#now go forth with this knowledge and prosper

[ace-of-hearts-and-spades]

*runs up to your door* TRICK OR TREAT!! *holds out little candy bucket*

Hello hello!!!!!!! :D You can either eat these or use them to pelt your enemies to death, whichever works!!!!

[fiannalover]

bweirdOCtober day 7: Likes - Gardening

Exchanging her usual clothes for overalls and loose hair for a ponytail, Medeia calmly fixed the ground around her latest project. Ever her faithful companion, Argo laid down next to her, waiting patiently save for the occasional yip.

“Don't worry. I'm almost done.” She said, using her elbow to mess with him a bit, since her hands would get him dirtied by her gloves.

Eventually, a looming shadow announced someone else's presence. “So? What is this one?”

“Parsley. Just got some, so figured I might as well add it to my part of the garden.” Medeia explained.

“Your side is incredibly well-kept, given you have only been here for a couple months.” He remarked. “Aren't you taking this too seriously?”

“Plants are an important ingredient to many potions and medicines, aren't they, uncle Jack?” She asked, flashing that smile she showcased when she knew she was right. “I have to make sure I take care of the root of my creations. In fact, I’m planning on using some of them as mulch to increase the quality of future harvests. That should make our work reach the utmost quality.”

“Careful. Don’t make a videogame loop out of your skills.” He warned.

She chuckled, but replied. “What? Aren’t you the one who says one must always seek further knowledge?” Unnoticeable to her, he grew a little quieter upon hearing that. “Plants settle down their roots, grow and bring their successors into the world as they feed us and die. I like helping them prosper, is all.”

“... Yeah. There is nothing wrong with that. But now, come on. It’s gonna be night before long. Let’s get back in, shall we?” The wizard suggested.

Agreeing, his niece got up, stretched and called forth her energetic corgi. “Alright! Come here, Argo! Let’s go, boy!”

-------

This place was secluded. Medeia wouldn’t have found it without a stroke of luck.

Golden apples, glowing softly under the sun, ethereal sight that required human hands to thrive. In this grotto purposefully hidden away from her sight and their garden, she saw remnants of mane, ore and other materials she had obtained for him.

Argo laid down by her side, steps tired. He still kept up with her wonderfully, but it was obvious it was growing tougher for her loyal companion to do so.

This was it, then.

“We have seen enough, haven’t we?” Squatting, the wizard’s niece opened her arms, letting her dog settle in. Getting up, she announced. “Come on. There is nothing for us here.”

-------

Lucas cautiously looked at the potted plants that had popped up at his new flat, sandy ears twitching in curiosity. “Hey, Medeia. What are those?”

Taking off her headphones, his roommate got up to see what he was talking about and replied. “Oh. Um, sage, lavender, jasmine. Sorry, I made sure not to pick anything you’re allergic to, but I still should have checked first. Are you okay with them?”

“Yeah! They’re pretty. I just didn’t know this was something you knew how to do.”

Confidently (some would say smugly), she announced. “A good potion maker gets her materials straight from the source whenever possible! Helps learn about their characteristics and also avoid taking them for granted. I actually have an agreement with the agriculture people to make use of their greenhouses, but I felt like getting some potted plants for home care.”

Watching them some more, Lucas asked. “Could you teach me the basics of, like, gardening?”

“Hum? I mean, you don’t have to. I can take care of them by myself no problem.”

“I know that. But, one must always learn more, right? Maybe this will be handy for me in the future.” He argued.

At that point, she smiled. “Well said, Lu. Come here. Let’s start with the matters of watering…”

-------

Exchanging her usual clothes for a brand new set of gardening gear the village tailor kindly made for her, Medeia calmly fixed the ground around her latest project.

“What are you doing?” The village's guardian asked her. His spear was always by his side, but his tone of voice and his body language, including his tail, left it clear that this visit was fueled by curiosity and nothing else.

“Hi, Vri! I decided I might as well take up gardening again. Just planted some rosemary.” She said, then, content with what she organized, got up, stretched, and proceeded to admit a thing or two. “I’ve been living a nomad lifestyle since I left college, pretty much, so I haven’t done this in a while. If I’m gonna be confined to this other realm, I might as well make the most of it.”

“That is how most newcomers here decide to see their situation. I’m sure you’ll do fine.” Looking over the small plot of land she was caring after, he offered. “Would you want me to water them for you?”

“Water from a Rain Dragon? Now that would be a blessing upon the harvest.” Medeia exclaimed. “Are you sure that is fine? I wouldn’t want to impose.”

“It is perfectly fine. I do this for the farmers here quite often. Besides, consider this an investment. We have a partnership, don’t we, folk healer? I’m sure this will help the villagers plenty.” He friendly remarked.

“Scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours. Very well, go ahead!”

Putting his spear in front of him, Vri focused his natural magic, coating his brown skin with a glow the same shade of blue as his hair and scaled tail. Soon, small raindrops condensed into the air ahead of him, softly falling to the ground.

This wasn’t half-bad, Medeia thought. Maybe someday she would settle down for good again.

-------

The years went by, and the potion maker stepped out of her house.

Her body didn’t quite agree with great adventures anymore, so retirement came at a good time. A small abode, decently near a village that could only very charitably be called a town, granting her that ‘weird grandma in the middle of the woods’ vibe that fit so perfectly on her.

Prepare the earth, spread the seeds, apply mulch. Alongside permanent residence, old hobbies returned to mind. She had seen much of the world. Now, it was time to sit down, settle roots and feed those who’d come after her. 

Checking the parts of her garden that were already blooming, she gathered a handful of thyme, and, humming softly, went back inside.

[like-sands-of-time]

Do you think the writers realized that the way Gaius was flipping back and forth between "Merlin you're overreacting/seeing things that aren't there/trying to change the future" and "Merlin the situation is dire/this is definitely what's happening/you alone must do this ~dangerous~ thing"

Combined with the way he is a known sorcerer, not only to the court but to the king, kept like the other magical artifacts for times of injury to the royal family that his magic might be useful

Combined with the way this man picks and chooses when to help magic users escape Camelot unharmed or when to stand by and see them captured/killed

Combined with the way he gaslights the shit out of morgana even after he knows Merlin and Morgana know of her powers

That it All equates to a massively manipulative person????? He's doing everything he can to survive, damn the very real shit going on around him. Oh what's the best course of action for another child of magic born to the same lady Vivienne who's first child you snuck out of camelot? Keep her in the dark, keep her fearful and unaware of her dreams and her powers, but yeah she's Evil now because she chooses to see the good in magic and the evil in the king for killing it (which is just another plot issue but whatever nows not the time).

We can only imagine what Camelot looked like in the days of the dragons and all other magic kind, probably a lot healthier, more vibrant, more prosperous. Nevermind that Gaius got to spend his whole youth with that prosperity, Morgana (and Merlin) surely can't miss something she never had!!!!!!!!!!!

And Merlin! Sure he takes Hunith and Balinor's boy in, because he needs an apprentice, because the circumstances line up, because destiny, whatever the reason. And he cares about Merlin's life enough to sacrifice himself multiple times (only because Merlin is Emrys the god among men, immortal, sworn to serve Arthur the once and future king for all of time) But he does not really help Merlin in the following ten years. The boy who came to Camelot, the opinions he held, the care he had for others, that boy is lost or warped more like through years of Gaius' (and Kilgharrah before they just like changed his personality) careful commentary undermining Merlins beliefs and changing his actions. Then when said actions obviously work out poorly(think, self fulfilling prophecy episodes, episodes where Merlin is convinced to outright lie to Arthur's face, etc) then it's Merlins fault and Gaius is there to comfort him and then they share a funny little moment and everything's fine !!!

Like, did the writers mean to write it like this because ho-ly shit! That's how it reads every single episode. Merlin the young warlock would not have done these things. The boy he was in season one? When confronted with admitting his magic(the thing he was so self conscious of, but so proud of at the same time) or lying to Arthur to his face he would have spoken the truth. Gaius (and Kilgharrah) turned him into a man deceitful manipulative tool, bent on controlling Arthur without ever telling him the truth and letting him make his own mind.

Because that Arthur, the Arthur of season one, would have taken in the knowledge of both Merlin his friend, and morgana his sister, and stood up for them, helped keep them safe, accepted them and their magic. That Arthur clearly loved morgana and Merlin above all else, even though he struggled with saying it, he proved it in his actions. Merlin (through his mentors) TURNs Arthur from magic, when he was willing to save Mordred, willing to sympathize with magic users, to see their worth, to spare them if they did not commit crimes, willing to accept the help of a foreign mage in the caves, and willing to question his father To!! His !! Face!! About the knights code.

You're telling me Merlin would forget about these things, would lie to Arthur that Morgause lied, when he could have just said, hey she showed you your mum, but killing your dad isn't the answer. How FUCKING hard would that have been? This show made Merlin a bad guy, a man against his own kind. that's the real tragedy. Merlin, emrys, would never do these things in season one. He had to be convinced by his mum not to tell Arthur after will died. He was willing to share. The show themselves didn't want it, because it provided comedy(how does Arthur not see!!1!) And angst (how does Arthur not see !?!)

[b0kksu-gone]

‘ I imagine what you see and learn touches everything else in your mind. ‘ (choso? :3c)

         THE INTENSITY BETWEEN THEM CAUSES HIS LIPS TO PURSE; in the quietness of their walk, there are few indications Satoru was peculiar. Finger tips that reach forth the graze against the softness of leaves, branches, all that he can feel vibrates deep within the core && there are a few times, the shrouded gaze appears magnified upon the petals of blossoms. In the labyrinth that was the Gojo Estate, there are several reflection pools, several gardens, each one vastly different && neither to his liking.  “It works on a molecular level” the small bug that crouches upon his arm moves with each movement, soon, it will cocoon to resemble all that was beauty in the masses of hydrangeas. Delicately, Satoru places it back upon a tall branch, warmth echoing within the corners of his smile, “All that is living, all that is between, the small cells that make up the atoms from who we are” echoed a thousand times, yet even he pondered this strange blessing.

       A hand beckons, deeper they move, ever present && swirling, as if the stone walls could go on forever if willed. Tendrils of white, the mark of a Gojo clad in their haunting marble features, he is perfect && encapsulated in otherworldly nature that screams could he be of this life? This world? Or a relic of a bygone era? “Give me your hand” the barrier drops, a burst of sharp mint && oxygen replaced with vanilla && ginger. He does not ask, a deity does not need permission, instead he reaches forth && for a split second, Gojo Satoru feels mortal. Pulsating, the hum within his palms is electrifying, akin to the storm && the sky that breaks open, all that reaches forth to the horizons && the knowledge that none shall deceive the oculars that bare forth the past. A soft glow, one that glimmers && moves in ribbons, his smile breaks, between fanged teeth && lopsided grin, Satoru snickers.

        “You are correct, it becomes digested then a part of me, think of it like a host - the body is merely a vessel but the Six Eyes encapsulate everything. What you feel right now is Infinity, though a smaller spectrum of it, all that is, all that can be, all that is in between” then he withdraws, like a wraith that was once there now gone.

          “We’re bound in this union together, both our families believe to be prosperous, yours more than mine - that’s the nature of a Gojo they don’t trust anyone including each other. The more we understand one another, the more I can protect you when they speak, let’s try our best if we want a happy life”   

[velvetporcelain]

day three, friday october forth, three am

cannot sleep. i think i have been up since 12:20am. — the morning sun will greet me with respect- I don’t think my father is coming down anymore, he hurt his shoulder and well i told you the only thing real is disappointment, but I don’t resent him- my fox body will have to wait to run again. heartbreaking. — i was having trouble last night with feeling like a victim. sometimes my needs and wants go unnoticed by the ones closest to me, i had to keep telling myself that i am a grown woman, no one is responsible for me but me- but why is it so cringe to tell someone what you need? acts of service are not difficult!! - ah it makes me want to retract my love, it makes me want to stay still and silent and most of all mean. but that was the past- here I am laying in bed thinking how much I love that I have disappeared from the media world— only having you my beautiful, beloved void - I will set myself for success today- maybe get my nails done today, buy myself a brown sugar coffee - listen to the music all the way up !!! Ahh my favorite- I really know how to love myself- I feel such a weight lifted from me- a clear path to manifestation! i can’t stop thinking about myself on a Harley - one day, with beautiful hair to my ass —- it’s coming, I can feel it! It gets me so excited, I need to start pumping my heart again- I succumbed to an old version of myself the past few weeks- and you know it’s all because HE came back. Pain teaches you a lot !!!!!!!!! I want nothing to do with him, I want nothing to do with the limited knowledge he brings.—— anyways I found two new anime shows that peaked my interest, I can’t wait to watch them with my eyes and mind wide open—-i refuse to allow myself to fall into a victim mindset like the rest of this sick sad world- I am intelligent, intellectual, articulate, and most of all I am fucking free from the burden of media!!!!!!!!!! What a time to be alive, what a time to feel human! What a time to live like you have never existed———- I have had social media since — hmm 2009? —- started instagram in 2013— it’s been a wild ride, but now it bores me—- “fragile men praying on the weak and lost” —- yes very fucking boring. — 🥱- I am indeed surrounded by truth, beauty and love and I fucking hate when I forget that shit. —- now it’s time to drain the fucking parasite from my brain—- cleansing commencing and I am ready!! —— there will be obstacles but I have a beautiful soul to help me overcome them— I am confident in my ability to quit anything cold turkey. Gosh, this is going to be beautiful, cannot wait to see myself again.

I now lay the old me down in peace. prosperity showers me with love, ecstasy, jubilation and gratification. nothing can take it from me!!! divine feminine angel baby energy.

so it be.

-x

[foxymoxynoona]

FOXY!!! I’m on a kick of re-reading Lowlander and now Asunder. This is one of the all time great story universes! My daydream of Mishka and JK’s future children (yes, they have many children) is this: 1) one apprentices with Mina and Jin tending the crops, 2) one apprentices with Yohan at the fish stall, 3) one trains to be a warrior with JK , 4) and one is a brainy mage thinker who trains with Namjoon and Thane Yoongles, and their 5th child (yes, five!?!?!) is becoming a teacher for the children who teaches the common tongue, the aavar language, and orlesian and maybe also travels back and forth with uncle Jimin and Marcus and brings teachings from the other communities to the hold. Including knowledge about the elvish and dalish history. And the Hold prospers because their family and children are help building it to be so from all angles.

It’s a nice dream!

Oh my that is quite a family plan you have for them!! I think it could be cool if you go ahead and write this out, sae me the time and then I can just enjoy 😂

[blogdemocratesjr]

Joan of Arc by Georges de Feure (1898)

By class Joan was the daughter of a working farmer who was one of the headmen of his village, and transacted its feudal business for it with the neighbouring squires and their lawyers. When the castle in which the villagers were entitled to take refuge from raids became derelict, he organized a combination of half a dozen farmers to obtain possession of it so as to occupy it when there was any danger of invasion. As a child, Joan could please herself at times with being the young lady of this castle. Her mother and brothers were able to follow and share her fortune at court without making themselves notably ridiculous. These facts leave us no excuse for the popular romance that turns every heroine into either a princess or a beggar-maid. In the somewhat similar case of Shakespear a whole inverted pyramid of wasted research has been based on the assumption that he was an illiterate laborer, in the face of the plainest evidence that his father was a man of business, and at one time a very prosperous one, married to a woman of some social pretensions. There is the same tendency to drive Joan into the position of a hired shepherd girl, though a hired shepherd girl in Domrémy would have deferred to her as the young lady of the farm.

The difference between Joan's case and Shakespear's is that Shakespear was not illiterate. He had been to school, and knew as much Latin and Greek as most university passmen retain: that is, for practical purposes, none at all. Joan was absolutely illiterate. 'I do not know A from B' she said. But many princesses at that time and for long after might have said the same. Marie Antoinette, for instance, at Joan's age could not spell her own name correctly. But this does not mean that Joan was an ignorant person, or that she suffered from the diffidence and sense of social disadvantage now felt by people who cannot read or write. If she could not write letters, she could and did dictate them and attach full and indeed excessive importance to them. When she was called a shepherd lass to her face she very warmly resented it, and challenged any woman to compete with her in the household arts of the mistresses of well furnished houses. She understood the political and military situation in France much better than most of our newspaper fed university women-graduates understand the corresponding situation of their own country today. Her first convert was the neighboring commandant at Vaucouleurs; and she converted him by telling him about the defeat of the Dauphin's troops at the Battle of Herrings so long before he had official news of it that he concluded she must have had a divine revelation. This knowledge of and interest in public affairs was nothing extraordinary among farmers in a war-swept countryside. Politicians came to the door too often sword in hand to be disregarded: Joan's people could not afford to be ignorant of what was going on in the feudal world. They were not rich; and Joan worked on the farm as her father did, driving the sheep to pasture and so forth; but there is no evidence or suggestion of sordid poverty, and no reason to believe that Joan had to work as a hired servant works, or indeed to work at all when she preferred to go to confession, or dawdle about waiting for visions and listening to the church bells to hear voices in them. In short, much more of a young lady, and even of an intellectual, than most of the daughters of our petty bourgeoisie.

—George Bernard Shaw, Saint Joan

[euria-stratos]

Benevolent Assimilation AU

Author’s note: okay, so I’ve been into Genshin Impact and its story/lore for a while now. And honestly, I’m surprised that I hadn’t even tried writing fan fiction, unhinged analyses or even just AU what ifs and notes for it yet! So, here’s my first post on it lol 😂 (please be gentle since this is the first time I’ve written fanfiction in a very, very long while and my first posting of such here. I’m a bit rusty 😅😭)

Please note that this is going to be multi-part series of AU notes and flash fictions depicting a “what-if” scenario:

What if the Cataclysm was stopped earlier and Khaenri’ah was spared from Celestia’s wrath, despite their sins 500 years ago... for a price?

———-——

Part 1: The Salvation for a Godless Nation

- There were 8 nations that existed in Teyvat a few centuries ago. Seven were ruled by powerful Archons appointed by the Heavenly Principles and one was lead by humanity alone, deep beneath the earth.

- The Seven Nations above were blessed by their gods to varying degrees of prosperity, enlightenment, and fulfillment.

- The Nation Below claimed their own through their merits, sacrifices, and ingenuity in the face of a barren land.

- The realms on the surface and the depths were starkly different yet progress all the same regardless, though the Nation Below had nigh reached the peak of technological advancement and civilization.

- But alas! A great Cataclysm struck the Nation Below, the darkness of a long-buried, festering power burst forth from a tear on the Veil of Sin. Forbidden knowledge wreaked havoc the kingdom and its people.

- The Heavenly Principles, after millennia of merely observing the arrogant kingdom develop down below, intervened before the darkness leaked into the surface.

- There, they graced the kingdom with a choice: surrender (by letting itself be ruled by a god) and allow the heavens to rid the nation of forbidden knowledge or die and fall into the Dark Sea.

- The people, the sinners, were outraged at this, for they had neither needed a god nor wanted one, especially not after the countless callous and cruel actions the gods took all the way back from when their ancestors first plummeted to the depths.

- But as they saw their fellow countrymen and loved ones fall in agony by the disease and monsters brought by the Abyss, their machines rendered ineffective in the onslaught no matter what they did, it was clear that there really was no choice.

- And so, a sacrifice was made and the power that once nearly tore them asunder was finally cleansed from their land.

- Khaenri’ah, the once godless nation below, was welcomed into the light of the Heavens and the embrace of Teyvat...

... All with a god of their own.

Next

[theramblingvoid]

Growing up is realizing you, fundamentally, still have the same needs as a toddler, just with a better sense of time and a more trained ability to hold back in public. Why am I crying right now? Because I'm hungry and I didn't get much sleep. I need a fucken. Nap and a snackie that's literally it. Chances are you also need a nap and a snackie, or a drink of water and some playtime, or to go apologize or do a coloring sheet. We had it right the first time actually. Go forth with this knowledge and prosper

[monsooninn]

Berakhot 15b:22. "The Advantage."

Let us go back to basics now, to what is called Chabad, the basis for all human application of scripture. Chabad implies one will tune the mind and the faculties to the highest bandwidth, free of all delusion and distraction and see how the thing works after scriptural study.

We do not see the impact of scripture in the world of today. There are rapists, murderers, liars, thieves, and war mongers in positions of power supported by corrupt polities, all in defiance of the Law God gave us. If we were to reverse directions and seek the guidance of the law in order to tune this wicked world out of existence, how would we begin? With Chochmah, the first stage of Chabad:

22. And are not these things easy and simple: and what is a womb that is gathered together in secret, and is proclaimed by the voice of voices? A question that is gathered together in secret, is it not a law that is proclaimed by the voice of voices? Hence the return of those who say that there is no resurrection of the dead from the Torah.

The secret voice of the Holy Spirit, whose channel cannot be found until one solves the mystery of the Torah is missing from this planet's field. We can make it audible as the Mishnah says with Chochmah, "superiority based on knowledge":

"The verb חכם (hakam) means to be wise, which in ancient times meant that you had travelled far and wide to get up to snuff with the latest findings in science and technology. Such as person was at times known as a wizard (a wise-ard), but in later ages these folks became known as doctors, scientists, professors, engineers and so forth.

It's now hard to imagine but back in the day wisdom was just another sect in the grand arena of human competition, and since wisdom depends fully on human networks, the bullies had most of the say-so most of the time. Wisdom only began to win in stature when humanity developed language and script, and reports of superiority based on knowledge and shared skills began to make the rounds.

In the Bible wisdom is always associated with practical abilities and measurable results, never with raw intelligence and certainly not with speculation or anything supernatural.

The adjective חכם (hakam) means skillful or learned and covers disciplines from art to administration. The noun חכמה (hokma) means wisdom."

The Values in Gematria are:

Are not things easy and simple? the Number is 7480, עדף‎, adaf, "learn the folio and advance time."

Return the dead using the Torah: The Number is 10331, ישלא‎ ‎"Jeshua" and find Jesus, AKA complete the Magthorah, the complete Torah scroll.

Christianity is a runaway train. Only the Yeshiva can bring it back under the control of the Jewish people and recirculate it properly back to the human race. Chochmah is the key to the new ignition.

The final Gemara is עדףי‎ שלא‎, adif‎ shale‎ , "There are advantages but it's better not to."

Adaf= Surpass the page. The Hebrew word "shale" (שלה) can have several meanings, including "to be at rest," "to prosper," "to draw out or extract," and is also related to the concept of "peace" or "wholeness". 

So do we advance in technology and then determine whether or not we need an ethical framework, or should we focus on that foremost? The answer is one should not act if it violates the Ark of the Covenant, "do not harm your neighbor, do not endanger his life." Chochmah via the study of the Torah would tell us we cannot technologize for the sake of causing more problems than our current state of modernity fixes.

This one line from the Law is all we need to do anything, anything at all the right way. The entirety of man's way of life needs to return to observation of this one ordinance and it is not emphasized in other religions quite like it is in Judaism. We cannot achieve salvation without it.

[reginrokkr]

◟༺✧༻◞ Finale of the Deep Galleries: Deep Gallery's Bestowed Banquet.

That was a time when the silver moonlight still showed mercy upon the lands of the far north, and the envoys of the heavens still gazed down upon the dust and mud. Having angered the divine envoys by questioning the progress of knowledge, the people of the Golden City now argued endlessly amongst themselves as for how to quell their wrath. The priests accused each other of sacrilege, of defiling the love, prosperity, and wisdom of the gods. Amongst themselves, they sought to identify the chief culprit — for it was their intention that the one responsible for corrupting the people's minds would likewise be the one to appease the divine envoys. Yet all of a sudden, a voice was heard...

"If sin comes from the pursuit of knowledge, then ignorance is the true doctrine; if from rebellion, then only the lamb is truly righteous." "If sin must be atoned for with blood, why is it said to stem from humanity? If the laws are perfect and flawless, why fear the act of inquiry?"

It was merely a boy of humble birth who, having somehow slipped past the watchful guards, had stepped into the chamber where the priests had convened. All of their scholarly accusations he refuted in turn, their charges of heresy reduced to naught but angry, speechless glares. In that silent chamber, the chief priest who wore the white-branched crown finally dismissed the guards who had rushed in.

"O heretical speaker — if, as your eloquent words would suggest, you truly hold that grievous sin is but the delusion of mere mortals..." "...Then let you be the one to drink from this cup of burning wrath. Go to the ashen-silver tree and plead your case before the very envoys who have cast judgment upon us."

And so, the previously unknown youth ventured forth into the deepest recesses of the earth, seeking answers from the first angel...

[bills-bible-basics]

JESUS IS THE BRANCH AND VINE -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List #Scriptures #BibleStudy #BibleVerses "And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD; And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the LORD: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked. And righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins, and faithfulness the girdle of his reins. The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea. And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious." Isaiah 11:1-10, KJV "Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS." Jeremiah 23:5-6, KJV "In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land. In those days shall Judah be saved, and Jerusalem shall dwell safely: and this is the name wherewith she shall be called, The LORD our righteousness." Jeremiah 33:15-16, KJV "Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, thou, and thy fellows that sit before thee: for they are men wondered at: for, behold, I will bring forth my servant the BRANCH." Zechariah 3:8, KJV "And speak unto him, saying, Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Behold the man whose name is The BRANCH; and he shall grow up out of his place, and he shall build the temple of the LORD: Even he shall build the temple of the LORD; and he shall bear the glory, and shall sit and rule upon his throne; and he shall be a priest upon his throne: and the counsel of peace shall be between them both." Zechariah 6:12-13, KJV "I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman. Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." John 15:1-5, KJV If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/jesus-is-the-branch-and-vine-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?JESUS%20IS%20THE%20BRANCH%20AND%20VINE%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

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"The Appeasement." Surah 30, Ar Rum, "Stripped!"

The Assad Regime which gassed its own people and made President Obama frown is now getting payback. The Problem with payback is it does not fulfill the path of the Islam. We need to study the Quran to learn how the Islam states payback or recompense or appeasement is performed especially when there are shall we say, a bundle of issues to resolve.

Recompense is in fact why Hadith is written. Hadith "recognition" ensures legally firm practices are used to settle disputes between partners, communities, nations, individuals and businesses, and to ensure the State increases in prominence rather than lowered.

Following are the major criteria which will be useful as the civil war in Syria winds down and a new King is crowned. This process, if it follows the Straightest Path, will as Muhammad stated "change the world in an hour."

30: 52-60:

"So you ˹O Prophet˺ certainly cannot make the dead hear ˹the truth˺. Nor can you make the deaf hear the call when they turn their backs and walk away.

Nor can you lead the blind out of their misguidance. You can make none hear ˹the truth˺ except those who believe in Our revelations, ˹fully˺ submitting ˹to Allah˺.

It is Allah Who created you in a state of weakness, then developed ˹your˺ weakness into strength, then developed ˹your˺ strength into weakness and old age.1 He creates whatever He wills. For He is the All-Knowing, Most Capable.

And on the Day the Hour will arrive, the wicked will swear that they did not stay ˹in this world˺ more than an hour. In this way they were always deluded ˹in the world˺.

But those gifted with knowledge and faith will say ˹to them˺, “You did actually stay—as destined by Allah—until the Day of Resurrection. So here is the Day of Resurrection ˹which you denied˺! But you did not know ˹it was true˺.”

So on that Day the wrongdoers’ excuses will not benefit them, nor will they be allowed to appease ˹their Lord˺.

We have certainly set forth every ˹kind of˺ lesson for people in this Quran. And no matter what sign you bring to them ˹O Prophet˺, the disbelievers will definitely say ˹to the believers˺, “You are only a people of falsehood.”

This is how Allah seals the hearts of those unwilling to know ˹the truth˺.

So be patient, for the promise of Allah certainly is true. And do not be disturbed by those who have no sure faith."

Commentary:

Hadith is written to reveal the truth between all parties gathered and create equity. Liars and cheaters are always outwitted by the Hadith, which defines how the Quran shall be employed to turn bitter persons into sweet melons, and put an end to all disturbances. The secret and the conclusion to the Surah "strength through knowledge into old age."

As the Prophet says in 8:60, we must prepare for peace and prosperity even when we are delivering the killing blow to the enemy. They go hand in hand. One must not exist without the other- a long-term strategy for the nation is as much a military strategy as how many men and bullets one will need in order to repel or conquer the enemy.

We have said those girls in Syria who are fighting for liberation do not know which end is up but certainly they do. They know they do not want to live like horses any longer, they want to be riders.

So to conclude the Surah and our Dua on how to write a Hadith we must say all wars, battles, arguments, times of civil unrest which resolve in resurrection must appease all the Pillars of Allah is to remember what it was once like, to remain aware in some places it has never changed at all.

The Quran was given to teach men how to engineer rather than weather change. Peace be upon the engineers.

Societies that value superior free public education and encourage the attainment of one's lifelong pedigree are the happiest and the freest. The thrust for public eduction and other public works alone can cure places like Syria, Russia, Iran, even ailing parts of Eurpope and the United Kingdom of the causes of war.

Enlisting and paying teachers in every discipline very well provides a peace loving society with all it needs to endure. The people of Syria should start recruiting for them right now.

I like the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates. It follows the precepts in the Quran we have discussed in recent times.

Thus ends the Surah.

عروماما

Ar , Ru, and Mum

"Remember the Vision of Ummah, of Mary the Mother of God."

I like the Constitution of the United Arab Emirates. It follows the precepts in the Quran we have discussed in recent times. It contains protections for property owners and guarantees free public education.

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Finding Your Unique Purpose in Life.

Throughout history, the meaning and purpose of life have been topics of contemplation for philosophers, theologians, scientists, and thinkers. The responses to these questions differ greatly based on cultural, religious, philosophical, and individual viewpoints. Further, the meaning and reason for our existence are unique to each individual and depend on their beliefs, thoughts, scientific knowledge, spiritual and personal encounters. Discovering one's purpose also requires considering one's morals, interests, and the difference one wants to make in the world and the lives of others.

Many individuals discover purpose and fulfillment in their lives by pursuing their interests, building solid relationships, pursuing meaningful careers, and positively contributing to society. These endeavors can take different forms, such as engaging in creative activities, making scientific breakthroughs, engaging in charitable efforts, or raising and nurturing a family. Let us further ponder the spiritual perspective on the meaning and purpose of life.

Life is happening within you at this very moment. It vibrates with aware energy; it is present in your breath and blood and pulsating in your heart. The essence of your life is who and what you are right now. You do not have to wait or discover a meaning; you must create one. Go with an open mind, not imitating or copying others, and be innovative and dynamic with alertness and clarity regarding everything you see, think, and do. Do not

easily believe what you hear from others, especially when you consider them superior to yourself or if they impress your mind in any manner. Use your intelligence because If you do not bring forth what is within you, you may destroy yourself with a meaningless life. Because of the qualities or emotions inside you, borrowed knowledge from here and there, along with those suppressed feelings imitating and copying others, will eventually harm you. In other words, ignoring or repressing your true self can lead to internal conflict and suffering.

The Hindu Vedic scriptures propose four aims or purposes of life — Dharma, Artha, Kama, and Moksha. With righteous living, seek economic prosperity to satiate emotional desires. After that, if content, seek spiritual prowess to liberate your true self from your mind by non-attaching from life's illusions. Transcending from dualities of pleasure and pain or happiness and sadness to a realm of mental peace and

tranquillity with selfless service in the companionship of your soul, you realize a harmonious life, balancing the material with the spiritual.

The above-said emphasizes the importance of keeping one's priorities straight and focusing on the bigger picture. While it's crucial to enjoy each moment to the fullest, we often lose sight of our overall well-being and happiness when we fixate on individual goals. Many people get caught up in trivial matters, overlooking what truly matters. Consider your most profound quest when materially assessing your progress and planning for the future. Genuine commitment to a cause requires sincere feelings and dedication when material and spiritual objectives combine with awareness and equality. For meaning and fulfillment in life, these goals help balance individual objectives with overall well-being and happiness, guiding one toward a path of wholesomeness. Always remember that

spiritualism is fundamentally knowing who you are beyond your body and mind to fulfill one's life. Otherwise, you go on a roller-coaster ride of happiness and sadness in all sorts of dualities.

In spirituality, the core purpose of life is to live fully and embrace the cycle of existence with aware-conscious energy. However, amidst our daily routines, we often forget this truth. We get caught up in specific objectives, neglecting our overall well-being, living in illusions, and existing in dualities of this and that for me and mine. At times, we focus on trivial matters; at other times, we may lack purpose. The Hindu text suggests that when the mind evaluates accomplishments and plans for the future, we should reflect on what we genuinely desire at our soul level. It emphasizes the importance of dedicating our lives to pursuits that align with our deepest values and aspirations, ensuring that our endeavors are meaningful and fulfilling not only selfishly but also

selflessly, emphasizing both material and spiritual. Guiding that during our younger age, the main focus of life is dedicated to our material progress to become something. However, as we become wiser, we must also devour the remaining part of our life in spiritual practices, with contentment and clarity reducing our attachments to worldly activities.

Life is a journey of good and evil instances; we become wiser not by ignoring them but by introspecting, experiencing, and realizing how to become wiser from them. Our world is often consumed by desires and pursuits that can lead to feelings of oppression and irrationality. Whether caught up in self-pity, striving for achievements, feeling discontent, or chasing power, we are constantly entangled in a cycle of pursuing happiness through external means. We rarely take the time to introspect and analyze our thoughts, feelings, and actions unquestioningly

without justifying or judging them with preconceived notions. Embracing self- observation as a habit fosters a deeper connection with our mind, body, and world.

Through consistent watching and witnessing our mind, our sense of contentment can increase as our egos dissolve, leading to a feeling of liberation from the external environment and connection with our true selves. Self- observation is akin to meditation, where one can achieve a silent, language-free awareness that brings inner peace and connection. The spiritual message encourages us to keep witnessing our mind as a form of meditation to find deeper fulfillment and understanding.

The key to the mystery of life is to explore and discover your true self as the spirit and soul beyond body and mind. 'Self- Knowledge' provides an in-depth study of life and its interconnectedness with the

universe. It takes you from the duality of attachment/detachment toward non- attachment, liberating you from the clutches of the mind in constant beliefs, emotional desires, and excessive selfishness for your outer self. Only spiritualism through spirituality can take you toward self-control through completeness, purity, selfless love, devotion, and meditative awareness of that inner self.

By identifying oneself beyond the compulsions of body and mind, you overcome the limitations of the mind, entering into a spirit of all-pervading intelligence, where you do not rely upon destiny but create one with a defined purpose in life. Karmas are the lord of your fate and destiny; you create and transcend with that knowledge in awareness of that being-ness beyond the body and mind, accessing absolute freedom to dedicate and devout — body, mind, and soul in the realm of uniqueness,

clarifying that you possess the potentiality of "Thou Art That."

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"The Outing to Possible Weight decrease: Tips, Tricks, and Bits of knowledge"

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The Investigation of Weight decrease:

Preceding diving into methods for weight decrease, understanding the science behind it is huge. In the middle, weight loss is connected to a lack of calories, where you consume a bigger number of calories than you consume. This can be achieved through a blend of dietary changes and extended dynamic work. Anyway, the idea of calories consumed and the sort of movement performed similarly accept basic parts in concluding the ampleness of weight decrease attempts.

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Uncovering Weight decrease Dreams:

There are various disarrays incorporating weight decrease, which can provoke disappointment and bafflement. Could we uncover a couple of ordinary dreams:

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Truth: While cardio rehearses like running and cycling can consume calories, strength planning is correspondingly huge. Building mass grows your metabolic rate, inciting more compelling calorie consumption.

Dream: You really want to eliminate all carbs to get more fit.

Truth: Starches are a principal wellspring of energy for your body. Instead of killing carbs absolutely, revolve around picking whole, regular sugars like natural items, vegetables, and whole grains.

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Practice Piece Control: Spotlight on portion gauges and avoid neglectful eating. Use more humble plates, measure serving sizes, and focus on your body's longing and fulfillment prompts.

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