There is a famous story told in Chassidic literature that addresses this very question. The Master teaches the student that God created everything in the world to be appreciated, since everything is here to teach us a lesson.
One clever student asks “What lesson can we learn from atheists? Why did God create them?”
The Master responds “God created atheists to teach us the most important lesson of them all — the lesson of true compassion. You see, when an atheist performs and act of charity, visits someone who is sick, helps someone in need, and cares for the world, he is not doing so because of some religious teaching. He does not believe that god commanded him to perform this act. In fact, he does not believe in God at all, so his acts are based on an inner sense of morality. And look at the kindness he can bestow upon others simply because he feels it to be right.”
“This means,” the Master continued “that when someone reaches out to you for help, you should never say ‘I pray that God will help you.’ Instead for the moment, you should become an atheist, imagine that there is no God who can help, and say ‘I will help you.’”
ETA source: Tales of Hasidim Vol. 2 by Mar
YOU’VE HEARD OF DARK ACADEMIA/COTTAGECORE
now get ready for
- studying by the open window of ur house, feeling the breeze
- reading murder mysteries in a field of green green grass
- mysterious forces in the woods
- ignoring mysterious forces in the woods bc you have a midterm tomorrow
- following mysterious forces at 3 am because you’re done revising but couldn’t sleep anyways from all the tea
- tights and light plaid skirts;reds and maroons and whites;button downs;dresses of all kinds
-trousers either ankle length or rolled to be so;lightweight jackets;linen
i’m not explaining this well hehejs
I'm of the opinion that Martin always found Jon attractive, but didn't develop a full crush until after he let him stay in the Archives to hide from Prentiss. I don't have any evidence for this, I just want it to be true because comedic potential.
Imagine with me the hilarity that would ensue after Sasha outs Jon as a decade younger than he claims and Martin has to entirely recalibrate his whole view of the guy. Cause he *thought* he was fantasizing about a workplace fling with an older coworker but this bastard is literally his age, he's just got a grandpa personality. Tim would laugh so hard he would choke
wax jackets (barbour or similar) with lots of pockets… you can carry so many books in a poacher’s pocket
battered leather boots that were smart once
walking through a village graveyard with the sun at your back, warming you slightly in the crisp morning
always carrying a pocketknife (opinels are preferable)
tweed jackets - practical and warm (and classic da)
sketching the animals and plants around you and pinning them up in your room
collecting insects and labelling them neatly in their boxes
finding a sun-bleached sheep skull on a mountainside and taking it home
wandering across fields and moors with no particular aim in mind, and a hip flask full of whisky to keep you warm
stone churches in tiny villages, the smell of old bibles, sun through stained glass windows
taking a stack of books down to the river to sit and read in the sun
riding your bike down to the village library, occupying the only table for the afternoon
paddling barefoot down freezing streams, trousers rolled to your knees, cutting your feet on the rocks and feeling alive
Dear video essay creators. A video analysis is when you analyze a piece of media. No no look at me. A summary, no matter how thorough, is not an analysis. An analysis requires you to draw conclusions about the media such as authorial intent, real-world parallels, discussion about themes/worldbuilding/character motivation, and so much more. You have to stop summarizing something and saying that’s analysis. The Gaylors are doing more critical analysis than you. Is that who you want to lose to? The gaylors?
hey. don’t cry. carpenter&hayward best friendship okay? people’s capacity for persevering compassion and connection okay?
With zero hesitation, it’s Graham.
Tim Stoker (The Magnus Archives):
he's regularly sent to flirt with cops and paramedics to hustle information out of them, he's the canonical office hottie and I, for once, think he was right to blow up those fucking clowns
Graham Casner (The White Vault):
Peter Joseph Lewis hottest voice of all time
finnish person: *trips and falls over, gets a concussion, breaks 3 teeth and 46 bones* finnish person: this is so embarrassing i hope nobody saw me
Definitely one of the funniest feature discord has added.
WARNING! ANNOYING BITCH HAS BREACHED THE PERIMETER!!!
DO YOU WISH TO EVACUATE?
Bad Writer. Occasional Artist. Big fan of agriculture.
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