A group of citizens in a township took ill. The landowner sent his son, a physician, to diagnose and treat them by giving good medicine that would convalesce them. Howbeit, the citizens failed to listen to the expert counsel of the physician and, taken to anger, even tortured him for suggesting they were not of … Continue reading The sick citizens and the physicians
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Truth and spirit; Relativity and the brain
The brain, by its nature, can only reproduce into images, chemicals, emotions, and words, the will and volition that issue from the human soul; the same way the ear can only hear and process the sound waves that issue from a foreign mouth or object. For this reason, anyone binding themselves to the limitations of … Continue reading Truth and spirit; Relativity and the brain
Drunkenness & the burning building
The intoxicated person inside a building who, in his extremely incapacitated state, does not even realize the whole building is on fire, will never understand the urgency of his sober neighbor who is hustling to find directions to exit the building. Unless sobriety inspires him, he will likely interpret the vigorous exertion of his neighbor … Continue reading Drunkenness & the burning building
Foundation for Ascent 