There may be no tomorrow. We go wherever he takes us. Version 1

"MY FRIENDS. THIS IS the day that ... (we) ... gave up everything for.” “It comes to this, at last.” “Everything ... (we have) ... ever done is about to converge in one pivotal event.” “Yes. But we’ve never discussed in detail what follows. I can’t stop wondering . . . What will tomorrow bring? With this task accomplished, what will we do after?” “There may be no tomorrow. We go wherever he takes us."
          from "Fearless (Dominion Trilogy Book #2)" by Robin Parrish -copy

 

Wow!! How scary is that.

Looking at the guy in the image - he looks safe enough.  But what do we really know about him?

And who would ever put themselves in a position like that - following him wherever he takes us?
But not knowing ahead of time where we're going?

"There may be no tomorrow. We go wherever he takes us."

No one - right?

OK - if you just answered that question in your own mind right now -
let me ask you a question.
What position is it that you think I'm asking about?
Be very specific.
Because the answer may surprise you.

But first - let's see where this comes from.

It's from a book series that I recently finished reading - "The Dominion Trilogy", by Robin Parrish. The particular book in the series is Fearless.
quote and book info on amazon.com: http://amzn.to/2aXP7hi

This conversation takes place in a secret society meeting where they are controlling the outcome of the world. All their hopes rest on one person that they have groomed for the position he's now in. And all their hopes rest on him. They (and the rest of the world) will go where he takes them.

Now - back to my question.
What position is it that no one would ever put themselves in?

If you think I meant - no one would ever put themselves in a position where they go wherever "he" (someone) takes them - sorry - thanks for playing - but that's not what I had in mind.

If you think I meant - no one would ever put themselves in a position where they didn't have a clue where "he" (someone) would take them,
including the very real possibility of taking them to oblivion -
that is the right answer. 

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You may have noticed - this is Version One. 
Apparently - there will be at least one more version - starting the same way - but with a different ending.
Kind of like some of the mystery movies - where they have one ending in the theatre - but then you can buy the DVD with alternate endings.

Except this is real life - not a movie

So - real life.
Most people would want to know at least a little about who they're going to be following - especially with stakes like this.

Here's some information from the resume / biography of the chosen leader in Version One:

• the model of perfection
• full of wisdom
• perfect in beauty - OK, maybe I picked the wrong image?
• collector of precious stones - not sure that's a good qualification, but it's on his bio
• experienced guardian
• able to walk through fiery stones - that could be really important if we're going to a place with volcanoes
• blameless - never did anything wrong

Now that sounds good.  
Who wouldn't trust someone like that?

Did I mention - this is real life?

Yes, I believe I did mention that this is real life.
And it wasn't without a good reason.

In real life, we get lied to.

This wonderful sounding guide lied to two of his early followers.
You may have heard about it.
It was a pretty big deal at the time.

Oops

I'll put your guide's words in pink below -