30 December (Hadit) Liber CCXX, 2:56
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(v. 122) 56. Begone! ye mockers; even though ye laugh in my honour ye shall laugh not long; then when ye are sad know that I have forsaken you.
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"(v. 122) 56. Begone! ye mockers; even though ye laugh in my honour ye shall laugh not long; then when ye are sad know that I have forsaken you."
The message is straightforward. Those who mock these teachings, this word, this law - those who "cry aloud their folly that thou meanest nought" - are cast aside. I should say, rather, that they cast themselves aside. They are not even allowed the trick of laughing their mockery in Hadit's honor; for their laughter is not genuine laughter, not heartfelt joy, but rather a blind and haughty denial of the essential truths of their own hearts. When their false pleasure fades and they discover the emptiness of their truth, they are advised to recognize this as the "forsaking" of Hadit, i.e., of that which is to each his or her Self.
Practice for the day: Laugh a little. (Or laugh a lot!) But... it ain't funny if it ain't true (and it ain't true if it ain't funny).
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I embrace my weakness, drawing from its font: strength.
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“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi