
    “ We can’t
go much further with this now, guys. In our next class, we will,”
he said turning back.
    “ What?
Come on! You’re making statements you can’t support!” someone
yelled.
    “ Give us
something to go on,” another requested from the back.
    He thought of
what to say. To explain how humans were not entirely of the seen
world was a difficult task. He looked at the growing impatience in
their faces and spoke.
    “ To put
it simply, I’m saying the universe is in us, a universe that
answers our calls. I assure you, I will prove it.”
    “ Wooh!”
the disbelieving chorus came from those who figured Hart was kind
of crazy. He was simply attempting the impossible. He could never
do that. Yet, many came to him, hurling questions.
    “ How soon
can you prove this, Dr. Hart?”
    “ Dr.
Hart, is the inner dimension energy?”
    “ We have
inner light, don’t we?” another inquired.
    “ Are you
saying miracles are possible? How do we connect, man?”
    “ Let’s
have some order, please!” A burly American guy quieted the room and
turned to Hart. “Hey, you’re fantastic. Finally, there’s someone
who’s going to show us

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