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Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#1 - 2015-08-05 03:10:42 UTC  |  Edited by: Shaddam Daphiti
Today I became Capsuleeer.

I had but one request of the medic who preformed the operation.. that my soon to be former body not be administered any pain drugs. I wanted to remember, to honor those not blessed as I was soon to be.. to learn God's lesson.

And learn it I did, I could feel my brain burning within my skull.. such pain.. such truth!

It is through pain that we learn of course, that God corrects up and guides us.
Not pain we inflict on others, or that others inflict on us.. though that too can be a lesson, but pain brought to us by God and ourselves when we must humble our own Flesh.

Remember the pain, embrace it, endure it and grow as is His will!

"For by his stripes he saw the truth of God's wisdom, that all are fallen... and that only by suffering can one reclaim themselves"
Aria Jenneth
Societas Imperialis Sceptri Coronaeque
Khimi Harar
#2 - 2015-08-05 03:26:40 UTC  |  Edited by: Aria Jenneth
Um. Pilot?

The brain itself doesn't have any pain sensors. You can't actually feel what happens to it.

Whatever you felt, respectfully, it probably wasn't that.

Congratulations on your graduation, though.

Are you any relation to Maria Daphiti and Lunarisse Aspenstar, by any chance?
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#3 - 2015-08-05 03:54:08 UTC
I am not related to either of those persons, no.
I confess that neuroscience is not my area so I concede that you may be right about my understanding of the pain I felt being in error. It was no illusion however, of that I am certain.

I thank you for your welcome.
Elmund Egivand
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2015-08-05 05:41:51 UTC
Aria Jenneth wrote:
Um. Pilot?

The brain itself doesn't have any pain sensors. You can't actually feel what happens to it.

Whatever you felt, respectfully, it probably wasn't that.

Congratulations on your graduation, though.

Are you any relation to Maria Daphiti and Lunarisse Aspenstar, by any chance?


Definitely the trick of the mind. We tend to see or feel what we believe we should see or feel. A human foible, if you will.

A Minmatar warship is like a rusting Beetle with 500 horsepower Cardillac engines in the rear, armour plating bolted to chassis and a M2 Browning stuck on top.
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#5 - 2015-08-05 17:54:12 UTC
There is a log in Amarr's eye...

Woe to the hypocrites of Amarr.. repent and accept your chastisement.
I have this very day seen the sin of our own Home... and wept for the suffering that must be endured to correct it.

The Sins of Amarr are many, but most visibly:
In-hospitality,
Pride,
Vanity,
Games of chance,
Abuse of the weak,
and others to numerous to name.

Amarr is meant to be the light of God's wisdom... not a pit of depravity.
When the city on the hill produced nothing but filth, those below suffer needlessly.

Perhaps the Drifters are our chastisement.. perhaps not.. but weep, faithful, for the suffering Amarr must endure if it is to be worthy of it's God given Name!
Jaret Victorian
Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd.
Arataka Research Consortium
#6 - 2015-08-05 17:56:17 UTC
Elmund Egivand wrote:


Definitely the trick of the mind. We tend to see or feel what we believe we should see or feel. A human foible, if you will.

I see what you did there and I like it. Really, great one.

Itsukame-Zainou Hyperspatial Inquiries Ltd. Follow us on GalNet!
Arrendis
TK Corp
#7 - 2015-08-05 18:13:26 UTC
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:
Amarr is meant to be the light of God's wisdom... not a pit of depravity.


Depravity's got some awesome things going for it. Debauchery, for example!
Sinjin Mokk
Ministry of War
Amarr Empire
#8 - 2015-08-05 18:43:40 UTC
Brother Shaddam,

Welcome.

Realize, that you are embarking on a journey. Realize too, that all your training, all your education and all your expectations are about to be tossed right out the airlock.

The Axioms of the Capsuleer: Stay alert. Trust no one. Keep your laser handy. You are in mortal danger the second you undock, even in HiSec. If it sounds like a scam it probably is a scam. If it doesn't sound like a scam, it most certainly is one. Never undock in something you can't afford to lose. No one here is exactly who or what they appear to be. Live long, fly safe, fight well, die often. Keep the Faith. Do not feed the Drifters.

This list is woefully incomplete and I probably lied at least once. Here's a spaceship and a copy of the Pax Amarria. Go figure the rest out for yourself.

"Angels live, they never die, Apart from us, behind the sky. They're fading souls who've turned to ice, So ashen white in paradise."
Kontrahage
Perkone
Caldari State
#9 - 2015-08-05 19:02:11 UTC
Congratulations to your gift.

Shaddam Daphiti wrote:

Perhaps the Drifters are our chastisement.. perhaps not..


I understand the last weeks before the transformation are fairly stressful and there are many things on the mind
other than the news so you may not have heard:
Her Holyness declared the Drifters are not the Lord's work hence they cannot be a divine chastisement.
Arrendis
TK Corp
#10 - 2015-08-05 19:08:50 UTC
Kontrahage wrote:
Congratulations to your gift.

Shaddam Daphiti wrote:

Perhaps the Drifters are our chastisement.. perhaps not..


I understand the last weeks before the transformation are fairly stressful and there are many things on the mind
other than the news so you may not have heard:
Her Holyness declared the Drifters are not the Lord's work hence they cannot be a divine chastisement.


Unless she's wrong, which, being fallible, she could be...
Erica Dusette
Division 13
#11 - 2015-08-05 19:15:48 UTC
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:
There is a log in Amarr's eye...

Woe to the hypocrites of Amarr.. repent and accept your chastisement.
I have this very day seen the sin of our own Home... and wept for the suffering that must be endured to correct it.

The Sins of Amarr are many, but most visibly:
In-hospitality,
Pride,
Vanity,
Games of chance,
Abuse of the weak,
and others to numerous to name.

Amarr is meant to be the light of God's wisdom... not a pit of depravity.
When the city on the hill produced nothing but filth, those below suffer needlessly.

Perhaps the Drifters are our chastisement.. perhaps not.. but weep, faithful, for the suffering Amarr must endure if it is to be worthy of it's God given Name!

Amarr is one of the classiest systems in Empire, sir.

I've always found the local personalities very friendly in comparison to other similar systems, always hospitable (though perhaps that's just toward my family and I) with fantastic food, coffee and a market that's very competitive. Amarr locals certainly know style and they have every reason to be proud in my opinion.

In anycase, congratulations on your graduation to capsuleer, sir. Fly fun out there.

Jack Miton > you be nice or you're sleeping on the couch again!

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Kontrahage
Perkone
Caldari State
#12 - 2015-08-05 19:22:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Kontrahage
Arrendis wrote:
Kontrahage wrote:
Congratulations to your gift.

Shaddam Daphiti wrote:

Perhaps the Drifters are our chastisement.. perhaps not..


I understand the last weeks before the transformation are fairly stressful and there are many things on the mind
other than the news so you may not have heard:
Her Holyness declared the Drifters are not the Lord's work hence they cannot be a divine chastisement.


Unless she's wrong, which, being fallible, she could be...


You cannot pick parts of faith you like while discarding others.

If the amarr faith is true then the empress speaks with the voice of GOD and the Drifters are not HIS work.
If it is not then GOD does not exist and they are also not HIS work.


An addition to the hospitability thing:
I have always felt welcome in the empire and have never been offended by the native populace.
More than I can say of my time in the federation, the republic or even my "home" state.
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#13 - 2015-08-05 20:22:10 UTC
Kontrahage wrote:
Congratulations to your gift.

Shaddam Daphiti wrote:

Perhaps the Drifters are our chastisement.. perhaps not..


I understand the last weeks before the transformation are fairly stressful and there are many things on the mind
other than the news so you may not have heard:
Her Holyness declared the Drifters are not the Lord's work hence they cannot be a divine chastisement.





Then something worse is coming...
Arrendis
TK Corp
#14 - 2015-08-05 20:23:47 UTC
Kontrahage wrote:
You cannot pick parts of faith you like while discarding others.

If the amarr faith is true then the empress speaks with the voice of GOD and the Drifters are not HIS work.
If it is not then GOD does not exist and they are also not HIS work.


Except that if the Amarr faith is true then the Empress is human, and thus, fallible. Only God is infallible. Which means she can get it wrong.
Arrendis
TK Corp
#15 - 2015-08-05 20:24:45 UTC
Shaddam Daphiti wrote:
Then something worse is coming...


It is. It's GalNet holo programming. Have you seen Caldari Vice Nights[/i]? Ugh.
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#16 - 2015-08-07 15:52:18 UTC
A meditation for today:

If Suffering is God's and God's alone to met, for the chastisement of sin and reclamation of hearts...
How then is violence, even violence in self defense justified?

In a perfect universe, it is not.

We do not however live in a perfect universe, we live in a fallen universe.
Our responses can only be expected to be as imperfect as ourselves.
Therefore, Violence happens.

We can however, choose to mediate violence with mercy, applying only force as needed and avoiding causing suffering where it is not needed...

of course in the chastisement of our own flesh.. which we must master.. we must also apply mercy... Cutting off the hand that sins leaves one with no hand.. striking it with the rod instructs the flesh.

Amen.

Jili Tonari
Doomheim
#17 - 2015-08-07 16:34:09 UTC
Hey nugget!

Want suffering?

The TLF is offering a special discount on suffering for Amarr loyalists. Swing on by and we'll get you all hooked up. And I'm not taking some garden-variety domestic suffering, we got some top shelf imported suffering for ya!

Drop me a mil and I'll send you the info!

“Where must we go, we who wander this wasteland, in search of our better selves.”
Utari Onzo
Escalated.
OnlyFleets.
#18 - 2015-08-07 16:38:48 UTC
Jili Tonari wrote:
Hey nugget!

Want suffering?

The TLF is offering a special discount on suffering for Amarr loyalists. Swing on by and we'll get you all hooked up. And I'm not taking some garden-variety domestic suffering, we got some top shelf imported suffering for ya!

Drop me a mil and I'll send you the info!



I can't hear you over the sound of systems being reclaimed.

"Face the enemy as a solid wall For faith is your armor And through it, the enemy will find no breach Wrap your arms around the enemy For faith is your fire And with it, burn away his evil"
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#19 - 2015-08-07 17:07:22 UTC
Jili Tonari wrote:
Hey nugget!

Want suffering?

The TLF is offering a special discount on suffering for Amarr loyalists. Swing on by and we'll get you all hooked up. And I'm not taking some garden-variety domestic suffering, we got some top shelf imported suffering for ya!

Drop me a mil and I'll send you the info!



You speak with the anger of a child who hates their parents rod refusing to see your own sins.
I will not say that anger is unjustified, as many apply that rod too freely and with too much enjoyment of it.

Perhaps God will provide you guidance in the form of a Holder who will help you to stand in the midst of your own suffering.

Amen.
Shaddam Daphiti
Viziam
Amarr Empire
#20 - 2015-08-10 01:36:37 UTC
I have seen often that pagans and apostates will use the words :

"I do not believe in your God."

As if belief somehow makes a shred of difference?

It is the revealed will of God that all should be reclaimed unto Him. So what does your belief matter, little speck?
The leaf does not need to believe in the wind, nor the sea creature the current of the oceans...

Both are directed none the less, both suffer, both are taught... such is the way with all humanity, even capsuleers.

Amen.
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