Episode #35: 2 Christopher - Chapter 14 - Current

Jan,15 2026

<-#34: 2 Christopher - Chapter 13 - The agent#36: 2 Christopher - Chapter 15 - Nitrogen ->

On new currents, and the courage to add what may help

14:1

The wires came first,

thin and uncertain,

stretching from pole to pole

like a thought not yet trusted.

14:2

Men stood beneath them

and argued softly.

14:3

Some said,

"It will change us."

14:4

Others said,

"It will make us dependent."

14:5

And some asked,

"What problem does it solve

that hands cannot?"

14:6

At the same time,

Myriam spoke to me at night.

14:7

She said,

"My body is strong still,

but the years have weight."

14:8

She said,

"The soil gives less each season,

even when we listen."

14:9

She asked,

"Should we bring another child

into a world that tightens?"

14:10

I had no answer.

14:11

The council came to Christopher

and asked about the wires.

14:12

They said,

"Will this help the fields,

or only the houses?"

14:13

Christopher walked the length of the line

and touched the pole with his palm.

14:14

He said,

"A lever does not replace the arm.

It multiplies it."

14:15

They asked,

"And if it fails?"

14:16

He replied,

"Then we learn its limits."

14:17

That night,

Myriam asked me again,

"Are we strong enough?"

14:18

I said,

"I do not know."

14:19

We went to Christopher together.

14:20

She asked him plainly,

"Is it faith to stop,

or faith to continue?"

14:21

Christopher looked at her carefully

and did not answer quickly.

14:22

At last he said,

"Faith is not refusing tools."

14:23

"It is refusing to worship them."

14:24

He said,

"Electricity will not save you.

Children will not save you."

14:25

"But both may serve life

if welcomed without fear."

14:26

He said,

"Do not add what you believe

will replace care."

14:27

"But do not refuse what may help

because you fear change."

14:28

The wires were connected

the following week.

14:29

The lights came on softly,

not like fire,

but like patience.

14:30

That same season,

Myriam placed my hand on her belly

and smiled.

14:31

Neither decision was loud.

14:32

Yet both restored a quiet confidence

that tomorrow

was still invited.

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