The Story
Hi! I'm Cole, The human founder of Eternals. Yeah, there may be some animal founders too! Here's some of our story about how things got started! The rest I hope to show in the Eternals movie series!
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It's 2011. A dark and stormy night in Nelspruit, South Africa.
I couldn't sleep. Not because of the epic African thunderstorm outside though. I loved those.
I was mentally wrestling with either staying with my family business there, or going back to corporate America alone.
The lifestyles are so different. Family or corporate. I still wonder today, if I truly made the right choice.
It's one of the greatest traps of time. Asking "what if". Freedom is another. I chose freedom. At least I thought I did.
That night, I was watching "Alexander", to take my mind off of things. I watched him follow the Eagle to countless victories. Alexander the Great has always inspired me. He sought to unite and educate the world. He believed in Syncretism. Syncretism is a blending of traditions and cultures. In other words a way to unite people.
Suddenly, something outside caught my eye. I saw a huge white cloud rolling west across the sky. It had a strange birdlike shape and seemed to fight the wind. A great bright bolt of lightning split the sky open and then I saw the cloud shape clearly. An eagle.
Two weeks later, I'm sitting in OR Tambo airport, Johannesburg bound for Orlando Florida. I'm excited, and ready. I'm listening to a couple of pilots chat about air speed velocity, and fuel consumption, when a middle aged guy sits next to me.
I've never met him, yet somehow he seems familiar. He acts like he knows me and starts asking me things like how many patents I have already. Random? I thought so too. Did he know I was designing theoretical space engines?
Before I get to ask, he mentions a secret society. One dedicated to preserving the greatest minds of the ages. He asked, more than said : "why should the brilliant minds of those who can make a difference, be lost?"
He smiled, shook my hand, and I never saw him again.
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Ten years have passed and now it's 2021. After some amazing adventures and life experiences, and not so great jobs, I lost and found myself again.
As COVID-19 wreaked havoc across our planet, I had become unshackled from the corporate rat race, marriage, and from the prison that was my own mind. It was like being born again.
Suddenly my memories, dreams and passions were restored.
I didn't want to lose myself again, and at the same time I wanted to help everyone, find or restore their lost dreams and passions. I asked myself how I could help anyone fight through, and realize or get their own happiness and freedom.
How could I overcome all the adversities and adversaries, that face not only me, but others trying to make the world a better place?
I got my answer. In an unbelievable way. It's like she just walked into my life, and literally stopped time.
Time. That's the one currency we never get back. Or is it? Can I give time to people? An unlimited amount. Yes. Immortality, and choice evolution.
Who was she? I could write 10 pages about her, but that's for another day. For now, I can tell you what she showed me. A future of peace, happiness, and prosperity.
A place where no disease, greed, or poverty exists.
A world where we're all equal, yet live unique and beautiful lives. We're also fragile, and need each other to continue to thrive. She believed that our very existence was a positive force in the multiverse.
Suddenly, life took a few turns, and she was gone. Taken by the powers of the universe. But what she left remains.
The Metaverse is the first step in a new era. It will allow us to expand and solve problems even faster than before. It will help us cure diseases, and if used properly, end greed and even war.
I needed to build something that inspires people to join together and be unified.
I want to show the whole world that vision, and share my whole story.
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If this has resonated with you, I invite you to Follow the Eagle with me by joining our community.
Paws in my life
Animals are so often taken for granted. I couldn't have got this far without mine. They are an integral part of my story, who I am, and who I will be!
Sage and Spooky are always there for me, and I want to see animals around the world treated that much better too!
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Being from South Africa, I've always had an affinity to animals. I've also been bit by quite a few! Lions, leopards, dogs, cats, lizards, penguins, and even flamingoes make up a few!
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It's all about the language though, being able to communicate with different species helps us understand more about them, and ourselves.
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I want to help preserve them all, because they know some secrets that can help us survive. We just need to learn how to talk to them, or teach them to talk to us!
The Next Generation
As a Father to an amazing child, I know I have a huge responsibility. I have to raise her well, and to prepare her for the world, all while keeping her happy. In today's stressful times, that's no easy feat! Our kids learn from us, and those around them. We shape their minds and lives, with everything we do or say.
The kids of tomorrow are our future and we owe them the best lives they can get. I want to bring support and awareness to all parents, especially those with kids with disabilities, and single parents. I want to build a supportive network, that promotes active parenting. Our kids need us, more than ever, to be present and to provide.
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Together we can make the world a safer, happier place for the children of the future.