A Letter from a Blue Bird

December 5

Dear Will,

I've only read about them in books and seen them in my dreams, but I know I could be a blue bird. I have a fire blazing in my soul that gives me strength and happiness. I set my shoulders back and my chin is always up. My pa calls me joy. I inhale fresh air all the time, something I couldn't do back behind the wall. I remember being blindfolded and inhaling. I couldn't see the prison around me, but I imagine the air a thick grey, stubstance that could hardly be called air. When I inhale, my fire is fed, instead of extinguished. I read and write, sing and dance. I experience what the books call "freedom". Our society is all experiencing the same thing -- an awakening from death. Our bodies have become strengthened and our minds clear. 

I imagine a blue bird being like this -- happy.

An Invitation

I have often wondered whether climbing over that five foot wall was a profitable choice. Climbing over that wall, I began to be subject to pains and sufferings as a result of caring. My definition of good and bad was altered after experiencing both living in the prison and out of it. My perception was changed and will never be the same. In the prison, you are blindfolded. You cannot see the world around you, and are subjected to believe what the prison warden tells you the world looks like. You believe what you're told becuase you don't know any other. Brothers! Friends! Inmates! I invite you to listen to my words. I come to entreat you, not deny you, to accept the invitation we have given you to remove your blindfold and see for yourself the beauty of the world we live in. Climbing over that wall allowed me to have a clear mind. Put the bottle down. Wake up! Be your own prison warden and decide things for yourself. Please. Care enough to take the first step to freedom.

New Beginnings

Associated with the sun, the phoenix gains new life by rising from the ashes of its precursor.  It symbolizes new birth and new beginnings.  We, as citizens of the YellowUtopia, will rise from the ashes of our precursor and begin anew.  

Requirements

I. Everyone will get an education 

Back in the prison, nobody had education. They didn't know what they didn't know. That was a major factor that kept them trapped. In order to prevent anything like that mindset being repeated, a second time, it was agreed that you must have an education.

II. You will dedicate heart and soul to the well-being of your society and its members

If you obey this rule and think of the strength and healthiness of your society and its members in all you say, do, and think, no harm would befall it/them. 

III. All citizens must attend the meetings (unless disability or illness prevents them)

It is important for members to be present at Block meetings, Pantrie meetings, City State meetings, and Nation State meetings. It allows everyone to have a say in their government and helps inspire a feeling of unity and patriotism.

IIII.  All land and food will be community property.

There will be a food committee consisting of thirty members that will be responsible for the dispension of food.  This helps allow for the feeling of community and gratitude.

V. If ever a need arises, all abled young men should sign up for the military

If YellowUtopia was ever under attack, the young men of this society (and women, as well) ages 18-45 should enlist in the military. It is their duty to protect their families and homes.

VII. All religions will be tolerated and accepted.  Citizens should regard other religions with civility and respect.

Description of Authority

                                                                                                                            June 23

YellowUtopia is a Nation State that encompasses all citizens. Inside the Nation State, there are City States which 250 families belong to.  Inside the City States, are Pantries which each encompass 50 families. Inside a Pantrie are Blocks that have10 families. The individual family is called an Una.  

Each division elects three people to lead and conduct official meetings called Pilots.  Elections for Pilots in each division will take place every three years. The elected Pilots will report their meeting minutes to the division above them and so on until that information reaches the 70 elected individuals in the Nation State.      

Meetings:

Nation State -- Meeting are held every other year.  Every citizens is required to be present (unless illness or disability prevents them).

City States -- 250 families belong to one.  Meetings are held once a year.  All 250 families are required to be present (unless illness or disability prevents them).

Pantries -- Every 50 families belong to a Pantrie.  Meetings are held every four months.  All 50 families must be present (unless disability or illness prevents them.) 

Block -- 10 families belong to a Block.  Meetings are held once a month.  During these meetings, problems and concerns can be discussed and proposals can be made.  All 10 families must be present (unless illness or disability prevents them).

Proposals:

 

A proposal starts with a Block and is voted on at a meeting.  If the vote is unanimous, it will be presented in a Pantrie meeting where members will vote again.  For a proposal to be passed to the City Sate meeting, the vote must be unanimous.  During the City State meeting, the proposal will be presented and re-voted on. In this division, it is required for the majority for it to be passed to Nation State meetings.  If it is passed, it will presented at the next Nation State meeting.  If the proposal is voted for by the majority, then it will be passed to the Nation State where it will be presented and re-voted on by all citizens.  If the majority votes for it, it will be adopted into YellowUtopia's society.      

Declaration of Independence

We are in a prison with a five foot wall with bricks that,overtime, has worn down leaving perfect footholds. However, we cannot stammer enough mental clarity to climb up and over--free. A large sum of the world is made up of mindless people living day to day, aimlessly.  They live a dream, a hangover, their minds hazy from drinking from the bottle of carelessness.  We wind our way through streets, shaking hands with people we care nothing for.  Smiles we wear as an accessory, not an emotion.  We pretend to feel something we don't and be something we aren't.  We, the YellowUtopia, will separate from this idea and form our own society.  This is our Declaration of Independence.  Our statement to our fellow inmates that we will attempt to climb the five foot wall and free ourselves from these ideas.