A New Voice Rises|Malagard, Khelek
Dec 8, 2010 23:43:57 GMT -5
Post by Skittlebug on Dec 8, 2010 23:43:57 GMT -5
A woman makes her way to the Malagard temple resolutely. Quite plain looking, she wears simple clothes, her hair tied back in a simple braid, yet she walks with the purpose of someone important.
Deciding on a decent place, she choses not to enter Efil's wing but to remain in the main area, Priya steels herself. She knows that what she has to say would not go over well with most, if not all, but she will do as her beloved Efil instructed her. Go to the temples and spread the new teachings, this was the first stop. She reaches a hand up to her necklace, Efil's symbol that her brother had carved for her years ago, now nearly shiny from her habit of running her fingers over it.
With that she begins her speech, appealing to whoever desires to listen. She hasn't prepared much, instead speaking from her heart, and quoting from the new teachings that the Force had given her. She had commited them all to memory during her journey to the capitol, and speaks with conviction.
"Brothers, sisters, this life is hard, we all know this, full of pain and misery. The great Efil accnowledges this and wishes us to do so as well, and to create what joy and happiness we can from life. The old teachings delcare the wonders of life, and that we should all be thankful for its gift, but neglects the painful realities of our human world. By helping those around us we can obtain and spread joy, if only for a small time. To be greedy and cruel serves only to spread the misery of everyone. The Force of Life has renewed her doctrine to reflect these beleifs, heed these words, the words of Efil herself;
Suffering begets two primary responses--humility and cruelty. Those who react with cruelty will seek to alleviate their suffering, however temporary, by inflicting their pain upon others. The faith of Morilanta and the following of Evil best illustrates this point. What they refer to as the transference of sin, however, is merely the pleasure that can be gleaned upon seeing your own pain lifted above another.
Those who choose to act with humility will seek to lessen their own suffering peacefully or to assist in helping others which provides much of the same effect.
Blessed be those people who risk furthering their own pain in order to lift away some of the same from others. The measure of a life is not in their worldly goods, status amongst peers, power, or anything else so material--it is the impact they have had on the lives of others."
Deciding on a decent place, she choses not to enter Efil's wing but to remain in the main area, Priya steels herself. She knows that what she has to say would not go over well with most, if not all, but she will do as her beloved Efil instructed her. Go to the temples and spread the new teachings, this was the first stop. She reaches a hand up to her necklace, Efil's symbol that her brother had carved for her years ago, now nearly shiny from her habit of running her fingers over it.
With that she begins her speech, appealing to whoever desires to listen. She hasn't prepared much, instead speaking from her heart, and quoting from the new teachings that the Force had given her. She had commited them all to memory during her journey to the capitol, and speaks with conviction.
"Brothers, sisters, this life is hard, we all know this, full of pain and misery. The great Efil accnowledges this and wishes us to do so as well, and to create what joy and happiness we can from life. The old teachings delcare the wonders of life, and that we should all be thankful for its gift, but neglects the painful realities of our human world. By helping those around us we can obtain and spread joy, if only for a small time. To be greedy and cruel serves only to spread the misery of everyone. The Force of Life has renewed her doctrine to reflect these beleifs, heed these words, the words of Efil herself;
Suffering begets two primary responses--humility and cruelty. Those who react with cruelty will seek to alleviate their suffering, however temporary, by inflicting their pain upon others. The faith of Morilanta and the following of Evil best illustrates this point. What they refer to as the transference of sin, however, is merely the pleasure that can be gleaned upon seeing your own pain lifted above another.
Those who choose to act with humility will seek to lessen their own suffering peacefully or to assist in helping others which provides much of the same effect.
Blessed be those people who risk furthering their own pain in order to lift away some of the same from others. The measure of a life is not in their worldly goods, status amongst peers, power, or anything else so material--it is the impact they have had on the lives of others."