John didn’t even flinch when he saw the risks . After getting baptized by the life’s cruelty ,he realized one universal truth. ‘Everything comes with a price.’ Instead he concentrated on rewards. He had no idea about the purpose of the system but it seemed like a video game . But unlike video game he would really die by explosion of his brain if he failed.

John asked curiously “Eva ,what is realm gate ?Devata realm?”

[Dear user ,your level is too low .You need to level up to access the knowledge you seek.]

John didn’t mind as he knew it was just a matter of time. But he didn’t know where should he start.

“Eva tell me what should I do now.”

[Dear user , first step is selecting 3 Values from the system. TRUTH , RESPECT, COURAGE, SYMPATHY, HONESTY, INTEGRITY, LOVE , PROACTIVE]

John thought for a while and said resolutely ,“I will choose TRUTH, HONESTY, COURAGE” He learned from his experience that without those life would turn upside down any moment.

[User’s choice accepted. Displaying user’s panel

Name :John(Level-0)

Values : Truth………..experience(000/100)

Honesty…… .experience(000/100)

Courage……..experience(000/100)

Note: If user’s experience goes negative ,Eva will self destruct]

John asked instinctively “Eva what are these experience points?”

[Dear user, they indicate your progress. If you consistently follow the Values .Your experience bar will rise.]

John nodded . He asked again curiously “Eva is there any secret way to communicate with you? You know. people might suspect I am crazy if I talk alone”

[Dear user, you can just think .I can hear your thought since I am part of your brain.]

John sighed in relief. He then asked “Do I get any beginner reward?”

He was hoping to get some sort of flying object or super human strength or X-ray vision .But next words of Eva poured a bucket of cold water on his head.

[Reward panel is currently locked. It will open only when the user upgrades the system to level-1]

John was disappointed but quickly asked “How do I upgrade the system?”

[ Currently user only has 3 Values . User needs to unlock other Values with his own actions and then the experience bar of all the Values need to be filled before the system can automatically upgrade.]

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[Eva recommends user to look at suggestion panel from time to time. I am programmed to read user’s memory and give apt suggestions from the autobiography of the creator]

John was pleasantly surprised . It was like a virtual master .Honestly he was feeling very excited for the new opportunity but without proper direction he felt like a headless chicken. He immediately called for suggestion panel in mind and the suggestion panel appeared on his mind.

[Suggestion panel,

We were like beautiful uncut stones when we born. As we grew up we are chiseled by the people around us and the environment to become an average looking sculpture but some people chisel their own destiny to become a a beautiful sculpture.

That beautiful sculpture would be kept inside the temple for worship while an average sculpture would be thrown outside the temple as a decoration to enhance the beauty of the temple.

Sculpture’s beauty depends on the hardiness of the rock. If it is shaky it would easily crack the entire stone slab. People then consider it as defective and abandon it or punish by throwing it as a stepping stone .

Values are foundation for a person just like a stone to a sculpture. Depending on the strength of the Values ,a person’s future will be decided. A shaky foundation can’t create an inspiring tower.

Even learning before history, math, science cultivating Values are vital otherwise knowledge would be used as weapons to harm society as well as one self.

People are not aware of how important Values are. They go after money ,fame ,sex forgetting to build their foundation. In our society majority of people don’t have a bottom line in terms of Principals .

By default we turn into one of the many as we don’t have any direction or bottom line. Only few has the courage to follow what they believe in and become the source of inspiration for many.

Truth : One of the important lesson I have learned in my life is truth, always wins. We can build layers upon layers of lies to hide a small truth but one day it will burn everything and glow like a star. So why tell lie when you already know the consequence .You can delay the outcome but can’t deny its emergence.

Honesty: Wasting time on lying, hiding, scheming, backstabbing is worthless. It does more harm to oneself than others. Honesty attracts people and relationships and vice versa.

Courage: Life is not a rosy walk on the park. One needs to have courage to face any situation when things go wrong, one needs to have courage to admit mistake , one needs to have courage to not take easy path , one needs to have courage to ask for forgiveness, one needs to have courage to seek justice for oneself and one needs to have courage to live ]

John stood in a daze. He read the suggestions again and again and reflected on his life. He realized many things .He finally accepted that he was a coward. He ran from collage the moment he made a mistake.

He abandoned his good friends and misused the trust of his well wishers like Uncle Peter . He lost his job because of his dishonesty . He almost lost his Mom because of his cowardliness.

He never knew Values were the foundation to one’s life. No one told him not even his parents. He was raised with punishments teaching him what not do instead of rewards that could teach him what to do.

He was clueless when it came to relationships or way of handling problems. No one taught that stuff in school or collage . All he knew was useless integration and differentiation .His parents only cared about marks never worried about anything. Marks became his purpose.

He was running like a mad dog throughout his life for a better collage , for better marks and better future .But he ended up almost getting killed by himself .

He realized from all the experiences till then that life can turn into a nightmare within a couple of hours if one’s foundation was weak.

He looked up instead of dark clouds he found clear sky and instead of tears a small smile crept on his lips. He screamed like a mad man not to curse the God but to thank him for the new opportunity .

People started coming to the beach as the rain halted and when they saw John they started whispering . John who was extremely introverted just few minutes ego ,suddenly didn’t care about what others thought of him.

‘If I want to be that beautiful sculpture mentioned earlier I need to chisel my own destiny free from the influence of others.’