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February 7, 2021

 

This above all: to thine own self be true,

And it must follow, as the night the day,

Thou canst not then be false to any man.

 

The above are Shakespeare's words in Act I, scene 3 of Hamlet by Polonius to his son Laertes on how to behave at the university. You arrogantly take the words on as written for any honest man while forgetting Polonius was a hypocrite and doddering old fool who did not practice his own preaching. – Ms. Havisham

 

2225. But, I do want to remain an honest man, at least as honest as any human being can be in this world partially borne of our species' own orchestration. 

 

The above commentary is in your reference to your recent work on editing Diplomat's Pouch. – Ms. H. 

 

2235. It is. The story was originally written as speculative fiction and not as philosophy, transcendental or otherwise. It is not honest to delete the metaphysical aspects as  I have been doing for the last week or so, i.e. deleting all references to Soki and the other Spirits in the Commentary, which is also deleted.

 

I agree. It is not honest to dishonor your heartansoulanmind in terms of the original and modified single story of forty-seven chapters. – Ms. H. 

 

2242. This story is told by my heartansoulanmind, my immortal part to my mortal, living self. The story should have a universal appeal and should be told secretly from one friend to a friend. Coleridge's "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and Wilder's "Our Town" come to mind as samples.

 

This then is our new approach, a story of redemption. – Ms. H. 

 

2258. I need a definition of redemption for clarity. 

 

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redemption - noun 

 

1 God's redemption of his people: saving, saving/freeing from sin, vindication, absolution.

 

Selected and edited from the Oxford/American software

 

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REDEMPTION (THEOLOGY)

 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Redemption is an essential concept in many religions, including Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

CHRISTIANITY

In Christian theology, redemption (Greek: apolutrosis) refers to the deliverance of Christians from sin.^[1] It assumes an important position in salvation because the transgressions in question form part of a great system against which human power is helpless. . . . In Christian theology, redemption is a metaphor for what is achieved through the Atonement;^[4] therefore, there is a metaphorical sense in which the death of Jesus pays the price of a ransom, releasing Christians from bondage to sin and death. . . . 

HINDUISM

A similar concept in Indian religions is called prāyaścitta, which is not related to a theological sense of sin but to expiation and personal liberation from guilt or sin.^[6][7]

ISLAM

In Islam, redemption is achieved by being a Muslim and doing no action to forfeit one's identification with Islam,^[8] being of sincere faith (iman) and doing virtuous actions.^[9] Muslim sinners need only turn to a merciful God in repentance and carry out other good deeds, such as prayer (salah) and charity, for redemption.^[10][11] As a result of this redemption view, Muslims have criticized alternative views on redemption, especially the Christian doctrine of original sin.^[8]

JUDAISM

In the Torah, redemption (Hebrew ge'ulah) referred to the ransom of slaves (Exodus 21:8). . . . 

In Rabbinic Judaism, redemption is a belief that refers to God redeeming the Israelites from their exiles, starting with that from Egypt.^[29] This includes the final redemption from the present exile.^[30]

In Hasidic philosophy, parallels are drawn between the redemption from exile and the personal redemption achieved when a person refines his character traits. However, there is no source for this in the Talmud. Rather the Messianic redemption is linked to observing Shabbat,^[31] Jewish prayer,^[32] and the promise of redemption for those looking toward Mount Zion,^[33] the last being the original cultural source of 'Zionism.' As such, the original intent of Zionism was the redemption process by which the Land of Israel that has been pledged to the Israelites^[34] is reclaimed, accomplished through the payment of the debt owed to God^[33] as a fulfillment of the conditions set out in the Torah.

 

Selected and edited from Wikipedia

 

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The above definitions will do for this blog. Post. – Ms. Havisham

 

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