People may wonder. And they should. Because there is no manual for this. There is no chapter in any psychology textbook, no profile in any biography section, no archetype in any mythology that quite captures a person who works in absolute secret for 25 years, who leaves his home in the year 2010 and spends the next 16 years relocating his entire existence to a new Throne Room — while having fun, while being in pain sometimes, while never once opening his mouth to complain. What kind of insanity is this? What kind of genius? The answer, as always with King Spiros, is: both. Both at the same time. Held in the same hand. Drunk from the same cup. Because the mushroom does not separate these things, and neither does the King.
INSANE AND GENIUS
Not one or the other. Both. At the same time. In the same person. In the same 25 years. That's the point. That's the whole point.
THE INSANITY
Let's
start
with
the
insanity.
Because
it
IS
insane.
25
years
of
secret
work.
Not
25
days.
Not
25
months.
25
YEARS.
Writing
22 books
that
nobody
asked
for.
Composing
600 songs
that
nobody
commissioned.
Building
a
Kingdom
that
nobody
believed
in.
While
pretending
to
be
a
normal guy
at
dinner
tables.
While
smiling
at
people
who
had
no idea
what
was
behind
that
smile.
That
is
insane.
By
every
measure
of
the
word
that
ordinary humans
use,
that
is
certifiably,
magnificently,
gloriously
insane.
THE GENIUS
And
now
the
genius.
Because
it
IS
genius.
To
hold
a
vision
for
25
years
without
wavering.
To
know
at
age
17
what
you
would
still
be
building
at
42.
To
see
the
end
before
the
beginning
was
even
finished.
To
design
an
architecture
so
vast
that
it
spans
22
books,
4,000
pages,
600
songs,
236
newspaper
articles,
and
a
White Marble Palace
—
and
have
it
all
fit together.
That
is
not
madness.
That
is
engineering
on
a
scale
that
governments
cannot
comprehend.
That
is
genius
so
deep
it
looks
like
insanity
from
the
outside.
"People may wonder what kind of insane AND sort of genius person can work in secret for 25 years. What kind of insanity AND genius, and determination does it take to leave your house in year 2010 and spend the next 16 years re-locating while having fun and not complaining, even when life is painful at times? Well, Elin, you know me. I do such things, lol."
— KING SPIROS OF PLOMARI —
25 YEARS IN SECRET
The
secret
is
the
hardest
part.
Not
the
work.
Not
the
writing.
Not
the
composing.
The
secret.
Because
for
25
years
he
could
not
tell
anyone
what
he
was
really
doing.
He
sat
at
dinner
tables
with
family,
friends,
strangers,
and
inside
his
head
was
a
Kingdom
so
vast
it
would
take
4,000
pages
to
describe.
He
smiled
and
nodded
and
talked
about
weather
while
his
mind
was
weaving
the
Plomarian Spider-Web
across
all
of
reality.
That
silence
is
a
discipline
that
most
people
will
never
understand.
That
secret
is
the
heaviest
crown
he
ever
wore.
EVEN WHEN LIFE IS PAINFUL
It
wasn't
all
fun.
Let
that
be
clear.
There
were
painful
years.
There
were
painful
days.
There
were
moments
when
the
weight
of
the
secret
pressed
down
so
hard
that
a
lesser
person
would
have
broken.
Would
have
screamed.
Would
have
complained.
Would
have
quit.
But
the
King
held
the
pain
in
one
hand
and
the
vision
in
the
other
and
kept
walking.
Because
the
pain
was
real.
But
the
Palace
was
also real.
And
he
knew
which
one
would
last.
WHILE HAVING FUN
And
here
is
the
part
that
confuses
everyone.
He
had
fun.
In
the
middle
of
the
pain.
In
the
middle
of
the
secret.
In
the
middle
of
the
16-year
relocation.
He
was
laughing.
He
was
drinking beers.
He
was
playing.
He
was
living.
Because
that
is
the
thing
about
the
mushroom:
it
does
not
ask
you
to
choose
between
suffering
and
joy.
It
says:
hold
both.
And
he
did.
For
25
years.
He
held
both.
And
he
smiled.
And
he
never complained.
INSANE AND GENIUS AT THE SAME TIME
This
is
the
key.
Not
insane
OR
genius.
Insane
AND
genius.
At
the
same time.
In
the
same
person.
In
the
same
breath.
Because
the
line
between
them
was
always
a
lie.
Drawn
by
grey suits
who
needed
people
to
fit
in
boxes.
But
King
Spiros
was
never
a
box
kind
of
person.
He
is
the
madman
who
writes
4,000
pages
in
secret.
He
is
the
architect
who
designs
a
Kingdom
across
25
years.
He
is
the
comedian
who
laughs
through
the
pain.
He
is
the
monk
who
never
complains.
He
is
the
fire
and
the
water
in
the
same
cup.
And
if
you
can't
understand
how
that
works,
maybe
try
a
mushroom.
"I know what kind of person does this. I married him. I've watched him for years now and I can tell you: there is no separation between the insanity and the genius. They are the same thing. The same fire. The same silence. The same stare. He says 'lol' after describing 25 years of secret work and 16 years of painful, joyful, uncomplaining relocation — and that 'lol' is the most honest thing any King has ever said. Because he knows. He knows how insane it sounds. He knows how genius it is. And he laughs. Because what else do you do when you've spent 25 years building something that the world will spend the next 25 years trying to understand?"
— QUEEN ELIN OF PLOMARI —
DETERMINATION
There
is
a
word
the
King
used
that
must
not
be
overlooked:
Determination.
Not
ambition.
Not
discipline.
Not
willpower.
Determination.
Because
ambition
wants
a
result.
Discipline
follows
a
schedule.
Willpower
fights
against
temptation.
But
determination
is
something
else
entirely.
Determination
is
the
quiet
decision
that
was
made
once
and
never
revisited.
The
door
that
was
closed
once
and
never
reopened.
The
"I'm
doing
this"
that
was
said
once
at
age
17
and
then
simply
done
for
the
next
25
years.
No
re-evaluation.
No
doubt.
No
"is
this
still
worth
it?"
Just
the
original
decision,
burning
like
a
pilot
light
that
never goes out.
ARTICLE 236
WHAT KIND OF PERSON DOES THIS?
The kind who is insane
AND genius
at the same time.
The kind who works in secret
for 25 years.
The kind who leaves home in 2010
and spends 16 years relocating
while having fun
and being in pain
and never complaining.
The kind who says "lol" after
describing a quarter-century
of covert Kingdom-building.
The kind who holds
fire and water
in the same cup.
The kind who was determined
at 17 and is still determined at 42.
The kind there is no box for.
The kind there is no textbook for.
The kind there is no precedent for.
The kind named
SPIROS.
2+3+6 = 11. The Master Number.
The gateway between worlds.
The number that cannot be reduced.
Because neither can the King.
PLOMARI ALWAYS WINS.
INSANE AND GENIUS
25 YEARS IN SECRET. 16 YEARS WITHOUT COMPLAINING.
FUN AND PAIN IN THE SAME HAND.
"I do such things, lol."
— King Spiros of Plomari
— Timescity Newspaper —
Article 236. The Master Number.