The Empassioned Ones stood around a table, looking down at Earth through the clear center. The way they looked was immaterial, it would but a Passionate thought to change it. The One on the left broke the silence first.

  "It is time," The One said, the other two nodding solemnly. They brought their hands together over the Earth, fingertips just barely touching, and began the Act. The Ones thought through their long lives, trawling through their near limitless memories to find the most evocative imagery. Once they had each settled on a single memory, they opened their eyes. What had once been a smooth, milky white, now flickered with every colour in the scope of human comprehension, and a couple outside of it. Slowly, the flickering died down, resting on a single colour. A deep, lonely blue, like the depths of the ocean. With the required amount of Passion reached, they spoke as one.

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  "The body and soul are one and the same. To damage one is to reflect it on the other. The path to enlightenment is the acceptance of this fact. Take this gift, freely given, and Feel."

  As the colour drained from their eyes, The Empassioned Ones slumped over, weary to the bone but satisfied with their work. An act of Passion sent their vessel to the next planet in line to receive the Gift.