Reverence For Life
John Manning
Reverence For Life
Theologian and minister, physician,
musician, philanthropist and humanitarian,
Nobel Prize winner, genius and saint; if
there ever was a greater man alive in my
lifetime, or perhaps any time, I don’t know
who it could be.
While the great hypocrites of our age babble
meaningless phrases like “culture of life”
and flaunt their religious
self-satisfaction, Albert Schweitzer lived
the life they can only imagine in the most
deformed way. He coined the phrase
“reverence for life”, and extended it to all
of creation. Yet he recognized the necessity
of killing, and held that the ultimate
principle over all is compassion. He found
beauty in every leaf, every tree; he took
pains to avoid causing unnecessary suffering
to the palms around which he had to expand
his clinic in Africa.
I am so sick of hearing the empty suits on
television and in the papers posing as
paradigms of ethics. As a palliative to
their incessant blather, here are some
quotes from an interview Schweitzer did in
1949, Your Second Job:
Schweitzer
“No matter how busy one is, any human
being can assert his personality by
seizing every opportunity for spiritual
activity. How? By his second job: by
means of personal action, on however
small a scale, for the good of his fellow
men. He will not have to look far for
opportunities.
Our greatest mistake,
as individuals, is that we walk through
out life with closed eyes and do not
notice our chances. As soon as we open
our eyes and deliberately search we see
many who need help, not in big things
but in the littlest things. Wherever a man
turns he can find someone who needs him.”
“From a feeling of
embarrassment, we hesitate to approach
a stranger. The fear of being repulsed is
the cause of a great deal of coldness
in the world; when we seem indifferent we
are often merely timid. The adventurous
soul must break that barrier, resolving
in advance not to mind a rebuff. If we
dare with wisdom, always maintaining a
certain reserve in our approach, we
find that when we open ourselves we open
doors in others.
Especially in great cities do the doors
of the heart need
to be opened. Love is always lonely in
crowds.”
“Whatever you have
received more than others–in health, in
talents, in ability, in success, in a
pleasant childhood, in harmonious
conditions of home life–all this you must not
take to yourself as a matter of course.
In gratitude for your good fortune, you
must render in return some sacrifice of
your own life for other life.”
“Organized welfare work is, of course,
necessary; but the gaps in it
must be filled by personal service,
performed with loving kindness. A charitable
organization is a complex affair; life
an automobile, it needs a broad highway
to run on. It cannot penetrate the
little bypaths; those are for men and women
to walk through, with open eyes and
hearts full of comprehension.
We cannot
abdicate our conscience to an
organization, nor to a government. ‘Am I my
brother’s keeper?’ Most certainly I am!
I cannot escape my responsibility by
saying the State will do all that is
necessary. It is a tragedy that nowadays so
many people think and feel otherwise.”
“You may think it is a wonderful
life my wife and I have in the
equatorial jungle. That is merely where we
happen
to be. But you can have a still more
wonderful life by staying where you happen
to be and putting your soul to the test
in a thousand little trials, and winning
triumphs of love. Such a career of the
spirit demands patience, devotion,
daring. It calls for strength of will
and determination to love: the greatest
test of a man. But in this hard ’second
job’ is to be found the only true
happiness.”
Schweitzer left an incredible body of work
well worth re-discovering. A good
introduction is an overview of his writing
on animals, ANIMALS, NATURE
and ALBERT SCHWEITZER, and these links to
his work on ethics, religion, and philosophy
at The Albert Schweitzer Page.
He is a wonderful antidote to the cynicism
of the age.
By Riggsveda 4:34 am Religion/Faith,
Courage, Vision, Kindness/heart
http://www.reachm.com/amstreet/archives/2005/04/19/reverence-for-life/
Art Bulla
abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
(New Testament | Titus 1:15 - 16)
Pretended PC sophisticants like Peggy Tatyana uphold all such as these
queers, while condemning the most noble in fulfillment of the following,
saith the Lord:
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Section Four 1839-42 Pg.205
As we have noticed before, the great difficulty lies in the ignorance of
the nature of spirits, of the laws by which they are governed, and the signs
by which they may be known; if it requires the Spirit of God to know the
things of God; and the spirit of the devil can only be unmasked through that
medium, then it follows as a natural consequence that unless some person or
persons have a communication, or revelation from God, unfolding to them the
operation of the spirit, they must eternally remain ignorant of these
principles; for I contend that if one man cannot understand these things but
by the Spirit of God, ten thousand men cannot; it is alike out of the reach
of the wisdom of the learned, the tongue of the eloquent, the power of the
mighty. And we shall at last have to come to this conclusion, whatever we
may think of revelation, that without it we can neither know nor understand
anything of God, or the devil; and however unwilling the world may be to
acknowledge this principle, it is evident from the multifarious creeds and
notions concerning this matter that they understand nothing of this
principle, and it is equally as plain that without a divine communication
they must remain in ignorance. The world always mistook false prophets for
true ones, and those that were sent of God, they considered to be false
prophets and hence they killed, stoned, punished and imprisoned the true
prophets, and these had to hide themselves "in deserts and dens, and caves
of the earth," and though the most honorable men of the earth, they banished
them from their society as vagabonds, whilst they cherished, honored and
supported knaves, vagabonds, hypocrites, impostors, and the basest of men.
--
Concerning quotes (out of context): these are distortions, taken out of the
context of
the blasphemies and insults placed upon me by the vilest of traitors and
foul wretches
imagineable. Jesus kicked their asses out of the Temple and I do the same to
all god damned liars and hypocrites. I make no apology. God is my judge. If
this fellow (Manning) were honest he would include these, and all would see
that I am
justified by the Lord in my responses. The word of the Lord is given on
the matter in the following:
Verily, if a man be called of my Father, as was Aaron, by mine own voice,
and by the voice of him that sent me, and I have endowed him with the keys
of the power of this priesthood, if he do anything in my name, and according
to my law and by my word, he will not commit sin, and I will justify him.
Let no one, therefore, set on my servant for I will justify him. saith the
Lord your God.
Manning is as mendacious about not being a queer as Ward Churchill is about
being an Indian. Typical of the delusional left. Not moored in truth or
reality.
THE GOLDEN RULE OF DISINFORMERS:
Always accuse your adversary of whatever is true about yourself.
"Nothing has more retarded the advancement of learning than the disposition
of vulgar minds to ridicule and vilify what they do not understand."
Dr.Samuel Johnson.
The Revelations of Jesus Christ:
<http://www.iuniverse.com/bookstore/book_detail.asp?isbn=0-595-28287-3>
Discourses of Brigham Young, Pg.68
As it has always been, and will be yet for some time, when the sons
of God assemble together Satan will be on hand as an accuser of the
brethren, to find fault with those who are trying to do good.
"But we ask, does it remain for a people who never had faith enough to call
down one scrap of revelation from heaven, and for all they have now are
indebted
to the faith of another people...does it remain for them to say how much God
has
spoken and how much He has not spoken?" Joseph Smith
"Every generation has flattered itself that it is a little better than the
one that preceded it. Every generation has prided itself in its knowledge
and great advancement in the arts and sciences and its superiority over
preceding generations; yet the power of the adversary and his hatred of
righteousness and truth are as great to-day as they ever were since the
creation of the earth." Journal of Discourses, Vol.11, Pg.228 - Pg.229,
George Q. Cannon, May 6, 1866
"Some men are natural born saints; whenever a principle is advanced they
understand it, and drink it in; * * * while there are others who do not
understand and oppose every principle that is not clear to their mind. This
can be accounted for, that we are not all pure blooded, for Ephraim became
foolish and mixed up with the gentiles. When we find the pure blood of
Ephraim, we find a natural born child of God and there is nothing in the
gospel that is objectionable to them, but the others have to exercise faith
in God and humble themselves before Him and live for it." (Deseret Weekly,
50:250-251)
35 And the rebellious shall be cut off out of the land of Zion, and shall
be sent away, and shall not inherit the land.
36 For, verily I say that the rebellious are not of the blood of Ephraim,
wherefore they shall be plucked out.
(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 64:35 - 36)
"John Manning" <jrob...@terra.com.br> wrote in message
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Art Bulla
remembrance you as you lay on your fat tummy on the floor in the middle of a
filthy room listening to classical music, poring over some writings or
magazines while there were large posters in color on the walls of half-naked
boys, boys, boys! I could not believe it when I saw it, that one could be
so brazen. But here you are spewing your filth because your conscience and
mind is defiled.
"Art Bulla" <a...@artbulla.com> wrote in message
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>> received more than others-in health, in talents, in ability, in
>> success, in a
>> pleasant childhood, in harmonious conditions of home life-all this
John Manning
> And I have been revealed you are a pedophile! The Holy Ghost brought to my
> remembrance you as you lay on your fat tummy on the floor in the middle of a
> filthy room listening to classical music, poring over some writings or
> magazines while there were large posters in color on the walls of half-naked
> boys, boys, boys! I could not believe it when I saw it, that one could be
> so brazen. But here you are spewing your filth because your conscience and
> mind is defiled.
Hallucinations too! Kind of like I saw you
having sex with your mother.
You're a sick fuck, Bulla.