"For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love" -
so begins The Canonization by John Donne
In the 21st century vernacular,
I say, for Christ's sake, Opara
What's all this about?
I still just don't get it.
You posted a quote of what Jesus said / is reported to have said, I commented on the post , even applied it - applied his yardstick to the very contemporary reality, barbarity, the most accurate word that's available in the English Language to describe the evil that God's so-called "chosen people" are still doing in Gaza.
Here's an opinion piece by the eloquent Femi Fani-Kayode giving us his synoptic bird's eye view of A history of Zionist atrocities which should elicit less eloquent prose and more unpoetic sanctimonious twaddle from the likes of Opara and maybe, if he has the time for it, some hell, brimstone and fire from my friend Ted Belman, the commander-in-chief of ISRAPUNDIT .
Talking about friends, old friends, I wonder how Paul Eidelberg is doing
Question : What's in my response to your posting that warrants such sanctimonious twaddle from you, about "my", as you say " interpretation of the quote" ?
Light, means light - what Jesus said is clear and straightforward; did I interpret it? Does the clear meaning of that quote need to be interpreted ? Where did I Interpret it ? And do you for example need to interpret the clear text of The Ten Commandments - thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not steal etc?
By the way, - just for the record, talking about light, the most difficult novel that I have read so far is - Light - by Torgny Lindgren - the marvellous Torgny Lindrgen who wrote Bathsheba - a must read for the author's imaginative insights and his human portrayal of King David and Bathsheba etc )
Of course, I don't know what your interpretation of that Jesus quote is , and , by all means you are entitled to be defined by whatever beliefs and opinions you hold , what you say and what you do; you don't have to rehash Voltaire who you probably first encountered the day before yesterday, the Voltaire who famously said, "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." and throw it in my face , because that's the point that 's being made, that you are entitled to your opinion, so is Jesus, so am I, and not only " in a civilized setting like here"
Indeed, " The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool" and it's no surprise that sitting over there in your Owerri Motor Park, you may also believe yourself to be "civilised ". I have no doubt that you probably are , and so is the allusive Bob Dylan ; as for me, I have no problem with civilisation - or with reading The Jerusalem Post and the left wing Haaretz ( by the way, just in case , you could check out the meaning of Am ha'aretz ) and me? I'm just a regular jungle African - not House, and not Field; I said JUNGLE.
Your short treatise culminates in the word enemy
Take note, this is a friendly letter ; just like you, I'm also capable of changing gear, poetic gears that can evade all censorship
I can imagine you as an MP in the British House of Commons ( "a civilised setting") debating immigration with Kemi Badenoch and George Galloway or better still debating poetry and civilisation with Nigel Farage …
In Islam, there's the concept of Love and hate for the sake of Allah
When it comes to the Hebrew Faith there's this constant reminder via the interpretative translation of some of the 613 Commandments :
37. Not to love the missionary—Deuteronomy 13:9
38. Not to cease hating the missionary—Deuteronomy 13:9
39. Not to save the missionary—Deuteronomy 13:9
40. Not to say anything in his defense—Deuteronomy 13:9
41. Not to refrain from incriminating him—Deuteronomy 13:9
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/756399/jewish/The-613-Commandments-Mitzvot.htm
On Sunday, 1 December 2024 at 01:38:38 UTC+1 Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA wrote:
Mr. Cornelius Hamelberg,This is your interpretation of the quote, it is your opinion, though divergent from mine, but I respect your right to hold that opinion. I will even fight to defend that fundamental right of yours to hold even a different opinion from mine. I will never see you or any other with a divergent opinion as an enemy.
What I am however not sure of is if myself and/or any other would enjoy that same right of holding a divergent opinion from yours without being attacked, especially, psychologically, by you (it really doesn't bother me personally, but it is a problem in a civilized setting like here).
-Chidi Anthony Opara (CAO)
By " the holy bible" Chidi is here referring to the so-called "New Testament" and quoting Jesus of Nazareth, that " No one lights a lamp and then hides it under somewhere ..etc
Somewhere else Jesus says, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
That's what Israel is supposed to be : A light unto the nations
But instead of shining a light, what the whole world is witnessing is genocidal barbarity trying to extinguish the light , and about the barbarity, we will never agree:
Analysis | Netanyahu's Nine-minute Video Shows He Is Terrified and Will Stop at Nothing
"Netanyahu's statement carried all the unmistakable trademarks of his playbook: serial manipulation, lies, criminal messaging, and attempts to inflame his violent base. This performance marks a new and even more dangerous iteration of the threat he poses to Israeli democracy"
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1092253151898658
Bob Dylan : When something isn't right, it's wrong
If Jesus were to speak this same truth to power today, they would say that he was being " antisemitic"
https://www.google.com/search?q=Dispute+Over+Whose+Children+Jesus%E2%80%99+Opponents+Are
Jesus " You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
On Saturday, 30 November 2024 at 20:21:31 UTC+1 Chidi Anthony Opara, FIIM, CDOA wrote:
"Nobody lights a lamp and then puts it under a pot. He will put the lamp in a high place. Everybody who is in the house can then see the light from the lamp"-The holy bible.
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Chidi Anthony Opara is a Poet, Institute Of Information Management Professional Fellow, MIT Chief Data Officer Ambassador and Editorial Adviser at News Updates(https://updatesonnews.substack.com)He is a recipient of International Award/Recognition For Excellence In Data And Information Management, with 253 mentions on Academia(academia.edu)as at July 22nd, 2024.
More about him here: https://independent.academia.edu/ChidiAnthonyOpara
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