The most beautiful book in the B.I.B.L.E.
THE LETTER OF ARISTEAS*
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The simplicity of the answers
from the most knowledgeable,
noble, refined, and righteous men.
Can wisdom be taught?
'The soul is so constituted that it is able by the divine power to receive all the good and reject the contrary.'
Men of honor
Men of piety
Men of humility and holy, respectful -
Being quiet and thoughtful -
Reserved -
For their devotion and reverence to The Lord and Ruler of the Universe -
This was first and foremost their guide, their goal, and mission
All this for the "I Am" in the pursuit of goodness
To Be "One"
Not to be unreasonable - to allow your deeds to give a lie to your words
Always showing magnanimity -
Kindness and generosity towards all -
Especially someone you oppose or have defeated
Being Unselfish
Not like the Pagans are
Causing derision -
In opposition of piety
Malcontent - suspicious
Smug and disaffectionett
Always questioning
Humanizing with an uneasiness
When a man comes from a place of righteousness
The Law!
His purpose, through Almighty Gods will - comes fulfillment to fruition
Only with a pure mind and justice seeking - with clarity
and wisdom, and in agreement
with God's purpose, is the mind set free from its own thoughts to benefit the whole
If you give a kindly attitude towards all then worthy are your endeavors
To be a problem solver
It's best to espouse
the middle course with
The Law
This is always the best course to pursue
God will allow things to happen - when you are above pride - and not having an air of superiority
Ready to listen (with one ear)
When your not always questioning and you absorb and listen carefully as you refrain from tyranizing others, you can see your own view from a virtuous point rather than prideful
Don't listen thoughtlessly resorting to injustice
making a mockery of oneself and a dirision amongst a group
Take for example the weasel class
A defiling characteristic -
It conceives through the ears and brings forth through the mouth
And for this reason that a like practice is declared unclean in men
For by embodying in speech all that they receive through the ears - they involve others in evil
and works
No ordinary impurity being themselves altogether defiled
by the pollution of impiety
And The King destroys such men
The Law forbids to watch for mens destructions or to injure by words and deeds
Be mindful of God always and not under the influence of arrogant self - conciousness
Some of the most profound and simple answers through lifes journeys can be found in this book
Here are just a few:
8:9 The king praised the answer and then asked the next man, How he could do everything for the best in all his actions? And he replied, 'If a man maintains a just bearing towards all, he will always act rightly on every occasion, remembering that every thought is known to God. If you take the fear of God as your starting-point, you will never miss the goal.
8:17 The king expressed his agreement with the answer and enquired of the next guest, How he could bear with equanimity whatever befell him? And he said, 'If you have a firm grasp of the thought that all men are appointed by God to share the greatest evil as well as the greatest good, since it is impossible for one, who is a man, to be exempt from these. But God, to Whom we ought [always] (unceasingly - Eph. 6:18) to pray, inspires us with courage to endure.'
9:5 The king received the answer with great delight and looking [at another] said, 'What is the Teaching of Wisdom?' And the other replied, 'As you wish that no evil should befall you, but to be a partaker of all good things, so you should act on the same principle towards your subjects and offenders, and you should mildly admonish the noble and good. For God draws all men [to Himself] by His benignity.' (Matt. 7:12).
9:6 The king praised him and asked the next in order, How he could be the friend of men? And he replied, 'By observing that the human race increases and is born with much trouble and great suffering: wherefore you must not lightly punish or inflict torments upon them, since you know that the life of men is made up of pains and penalties. For if you understood everything you would be filled with pity; for God also is pitiful.'
9:8 Having signified his approval, the king said to another, 'What is the true mark of piety?' And he replied, 'To perceive that God constantly works in the Universe and knows all things, and no man who acts unjustly and works wickedness can escape His notice (Sura 28:69). As God is the benefactor of the whole world, so you, too, must imitate Him and be void of offence (Matt. 5:48).'
9:13 So far as it is possible for me to decide, I have reached the following conclusion. You must in every possible way, O king, govern your words and actions by the rule of piety, that you may have the consciousness that you are maintaining virtue and that you never choose to gratify yourself at the expense of reason and never by abusing your power do despite to righteousness.
10:9 The king in the most gracious way applauded the answer and asked another, How, if he were to fail, he could regain his reputation again in the same degree? And he said, 'It is not possible for you to fail, for you have sown in all men the seeds of gratitude, which produce a harvest of goodwill, and this is mightier than the strongest weapons and guarantees the greatest security.
10:10 But if any man does fail, he must never again do those things which caused his failure, but he must form friendships and act justly. For it is the gift of God to be able to do good actions and not the contrary.'
11:4 The king expressed agreement and asked the next, How he could become an eager listener? And he said, 'By remembering that all knowledge is useful, because it enables you by the help of God, in a time of emergency, to select some of the things which you have learned and apply them to the crisis which confronts you. And so the efforts of men are fulfilled by the assistance of God.'
11:6 The king acknowledged the man's answer and said to another, 'What is the advantage of kinship?' And he replied, 'If we consider that we ourselves are afflicted by the misfortunes which fall upon our relatives and if their sufferings become our own - then the strength of kinship is apparent at once, for it is only when such feeling is shown that we shall win honour and esteem in their eyes.
11:7 For help, when it is linked with kindliness, is of itself a bond which is altogether indissoluble. And in the day of their prosperity we must not crave their possessions, but must pray God to bestow all manner of good upon them.'
11:11 Having bestowed praise upon him, the king asked the tenth, How he could recognise those who were dealing treacherously with him? And he replied to the question, 'If he observed whether the bearing of those about him was natural and whether they maintained the proper rule of precedence at receptions and councils, and in their general intercourse, never going beyond the bounds of propriety in congratulations or in other matters of deportment.
12:3 After listening to this man, the king asked the next in order, How he could live amicably with his wife? And he answered, 'By recognising that womankind are by nature headstrong and energetic in the pursuit of their own desires, and subject to sudden changes of opinion through fallacious reasoning, and their nature is essentially weak.
12:4 It is necessary to deal wisely with them and not to provoke strife. For the successful conduct of life the steersman must know the goal toward which he ought to direct his course. It is only by calling upon the help of God that men can steer a true course of life at all times.'
13:8 The king said that he had given a fitting answer, and asked another, 'How is reputation lost?' And he replied, 'When pride and unbounded self-confidence hold sway, dishonour and loss of reputation are engendered. For God is the Lord of all reputation and bestows it where He will.'
