"The Diary" Chronicles the angst of every person of conscience who has ever addressed the question of evil in the world. Forrester, a disenchanted psychotherapist, rejects his professional calling and becomes an archeologist. In the process, he discovers the secret diary of Jesus of Nazareth. Recovered under metaphysical circumstances, Forrester's study of the papyrus reveals the destruction of Earth by an alien species and the evolutionary division of the human race into two species with very different destinies. Fearing the fallout of divulging this revelation, Forrester conceals what he has discovered.

An outgrowth of his own research, Forrester is united with a minority portion of humanity (left brain dominant), the "Meek" of which his a member. Simultaneously, his principal nemesis, Cabot (right brain dominant), an immensely wealthy and nearly immortal power broker willing to sacrifice all of humanity on the altar of self-interest strips the Earth to provision his escape vehicle, the Ark. Cabot selects the Meek to populate his Ark believing that they are easily controlled.