Moral Compass To Be, or Not To Be

Moral Compass Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York Rabbits once inhabited this island occupied by the original Lenape Native American Indians. They called the island Narnioch, meaning “The Land without Shadows”, as the beaches facing South made an abundance of sunlight, hence the nickname “Narnioch” was given to it. With the Dutch settlers moving to this territory, the Lenape Native Americans sold the land to Dutch people, who renamed the area as “Konijen Island” meaning “Rabbit Island.” In those times, some parts of the island would reshape because of the tidal sand waves effect. Aquaculture and animal farming were considered to be a major source for surviving on this island. “Konijen Island” a name, once we all knew, reshaped to “Coney Island.” This island, present-day Brooklyn did not stop evolving. Coney Island became the place of origin of many great inventions. The creation of the initial amusement park in the 20th century attracted a lot of tourists. Inventors made their mark here too. With inventions like the Wooden Rollercoaster, Ferries Wheel the Carousel and, Nathen Hotdog, it was the Walt Disney of its time. Chapter 1 Marc had the TV remote control in his palm. He was switching channels, one at a time. Overwhelmed, about the spaceship blueprints in his custody, he kept thinking, ‘how in the world are we going to build an object that flies in the air? Which also possesses the qualities of a Dolphin.’ Sundara kept calling Marc’s name in the background. His thoughts lingered on to the future. She looked at him while thinking of him. Marc shifted his head in her direction while gripping the remote control in his hand. Gazing at Sundara like a cave dweller. “Honey, are you Okay?” At first, she felt a little uneasy. She could see the remote control in his hands and heard the sounds of clicking while she was calling him, “Honey?” He was looking at Sundara, lost. While she was talking to him, he was drifting in the realm of his own thoughts. What if her family didn’t appreciate our daughter and me on Ooynt? While Laura was sleeping in the bedroom, Marc knew this was the proper moment to tell all that was going on. But little did he realize; her wife knew everything that he was about to reveal. She pretended like she didn’t know to hone the new gifts that she had gained plus, she needed to discover the reaction of Marc. “I have to explain something, Sundara,” said Marc, and took out a marker and scribbled something on a sheet of paper. She thought to herself, here come the thoughts. He pulled out the blueprints, the ones he had shown her a long time ago; he wrote in bold letters. “We have to build a spaceship!” She pretended to gasp, and wrote “What? Really?” he scribbled again, ‘Yes, we have to build the spaceship from these blueprints.” Sundara Hugged him tightly, and he hugged her back, like a little child who found comfort, after getting the big burden off his chest. She recognized all the details and thought about what was about to happen. She glanced at her husband and wrote with a guilty look in her eyes, “Marc, I already know everything.” Astonished by the news, Marc was only able to utter, “honey?” “Yes.” “What? How?” “Reading thoughts of others is easy for me now. I don’t know how long this will last, Honey. I couldn’t tell you before because I didn’t want to intrude. So, I waited for you to tell me yourself.” Marc nodded. “Did Dr. Eugene tell you when he will call?” It startled Marc, “she knew!” “We must wait for his message.” Two Months went by Seabrook, New Hampshire It’s January first, 2019. The Brooks Family had bliss in their eyes. It’s was their first Christmas in their life where they had an unlimited amount of money to spend on each other during the Holidays... boy they did! Brent and Margret Brooks wanted to make sure that their twin sons were not spoiled and that they learn about working as well. So, they bought this year two types of gifts for Christmas, working gifts and fun gifts. And they let them open the working presents first. They planned to capture these moments, so they made videos and photos while the twins were opening the gifts. The first one was two top of the line rakes both wrapped in same wrapping paper. The Truper 26-inch leaf rake equipped with fiberglass handles which made it lighter. “Yes, my sons, you guys will still rake the leaves here,” said Brent. Next, in the gifts, was a snow blower made with power smart 22-inch two-stage gas And John Deere D 105 with mulching capabilities riding lawn more. Both Jared and Jarvis were surprised after opening the work gifts. “Some gifts are from Lowes right here in town, and I could get a discount on a lot,” said Brent. And for the fun gifts, he gave them each a gift card from sss for the highest limit of $5,000 on them a One-year gift for both...Two Monogram patterns skateboards. A one-hour Helicopter ride over LA or Malibu with a photographer Both Margret and Brent accompanying them. “It was their first Christmas, and I wanted to go overboard on spending for my sons the first year.” He explained to Margret. For his wife and himself, they both promised one gift each. She gave him a weekend on Yacht-the Dynamig, something which he absolutely appreciated. And Brent surprised her with a planned trip to Hot Springs, Colorado. This place had mineral water pools which Margret had never experienced before, and this enthused him to arrange this exotic venture with his wife. Walking back to the office, Brent opened the safe where he had two items, the relic handed down from the Indian Lenape Chief in New Jersey for the UFO trip. He opened the safe to look and shut the door of the safe securely. Even though, Nelson stayed near to watch over the family everywhere they went. He was a great bodyguard. The other item in the safe was “A Deed.” His Uncle called him out of the blue and requested him to buy some specific land in Virginia of all places. He didn’t tell his family about this secret Christmas present to himself. It’s a Deed to an Island in Virginia. This Island was on sale. “There will come a time where you will use this deed. Nephew, hang on to this, okay?”, His Uncle instructed. He agreed. Sitting behind his desk, he delved into thoughts. I didn’t question his judgment he knew the coordinates for the TV channel underwater. I trust my family. He is one of the few relatives who hasn’t ask me for money. I wonder why?... Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, and it was Nelson making sure everything was going fine. While sitting, Brent’s phone rang, and he recognized the voice right away, “Marc? Marc Dazet? Is that you?” Marc paused, and spoke, “Yes, it’s me. Happy New Year to you and your family.” “Happy New Year to my reporter friend from Virginia... How it’s going there? “Well, Sundara and I were taking it easy here, each day at a time. How are the Twins there? “I was wondering how excited they must be about this Christmas vacation, being your first Christmas together in a new sitting or, I should say nicer settings.” Brent smiled through the phone. “I promised myself to keep them grounded, its best to teach the teenagers their age about the work ethics, along with enjoying life.” Marc agreed. “Anything new on the relic, Brent?” This was the part of the conversation where both sides withheld information. Brent said, “It is here in my safe? I look at it now and then, and put the mysterious item away. “I would do the same.”, Marc replied. There was another reason Marc called New Hampshire at the Brooks residence. It was a check in on his Uncle. Both parties were waiting on Dr. Eugene Brooks for answers. “I haven’t heard from him since 2018, before the new year” ... Sundara was watching TV while Marc was on the phone and she picked up vibes in their talks. She thought to herself. I can’t make it out ... let’s concentrate “Island” in Virginia what, why? Her senses told her. I’m not sure how true this is. I will store this small amount of information away. Brent heard another call coming in, “One second let me see who this is on the other phone.” He said to Marc. He clicked the office phone. It’s the manager at Lowes thanking him for shopping there for Christmas season., “You can’t take the Lowes out me. I spent too many hours there working” ... “We know, Mr. Brooks.”, said the voice on the phone. “You can still call me Brent... There at Lowes. I put on my pants one at a time. Every day like you guys there.” “Okay, Brent,” said the manager. Marc agreed with Brent. While listing in on the call. “All I want to say is have a nice day from Lowes.” “You too.” He clicked back to Marc, “You still there?” “I’m still here.” “Cool, look if I hear from my Uncle, I will have him call you back. Is there anything you want me to ask him? Marc thought about it and said, “No I’m okay I’ll just wait and see.” “Well, Marc we will talk again soon. Take care of your wife and daughter there.” “Sure, I will.” Brent thought to himself; I wonder what this year has in store for our family... I’m not sure if it can top the year 2017, as it was one of the most exceptional years of our lives... He stood up checked the safe a second time to make sure it was locked and walked out of the personal office space to look at his family.