BOOK II — THE COMING

Chapter III — Of the Few and the Many

(The Veil Version — VV)
1. The many spoke often of unity,
yet gathered only in likeness,
and so remained divided.
2. They stood beside one another,
but not with one another,
mistaking proximity for agreement
and noise for strength.
3. Each group named a different cause,
yet all felt the same weight,
though none agreed where it rested.
4. For the burden was not shared equally,
nor was the benefit;
it moved upward quietly,
while the many argued below.
5. They were told division was natural,
even healthy,
and so they guarded their differences
more fiercely than their common loss.
6. The few required no unity,
only distraction;
no consensus,
only delay.
7. And while the many debated one another,
measures were set,
paths narrowed,
and decisions finalized
without their presence.
8. It was then understood—
not taught—
that the many were never meant
to agree on everything,
only on what mattered.
9. For unity was not sameness,
but alignment;
not uniform voice,
but shared direction.
10. Yet alignment demanded recognition,
and recognition threatened comfort.
11. Thus the many remained many,
and the few remained few,
not by force,
but by hesitation.
12. So it was written:
the many would not become one
until they discerned
what stood apart from them all.