Bold War 2020 by Redemption

Author:Redemption
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Redemption

CHAPTER 20 Provolution

"Ignorance is guilt!"

The steel in Christiana's opening remark next morning and in her gaze shakes Andrew's already shaky composure. He senses she has left her kid gloves at home today. Searching for words within the remnant confusion of his Negcom ordeal and from the Sylvia revelations, he shakes his head as if to clear it, to disagree and to query, all at the same time, succeeding only in giving an impression of a head about to topple from its body.

"I thought we were to talk about revolutions?" is all he can manage, lamely.

"Correct," says Christiana, suppressing the muscles trying to lift the corners of her mouth, "I just want to draw your attention to a current view that you will find different. In your time it was accepted that ignorance of a law was no excuse for breaking it. That is still the case, and now it applies as well to some of our unwritten laws, which include responsible custodianship and rights to unused potential, which you will hear about shortly. Because they are so important we now include them under the 'ignorance is no excuse' banner. OK?"

"OK," with a sigh. He doesn't relish being further unsettled. Obviously she has a reason for saying this, but surely couldn't have knowledge of his dream, so it must be coincidence. He studies her lithe form as she busies herself doing small things and then as she passes his bed gives him a soft kiss on the forehead. She hums a familiar tune and he wonders whether there is anything more to Christiana than appears on the surface. Maybe he is becoming more interested now the question of Sylvia has been put to rest, now he knows the circumstances of her demise so long ago. In the grey stippled background of his thoughts about Sylvia, his coma and distant 2020, Christiana is a bright spot that sparkles and contrasts against his jaded mind, ripples and reflects around the anchor that is his body.

Finally she sits beside him. "Revolutions are about change, substantial change. Sometimes they occur over a long period, as in the Agricultural Revolution, where changes were major but disruptions reduced because of the extended time frame. The Industrial and Information Revolutions had progressively shorter time scales with more confusion and disorder.

"At one extreme of the change scale the French, American and Russian Revolutions took place over a short period with extensive warfare, tumult and bloodshed. Quietly, at the other extreme is evolution, where results emerge at such monumentally slow speeds they have no direct effect on present generations."

"Evolution is painfully tedious, you might say, whereas revolutions are tediously painful?" Andrew asks.

"Very good," Christiana responds. "Nothing wrong with your brain."

"So is 'revolutionary' a term to describe the huge changes of the last generation?" asks Andrew. "What about the massive problems, the whole baggage of difficulties that must have accompanied it? It's a big price to pay. Unless by some miracle you're going to tell me you and your 'enlightenment' obviated all that.

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