Part 1: The Dream | Part 2:
The Meeting
Part 3: The Journey Begins
There was a restless, uneasy feeling in the air. Monty the wizard tossed and turned. He was having very disturbing dreams. People were crying. There was so much chaos and fear.
He woke suddenly when he felt hot tears streaming down his face. What pain, what unhappiness I have seen. No this cannot be. It must be a bad dream but why can't I shake this feeling? There is only one way I can be sure.
He sat down, looked into his crystal ball and chanted, "Crystal ball of truth show me what I must see." With a wave of his wand the mist cleared and what he saw made him gasp, "Oh no, please let it not be true." It was not a dream. It was actual visions of the present and of the future.
He was filled with so much sorrow and dread that he knelt down and cried out, "Oh creator of all the universe and of all living creatures, what am I to do? How can I relieve such suffering and strife? Show me the way. Give me a sign. I need to find a common ground between all people. A universal symbol that everyone can identify with."
Just then a tear fell from his eyes. He went to wipe it away and noticed his thumb shinning brightly. Was this a sign? If it was, what could it be? What did it mean?
All of a sudden, a memory popped into his mind. He remembered visiting Earth in the past. People often used their thumbs to communicate with each other. When they put their thumbs up - this meant everything was good. Thumbs down, this meant everything was bad.
Monty chanted - "World in pain, World in chaos, behold my gift to you." There was a puff of smoke and woe and behold there were four creatures in the image of thumbs standing before him. There were two young Thumb Buddies and two older Thumb Buddies. Monty looked at his creations and wondered what he would name them.
All of a sudden, one of the older Thumb Buddies blurted out "Oopsy!"
The wizard started to laugh. "That's it, I think I will call you Mr & Mrs Oopsy" he said to the two older Thumb Buddies. Now that just leaves me with the two youngsters.
"I feel like dancing", said the young male Thumb Buddie. "My tummy is making all kinds of rumbling noises" said the young female Thumb Buddie.
"Help yourself to a cookie, it will settle your tummy" said Monty.
"Wow this is delicious" she replied. Monty started to laugh. "I have the perfect names for you. I will call you Cookie because you love them so much and you are very sweet. As for you young man I will call you Shaker because you like to dance."
The Thumb Buddies stared at Monty. "Who are you and also who are we? Where are we? What are we doing here?" asked the Thumb Buddies?
"I have created you as a symbol of peace to all people. You will be known as The Thumb Buddies, Ambassadors of Good Will", replied Monty.
"Come my children and listen well for there is much to learn. You are to go forward and teach humanity that only through love and understanding will they learn to live in peace. I will empower you with all the wisdom I have learned during the centuries and then I will send you out into the world."
The wizard waved his wand over the Thumb Buddies and planted all his knowledge into their minds. He also gave them a special gift, one of vision. With a touch of their hand you could experience the past, the present or the future. It´s a chance for humanity to change. A chance to make the future one of beauty. To live in a peaceful and loving society. Only through positive attitudes, open minds and hearts can we stand a chance to create a world of peace. A star was placed on each of the Thumb Buddies chests as a beacon of warmth and of hope.
"Let your light of peace and love shine for all to see. Go forth and know my thoughts and prayers will be with you. If you need me just call my name and I will be there. Stay on your path and never let evil touch you. Goodbye my children." With these words he chanted - "beacons of light, beacons of hope, shine bright, shine bright" and with a wave of his wand the Thumb Buddies were gone!
So keep your eyes open, they are on their way. If you ever feel sad and all alone, just remember the Thumb Buddies could be around the corner ...
