Alliance Origin

They exist for almost 3.000 years; they've changed and gather new people during that time. There's no one religion, over 400 tribes was created sharing the same beliefs. But there were always a connection linking them all – Faith. Alliance members fight all the time, their main fighting mechanism was arguing. They have a gift to speak as no one else in the world could. For 3.000 years they managed to stay unite, but at the beginning of this millennium some gaps became larger than before.

“Two monks came in our little town to preach. They stayed for a couple of days and gave many speeches. One of them was speaking most eloquently, choosing beautiful words and putting them together in perfect order. Honey was dripping from his mouth and his wonderful sayings caressed our ears. The other monk though was the exact opposite. An uneducated, poor old man, he didn’t have a clue about public speaking. He had a hard time putting his words together and what he was saying didn’t really make any sense. And yet, after the two monks had left, only the words of the latter, the uneducated monk was preserved inside people’s memory. The reason for this is that the eloquent monk was speaking with his brain while the poor old man was speaking with his heart; therefore, his words penetrated deep inside the people’s hearts, warming them and making them peaceful. This strange old man has taught us the magic that lies inside the human soul, the beauty of the human spirit. We are very thankful to him for giving us this most precious lesson.” This is the first testimony of the Alliance and it is from 2000 years back. I found it in Iran, former Persia, during my journey around Asia and I have reasons to believe that the old man in the story was Kazemde, the Egyptian sage. He is said to be the founder of the Alliance by passing his wisdom on to his chosen students, although he must have had his own teachers who pointed him in the Way of the spirit; therefore, we may say that the Alliance is even older than that.

For quite some time, I hadn’t really been interested in the history of the Alliance. I thought that it did not matter how and where it came from and I was more concerned with the spiritual matters, the struggle for spreading the wisdom to the world, the fight against evil. Serving humanity was all I ever cared for, but 16 years ago, an identity crisis made me question my principles, my dreams. It made me question the existence of the Alliance itself.

For many generations, the members of the Alliance are said to have been dedicating their lives in serving humanity, putting their personal interests aside. When the 20th century arrived though, the world started changing. It was easy to become greedy, exploit other people, disregard the laws of spirit and serve your egotistical desires. Never before had it been so easy to divert from the righteous path and sell your soul to the devil.

Members of the Alliance, having the ability to talk to people’s hearts could quickly win over their trust and submission. Some corrupt members of our noble group saw the opportunity to make a profit for themselves and exploited their naïve followers to gain money and power. This led to conflict among the members which has escalated with time. Twenty years ago, the chasm was getting so wide that I could not understand how this was possible for an organization such as the Alliance; a group with such noble principles, committed to serve the world. Alliance members were supposed to help human beings find their hearts, while they had lost theirs. How could this be possible? Were the ancient teachings really valid? Were our teachers honest with us? Did the Alliance even exist, or was it some alluring fairy tale told to us by our teachers?

I had dedicated my whole life in serving the Alliance and now, when I got chosen to be the group’s Grand Master for the next generation I was beginning to question the validity of the whole thing. I couldn’t sleep at night, food didn’t taste as good, birds didn’t sing as beautifully. The members were expecting me to guide them; how can I guide them when I have lost my way? This couldn’t go on. I had to find answers to my questions. I had to know if the foundations of this organization were strong enough to support it. I had to know if I was dedicating my life to the right cause, if it was really worth it. I had to know if the Alliance was real.

My teachers had told me that the group had its roots in Asia, so I traveled around this mysterious continent, with its steep valleys and lofty mountains, its magnificent sceneries and unforgiving deserts. My quest brought me to some very strange places. Villages unfound in any map, temples hidden up in the mountains, dangerous jungles, marvelous palaces. I searched the ancient books in forgotten libraries, talked to monks about the history of religion, and visited the places the former members of Alliance were documented to have preached. Indeed, my searching led to unexpected results. I found out things I had never imagined and I was amazed by my discoveries. It turns out, that the Alliance not only existed, but its history is a most rich and colorful testimony of the magnificence of the human spirit. That’s why I decided to write about it, so that the new generations may learn from the previous ones.