October 25, 2009:"To the Very End"

A tale must be told, one of a time when even MY unswerving faith in Almighty Univah almost came to the final breaking point. But the story does not end sadly, rather, it hopefully will be inspiring to all who read these words.
The day I was scheduled to depart from my home planet of Jaden to planet Earth, my send-off celebration was one of the most glorious days I had ever experienced. Also amidst the celebration, the sacred elders of my people circled around me to bless me with courage and wisdom to face the ravenous, sinful temptations and dangers that plagued Chris's home planet. I was hesitant to leave my blessed home, but Chris needed me desperately. So, with the supreme effort of concentration I focused on the meeting point on Earth, clasped my hands on my medallion bearing the likeness of Adju-Fumrihn, my apostolic mentor, and the atomobiocircuitry connected to it functioned as it was designed--telepathic teleportation. What a memorable sensation that was, with all that was in my sight turning to golden light, and every cell of my body teeming with energy. As the gold light around me began to fade what seemed like moments later, my certainty of what I would see next was unwavering: my friend Chris in Winter Park, Florida, United States, Earth.
But wait...
To Be Continued...

January 5, 2010: "To the Very End, Part II"

As the gold glittering light around me faded and the surroundings came into focus, my first reaction was one I rarely experienced in my life: SHOCK! I was NOT transported to Earth!! The sky of Earth is blue; the sky I saw was deep solid red from horizon to horizon! There were no man-made buildings, streets, or anything that even remotely appeared man-made! What little vegetation I could see was very alien, the rest of the landscape was barren! The air had a foul, sour stench that in no way resembled Earth's atmosphere, even with overloaded pollution!
"UNIVAH!! Where are you?! Where am I??!", I cried out, looking up into the deep red sky! I remained motionless for a time, hoping my Lord would provide SOME kind of answer or even a CLUE to my desperate query. But nothing came from anywhere. I needed to search my surroundings; remaining still would provide no answers. Over a distant hill was what appeared to be a faint yellow glow, possibly from some kind of civilization. That was, at least, a place to start. Again, I clasped my hands over my medallion, and focused on the top of the distant hill. Once again the glittering light surrounded my line of vision and I began teleportation. Thank Univah my powers still existed in this strange, unfamiliar world.
To Be Continued...


May 3, 2010: "To the Very End, Part III"

The glittering light began to subside. As the immediate landscape came into focus, I hoped desperately for some sign, ANY sign, of life depicting something other than impending doom. Atop the highest hill within the vicinity, I peered down to the opposite side, the location of the yellowish glow. It was difficult to believe my heart could sink any lower, but alas, it had. The yellow glow originated from nothing more than a smoldering yellow lava pool, with nothing but barren land surrounding it for miles.
Before I even had a chance to drop to my knees and cry out in despair, my legs suddenly felt like they were being shot through several times with the most corrosive acid! Completely losing my balance, I fell backward onto the hard stone beneath me and even MORE shards of acidic pain spread though the rest of my body. The searing pain lasted only a couple of moments...then there was no feeling at all almost everywhere on my arms, legs, torso and neck! All ability to move any part of my body, save for my face, was impossible! I sensed movement out of the corners of my eyes, but because my neck was all but paralyzed I could not turn my head and get a good look at the "invaders". That is, until one of them crawled upon my chest; one look was indeed one look too many! The creature was so horrid -looking, the best description for an Earthling to understand would be a multi-clawed scorpion, drenched in decayed mucus, bearing two long tongues embedded with fangs!! He and his cohorts, now seeing I was completely immobile and helpless, began to spew out threads from their claws just like any Earth-type spider, and began to smother me underneath them. Why? Why were they doing this to me when I had done nothing to alarm them? Then I remembered how barren this planet was. Food to them had to be an extreme rarity, and as large as I was compared to them, I surely was a feast a thousand times over.
"UNIVAH!! UNIVAH!!! What have I done to cause you such anger that you would let me die like this??!!"
I could not scream out these words. Now my face had become paralyzed as well. Though my body was completely useless, my mind was still as clear as ever, despite the ever increasing fever brought on by the invaders' poisons. How I pleaded and begged for Univah to save me, to speak to me, even to release me from the pain by death. But nothing happened. I had no idea how much time had passed since first getting stung by the creatures whether it was minutes, or days, until I thought out "No...no...there must...be a reason. A reason...a reason...a reason. Univah...is... all-knowing...all-powerful...and...just. Whatever the...reason...be it...a lesson...for those I left...behind... or because...I have...failed...Univah...or...my...remains...must stay...on...this...planet...for a...higher... purpose...I...will.......accept. U...ni...vah...is...........just."
And then, the instant before I had sunk into oblivion, once again I started regaining sensation throughout my whole body. And as I regained sensation and movement, the intense pain within me began to subside and was replaced by the warmest, most satisfying sensation of relaxation I had ever felt. I was also, to my surprise, rising upward somewhere away from the infernal planet. The higher I rose, the more relaxed and content I felt, and yet I was still in a horozontal position as if I were still lying on the stones. Eventually the planet was long-gone, and nothing but the stars of the cosmos surrounded me. I felt as if I were being cradled in the warmest, most loving and empathetic gigantic arms anyone could imagine.
"Ultra-Gor...", said a soft but immense voice originating from beyond the stars.
"Univah? Univah? It IS You. Have I passed away?"
"No, my beloved son. You are very much alive."
"Univah, I...I..."
I didn't know how to address Him with any questions I wanted to ask. Who was I, a mere speck in the infinite scheme of things, to question the reasoning of the Almighty? I did not have to; He spoke before I could utter another word.
"My heart," Univah began, "was in tumoil over the test that I had to bring upon you. Yes, a test. The evil one, the great deceiver and bringer of despair(*the English translation for the Jadenese "Satan"*)dared to challenge Me. All of Jaden is pure, without sin, and all my children there have unswerving faith. Yet the evil one boasted my children of Jaden had never had their faith truly tested because of the perfection in their world; never suffering any excessive pain or hardship. He proclaimed my children would curse Me and cast Me away if such tests of faith were brought upon them. To prove the error of his judgement, he was given permission to select the one with the strongest faith of all and place him in any harsh environment conceivable. He could do his worst, but I forbade the evil one to kill whoever he selected. If that one who was selected could keep his faith to the very end, it would be agreed that My will is just, and could never be challenged again for all time. Ultra-Gor, my beloved son, he had chosen YOU to suffer this cruel test; you were selected above all others to journey to the sin-plagued Earth, because you alone possessed the faith to resist the sin and temptations covering that planet, and fulfill your mission. Most beings, in their walk through life to know Me, have to overcome their uncertainty of themselves. When you began your journey from Jaden to Earth, there was absolutely no doubt in your mind of who you were, what was required of you, and where you were going. You had to be tested by overcoming all the CERTAINTY within you, but at the same time holding fast to your faith in Me. Oh, my beloved son, you succeeded...to the very end! You are my son, in whom I am most pleased!"
"All praise to You, Univah, for You are great and just."
"Rest, my son. When you awaken you will meet Chris and begin your TRUE mission."
I continued to lay in Univah's arms for a time, in well-deserved peaceful rest. Once awake, I clasped my hands on my Medallion, and finished the journey to Earth.
Faith is indeed easier to obtain on my home planet. Here on Earth the struggle to survive and the temptations abounding everywhere cause faith to be terribly difficult to obtain at times. That is why it is vital for all of us to maintain a constant relationship with the Lord, as well as seeking help from others in the same walk with God, as often as possible. Without faith in the Lord and His infinite wisdom, there is little if anything to sustain us from sinking into despair and death. My story is not unlike what Job in the Bible had to endure. If it were not for his undying faith in God, and my faith in Univah, both of us would have been lost forever. Please...do whatever it takes to maintain your faith in the Lord to the very end!!

September 27, 2007:"Just PUSH!"

Before I came to planet Earth, on my home planet Jaden, the Almighty Univah had used His Ultimate wisdom to assign me the prestigous yet intensive duty of "Ugrama Mekshlo Rist". In English, the closest translation would be "apostolic mentor". Univah had assigned me to many from other planets, guiding them in their quest to the fruition of becoming "Ugrama Univah". One of the more memorable beings assigned to me was the one Earthlings refer to as "The Masked Mustang". Though at the time he had not yet acquired his "mask" or attire, which was the sign of reaching the level of Ugrama Univah.
On a day when my atomo-biocircuitry uniform was nearing completion, The Mustang abruptly entered the laboratory with frustration and abdication written all over his muzzle, and ears drooping to the ground.
"Ultra-Gor, forgive me for interrupting you at such a crucial time, but I have to speak with you!"
If it had been any other of my assigned apprentices, I indeed would have been surprised. But this is the Mustang, and impulsive actions had become a trademark for him. He had his heart in the right place and meant well, but his weaknesses tended to be lack of focus and impatience. He had made impressive strides in recent times to reduce these destructive habits to a minimum, but still had strides to make before attaining the title. My fellow simeon assistants working with me on my uniform, not familiar with the Mustang's habits, simultaneously gasped at his intrusion. They were embarrassed for me; we were working on the utility belt, which required wearing nothing directly underneath!!
"Wait for me outside, Mustang, by the Life Spring."
After donning a full-size robe, I proceeded outside the laboratory to the spring, where the Mustang looked down into the swirling water in an unhappy way.
"What is troubling you today, my friend?", I asked. I sat on the low wall surrounding the spring, and motioned him to do the same. He did not speak right away; it took several moments to get his thoughts together.
"Again, I ask your forgiveness intruding on you, mighty Ultra-Gor. I have worked for so long to be ready to accept the title of Ugrama Univah. I fear it has been too long. I cannot turn away from what Univah Himself has declared me to be, but it has taken me longer than any other apprentice. I am confused and lost. And I feel I have failed Univah. I must be placed to eternal rest, for to fail Univah is death."
The Mustang placed his head in his hands and grew silent. I sighed and stroked the top of his mane to calm and console him.
"This conversation sounds familiar. It sounds almost identical to when you last needed my insights. Do you perchance remember what I instructed you to do?"
"Yes."
"Tell me."
Picking up his head, but not looking directly at me, he thought a moment and began to reiterate my advice.
"You told me to go to the top of the Jade Mountain, where the immense boulder of solid gemstone sat. You told me to push against it with all my power, all day from sunrise to sunset, until movement was detected. I was never as puzzled by your words as I was when I heard you tell me this, but I did exactly as you asked."
"And what happened?"
"Nothing! The boulder is in the same place it has always been. I have failed to move it, after many many days."
"But the object of the endeavor was not to move the boulder," I began, "No one can move a boulder of such weight and mass."
"That is why I became so puzzled when you asked me to push on it. What was the point of it all?"
I placed my arm around his shoulder and smiled.
"My dear friend, the 'movement' I asked you to detect was not in the placement of the boulder, it was the 'movement' in YOU! When I came out of the laboratory, I noticed your looking at yourself quite discontentedly in the spring. Did you not notice how much you have 'moved' since embarking up the mountain? All your efforts to push have made your entire body strong and powerful. Not only that, but there was a time when you would have stormed away from me for asking you to perform such a "puzzling" task. Yet this time you trusted in me enough to go forth with the task. Your faith has 'moved' substantially! And there was a time when you would have given up pushing on the boulder after one try, but you persisted for many, many days. Your patience has moved most of all! No, my friend, in no way have you failed Univah!"
The Mustang could only smile in astonishment, but I had noticed even more in the Mustang's expression.
"Go look once more into the Life Spring", I said.
He turned his torso around to peer downward into the swirling water. His face not only was brighter, but a splash of gold surrounded his eyes. He reached up to his face to feel what was there. At the first touch, he instantly turned and looked at me in surprise.
"Is THIS my...?", he trembled.
I nodded. It was true, the Mustang was now the Masked Mustang, for Univah had seen him at last worthy to receive the sign of his eventual signature talent: the talent of seeing on levels far beyond those of normal creatures. The Masked Mustang put his arm around my shoulder and lightly rested his forehead on my chest in gratitude.
"If you will excuse me, mighty Ultra-Gor, I must return to my studies at once. And thank-you."
Thus the Masked Mustang hurried off, well on his way to eventual achievment of Ugrama Univah.

I know how hard it can be when you try and try, day after day, sometimes year after year to achieve that which you feel God wants you to do with your life. And it seems like all the prayer to the Lord just becomes a worn-out recording. But as I told the Masked Mustang to push on the immovable boulder, whenever we want action or answers from the Lord we should just "PUSH"...Pray Until Something Happens! Our faith is built upon the ability to wait for an answer. For all actions and answers are not fulfilled in what WE think is the right time, but in HIS time. And sometimes that wait can be painfully wrenching. But when God Almighty knows the exact number of hairs on your head(or body in my case!)and controls every atom in the universe, HIS time is ALWAYS the RIGHT time!


April 4, 2007:"The Hidden Treasures"

To all those who have displayed unswerving patience, I, Ultra-Gor, humbly thank each and every one of you for waiting until I have set aside time to tell tales to inspire and uplift.
June 9, 2004 was where my Earthly journey began for me, meeting my companion Chris at Allied Costumes of Winter Park, Florida. He had received premonitions of my future arrival, and I had been instructed by the Almighty Univah to have the greatest scientists of my world create the atomo-biocircuitry within me, to venture to Earth and meet him. Our bond was instantaneous. And in that instantanoeus moment I discovered a great turbulence lying beneath his outward facade of cheerful accomodation. The swirling vortex of shame, self-belittlement, self-image equivalent to that of a monster, and the anger & bitterness at a world teeming with unfair results to best-laid intentions...all this and more, was plaguing poor Chris's thought processes. Coming from a world unscarred by sin, it was easy for me to see, even in such a wicked planet Earth, showers of blessings all around given to us from Univah. The first task at hand was for me to show Chris how to achieve that same "power" of observation. After settling in with him at his residence that same evening, I discussed with him about God's/Univah's intentions to shower blessings upon ALL of His children; the wicked as well as the converted. One must make a concerted effort to shield the thoughts in our minds implanted by Satan of unfairness and pitiful self-worth, and open our minds to God's gifts granted to us every day. And as expected, Chris could not begin this new approach by himself.
"Come, embrace me and close your eyes. I will help you", I told him.
Once we held each other, a gold light shimmered around us as my gift of healing abilities began to penetrate him.
"Almighty Univah, only through You am I able to heal my Earthly companion. I emplore You now to bless Chris w with heightened awareness of the bountiful gifts You have given him today."
As my eyes were closed along with Chris's, both of us relived that day from the moment he had awakened that morning. The arising out of bed without any pain,the ability to use all senses and parts of the body freely, the roof over his head, the bed had to sleep in, the beautiful splashes of color eminating from the sky at sunrise, the food he was able to prepare for breakfast, the clothes he had to wear, the multitude of colorful plantlife growing around him where he resided, the fact he was able to afford to own a vehicle, the job he had, the friends who loved him, the family who loved him, the real possibilities of the future holding more and better blessings, all flooded his mind. And with that, Chris smiled and sighed contentedly. That was the turning point towards a less-dismal outlook for my wonderful friend.

For those who read this, I know, and God knows, that man is inclined to see more of the negative than the positive in the wicked world surrounding him. To have the "power" to see the blessings from God is something all of His children must work at, day by day, sometimes minute by minute. And this should NEVER be done on one's own. Seek God's help in this by humble prayer and from input by friends and loved ones. If you were the only one created by God's hand, he still would send His only begotten Son to take your place of atonement for sin. Is it not fitting then, that we should try our best to appreciate ALL of God's gifts?