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barsoap@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

Yeah that’s a much too enlightened take for these parts it’ll never fly.

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Cris_Color@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
Anger and fear are blinding if you let them be, especially if they’re intensely justified.

Unfortunately we live in times where they’re very justified. I don’t begrudge people for reacting in anger or fear, I’m doing my best not to do exactly the same :(

Take care my friend.

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- barsoap@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  As so often, the answer is found in scripture:
  
  One day Mal-2 asked the messenger spirit Saint Gulik to approach the Goddess and request Her presence for some desperate advice. Shortly afterwards the radio came on by itself, and an ethereal female Voice said YES?
  
  “O! Eris! Blessed Mother of Man! Queen of Chaos! Daughter of Discord! Concubine of Confusion! O! Exquisite Lady, I beseech You to lift a heavy burden from my heart!”
  
  WHAT BOTHERS YOU, MAL? YOU DON’T SOUND WELL.
  
  “I am filled with fear and tormented with terrible visions of pain. Everywhere people are hurting one another, the planet is rampant with injustices, whole societies plunder groups of their own people, mothers imprison sons, children perish while brothers war. O, woe.”
  
  WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH THAT, IF IT IS WHAT YOU WANT TO DO?
  
  “But nobody wants it! Everybody hates it.”
  
  OH. WELL, THEN STOP.
  
  At which moment She turned herself into an aspirin commercial and left The Polyfather stranded alone with his species.
  
  Answer. I said answer. Not solution. Too much aspirin and your blood thins out and you need to move to Transylvania.
  
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  - Cris_Color@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    That took my brain a hot minute to process lol. Is that actually from something or did you just invent it on the spot? 😅
    
    “I am filled with fear and tormented with terrible visions of pain. Everywhere people are hurting one another, the planet is rampant with injustices, whole societies plunder groups of their own people, mothers imprison sons, children perish while brothers war. O, woe.”
    
    "But nobody wants it! Everybody hates it.
    
    "OH. WELL, THEN STOP.
    
    Unironically wisdom we should all learn from. I can’t stop for other people but I can at least choose how I act, and whether I contribute to that pain suffering and discord.
    
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    barsoap@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
    principiadiscordia.com/book/45.php
    
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