There is a secret. It waits to be discovered and when it is it frees people, leads them to rebellion, and brings them together in strength. It must be discovered, it cannot be taught only learned. Once learned it needs to be lived.
“Mankind Limited” is the story of four individual’s journeys of self-discovery to find and share the secret. Each has their own set of challenges, their own falls and victories. In a world where everything is measured and controlled the weight of society wants to crush them, hide the secret and control them.
This is the story of that fight. A fight only those who can find and live the secret without compromise will survive.
Trapped. In a world where everything is measured and control pervades every area of life, four people begin to break down. Instead, they break through the walls of deceit and propaganda and into a world of revolution.
Each, in their way, vow to overthrow the established order. They embark on a journey against the forces arraigned against them, forces of state and self-doubt.
Ultimately their paths converge on a dangerous road and the discovery of an ancient secret.
One one level this is a story about how different people react the ever growing and relentless pressure of everyday oppression. It explores their journeys as they are broken and rebuilt and investigates their modes and motivations for rebelling.
At another level, it is a critique on the darker side of capitalism and free markets and how that has driven us further and further away from the evolutionary advantage that gave us supremacy in the first place. It questions whether the human race has doomed itself or whether we still have the capacity to wrench ourselves from the track we have so tightly committed our society upon.
Scott Andrew Bailey - Author 