"I heard him speak, and behold, it was the voice of angels; I looked into the eyes of his soul and beheld depths without measure wherein I drowned"

��As Valen, he asked the Nine, "will you follow me into fire, into death?" Many so-called leaders have asked their followers to risk their lives, but few are willing to step into the fire themselves. Because he dared to lead the Nine dared to follow, and answered, "Yes." Even so did our brother dare to follow Sinclair into the past, for he realized that Zathras' place is with The One Who Was. So it is that we dare to say, in the words we learned from Zathras, "The One leads us. The One tells us to go, we go. We live for The One. We would die for The One."

��All Minbari belief is around three, and this we see in Sinclair. Three castes, worker, warrior, religious--these he united in himself. He was not ashamed to work hard, to build, and what he built has endured. He sought peace, but when needed he fought with courage and strength. He was trained by the religious caste, and called upon this training to lead with wisdom and insight. Though the Three are the One, it is Valen who is the beginning of the Great Story. The One Who Is is Child of Valen; the One Who Will Be is successor to Sinclair. Without The One Who Was, the others would not be. These things Zathras has taught us, and in our hearts we know what Zathras says is true.

I have read with respect and awe the testament of Cynthia, Second High Priestess of Sinclair, and of Sister Zathra Norak, O.S.Z. Being merely a reader of speculative fiction and viewer of televised entertainments, I find myself unprepared to describe or explain my feelings and experiences in relation to The One.

Sinclair is a physically attractive human male, with the bearing and confidence a result of discipline. He moves smoothly and confidently, a man comfortable within his own body. He understands and commands his body, strong enough in spirit not to be controlled by physiological drives. Interestingly enough, he does not use his physical traits and rank to ensure his popularity. His voice is masculine and pleasing, but it is what he says, not how, that is important. If eyes are windows of the soul, his dark and veiled eyes, a diplomat's eyes, can reveal nothing of his thoughts or plans, but in an instant, they can become twinkling eyes, a friend's (or lover's?) eyes, reflecting delight.

He is a delight to behold and to be with. While he was within our purview, he delighted in the friendship, companionship, and love of one beautiful and loyal woman. He also has a sharp and wry sense of humor, used rarely, but with great effect.

He respects others, going so far as to find the middle path so that no one, not even Babylon 5's dockworkers, would be abandoned or without resources. He respected others so much that he did put the safety of others, the safety of the station, ahead of any thoughts of his own personal safety. He performed acts above and beyond the purview of his duties, preferring to risk his own safety, foregoing his own comfort, rather than expose others under his command to dangers he willingly faced. His respect of and concern for others created deep loyalty and devotion in the people with whom Sinclair worked.

He is a kind, caring, compassionate person who always sought to understand the values and philosophies of others, who always sought to ease the distress of others. He sought to solve conflicts and problems in such a way that the solution was just, fair, right, and yet be an even and equal compromise on the part of all parties involved.

Sinclair is a quiet and thoughtful man, but he is also a dynamic yet tender lover. His respect and concern for others is so great that he left the temporal limits of his own lifetime to travel back and to transform himself into Valen, Minbari Not Born of Minbari. Is this not the act of a Bodhisattva of Earth, to willingly forego one's own salvation, safety, tranquillity, and pleasure to bring those things to a foreign race, a species not his own?

It is Sinclair's empathy with others which brings about our own devotion and pathos, but we should not pity, nor grieve, for him (but, perhaps, for us, for we have lost him to the past). It is said that Valen did not die, nor did he go down to the sea of stars; but instead, that he travelled beyond, that someday Valen would return to complete all that he left unfinished long ago.

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