#📚A Foolish Scholar📚

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A Man And His Woes

Ship: Gabriel Conifer x Professor Henry Higgins

Word Count: 912

Summary: An introduction to Gabriel and Higgins' dynamic, in which the two discuss Higgins plans for Eliza Doolittle, a young woman of low income whom he wishes to pass off as someone of higher status just because he believes he can. CWs for classism, alcohol consumption.

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Gabriel was just about to let himself into Higgins’ study when Mrs. Pearce’s arm suddenly blocked him.

“I wouldn’t go in there now, dearie,” she warned, “Mr. Higgins is in a bit of a mood.”

He frowned. “How so?”

She sighed. “He’s taken on a… project, shall we say. Brought in a lass with the thickest accent I ever did hear, wants to make a duchess of her, and you know how he is… needless to say, they don’t like each other very much.”

“Why ever did this girl agree to work with him if they can’t stand each other?”

“She’s a poor one, you see. He offers her a room, warm meals, new clothes, and in return he thinks he gets to treat and teach her however he likes.”

It was Gabriel’s turn to sigh. “Why am I not surprised? His head’s too big for his own good.”

Mrs. Pearce nodded in agreement. “Now that I think about it, maybe you ought to go in. Soothe him. He could never be frustrated with you and you never seem to get exhausted with him. It’s an admirable feat if I do say so myself.”

He gave her a small smile as she stepped aside. “Well, I was going to tell him that the laundry’s done, but I suppose I’ll play shrink with him instead,” he quipped lightly.

“Good luck.”

Upon entering, he found Higgins sprawled out on a loveseat, pinching his brow in annoyance. “What is it now, Mrs. Pearce?”

Gabriel cleared his throat. “I hear we’ve another guest, besides Colonel Pickering.”

Higgins sat up, quickly looking over his shoulder. “Oh, Conifer, I’m sorry, I didn’t realize it was you. Yes, but I’d rather not talk about her. I presume you’ve just done the laundry for Pickering’s stay?”

Gabriel nodded. “Is there anything of the girl’s I’m to clean, then?”

Higgins stood and walked over to his desk, waving his hand dismissively. “Heavens no, I’ve ordered Mrs. Pearce to burn her clothes. Wretched things, they were more dirt than cloth, I’d say.”

Gabriel’s eyes widened. “Surely those were not the only things to her name?”

“Why should I care? I’m providing her with plenty of new, clean things. Ladies things.” He began pouring two glasses of brandy as Gabriel approached him.

“It’s not that that’s not a gesture of goodwill, sir, but think… she may’ve had a certain attachment to them, coming from a place of low worth… appreciate what you have and so on.” He took one of the glasses, eying Higgins tentatively. They paused as he drank, stalling for time.

“We're doing the exact opposite of what I wanted… how is it that you always get me to do that?”

“Whatever do you mean?” Gabriel smiled behind his glass of alcohol. “Now, don't try to change the subject, Mr. Higgins. Who is she?”

He huffed. “An Eliza Doolittle, and a pain in my eardrums to boot, listen to this.” Higgins quickly slipped over to his phonograph and turned it on. A harsh Cockney accent repeating vowel sounds shortly poured out of it. “Tell me, what kind of sound is that? ‘Owww,’ she sounds like an alley cat. She may as well have manners in common with one.”

Gabriel swallowed his drink. “It’s certainly kind of you to help her… though, if it is my place to say, may I suggest exercising some gentler language? Especially when she’s around. It might make things easier for both of you.”

“Of course it’s kind of me to help her. Who else would?” Higgins gazed at Gabriel for a long moment, completely breezing past his suggestion of speaking more pleasantly about Eliza and her “predicament.” “You’re so easy to talk to, Conifer.”

He finished his drink and set the glass aside. “I’m glad to hear, Mr. Higgins. But you’re changing the subject again. What’s the desired result here? Mrs. Pearce said you want to make a duchess of her.”

Higgins bit back a reluctant sound and briefly began to pace. “Yes. I want to pass her off as a lady at the upcoming Embassy Ball.”

“Six months,” Gabriel mused softly.

“Precisely.”

“But why her? Are you doing it just to prove it can be done?”

“Why else?”

Gabriel folded his arms. “You know I hate to criticise, but it all seems a bit selfish if you ask me.”

Higgins whipped around, appearing alarmed. “Selfish?! It’s selfish of me to give her everything she doesn’t have, and all I ask for in return is her cooperation?!”

“It’s selfish because you’re doing it for your own benefit, Mr. Higgins. Just so you can get a kick out of making a silk purse of a sow’s ear. What happens to her when you’re done?”

“She lives a long, happy life in the upper class! Preferably far from mine.” He set to pour himself another drink, but Gabriel put a hand on his arm.

“And if she's found out?”

“It's none of my business.” Higgins stiffly shook him off and poured more brandy.

“It's all of your business,” Gabriel muttered under his breath, turning away. “Very well, sir. I won't question you further.” With that, Gabriel left Professor Higgins to his alcohol and his headaches, waiting to be assigned another chore in the meantime.

“So, how was your day?” Higgins spoke, long after the door had closed and he had downed his second drink. He looked around, realized he was alone, and buried his face in his hands.

[ynx1]

Prophet Muhammad (Sall allāhuʿalay-hi wa-sallam) said:

"Do not seek knowledge to compete with the scholars, nor to argue with the foolish people, nor to gain control of gatherings; for whoever does that - The Fire, The Fire."

📚Sahih Ath-Targheeb wat-Tarheeb (107) - Al-Albani.

[chaitanyavijnanam]

శ్రీమద్భగవద్గీత - 374: 10వ అధ్., శ్లో 02 / Bhagavad-Gita - 374: Chap. 10, Ver. 02

🌹. శ్రీమద్భగవద్గీత - 374 / Bhagavad-Gita - 374 🌹 ✍️. శ్రీ ప్రభుపాద, 📚. ప్రసాద్ భరద్వాజ 🌴. 10వ అధ్యాయము - విభూతి యోగం - 02 🌴 02. న మే విదు: సురగణా: ప్రభవం న మహర్షయ: | అహమాదిర్షి దేవానాం మహర్షీణాం చ సర్వశ: || 🌷. తాత్పర్యం : సర్వవిధముల నేనే దేవతలకు మరియు మహర్షులకు మూలమై యున్నందున దేవతా సమూహముగాని, మహర్షులుగాని నా ఉత్పత్తిని లేదా విభూతులను తెలిసి కొనజాలరు.

🌷. భాష్యము :

బ్రహ్మసంహిత యందు తెలుపబడినట్లు శ్రీకృష్ణుడే దేవదేవుడు. అతని కన్నను అధికుడు వేరొక్కడు లేడు. అతడే సర్వకారణకారణుడు. తానే దేవతలకు మరియు ఋషులకు కారణుడనని అతడే స్వయముగా ఇచ్చట పలుకుచున్నాడు. అనగా దేవతలు మరియు మహర్షులు కూడా శ్రీకృష్ణుని సంపూర్ణముగా ఎరుగలేరు. వారే ఆ భగవానుని నామమును గాని, స్వరూపమును గాని ఎరుగలేరన్నచో అల్పమైన ఈ లోకమునకు చెందిన నామమాత్ర పండితుల విషయము వేరుగా తెలుపపనిలేదు. భగవానుడు ఏ కారణము నిమిత్తము ధరత్రి యందు సామాన్యమానవునిగా అవతరించి అద్భుతములు మరియు అసాధారణములైన కార్యముల నొనర్చునో ఎవ్వరును ఎరుగాజాలరు.

అనగా పాండిత్యమనునది శ్రీకృష్ణుని అవగాహన చేసికొనుటకు ఒక యోగ్యత కాదని మనము గ్రహింపవలెను. దేవతలు మరియు ఋషులు సైతము తమ మానసికకల్పనలచే శ్రీకృష్ణుని అవగతము చేసికొన యత్నించినను విఫలురైరి. కనుకనే గొప్ప గొప్ప దేవతలు కూడా శ్రీకృష్ణభగవానుని ఎరుగాజాలరని శ్రీమద్భాగవతమునందు స్పష్టముగా తెలుపబడినది. వారు తమ పరిమిత ఇంద్రియముల పరధి మేరకు ఊహాగానము చేయ యత్నించినను త్రిగుణములచే వ్యక్తము కానట్టి నిజతత్త్వమునకు విరుద్ధభావమైన నిరాకారతత్త్వమునే చేరగలరు. అనగా వారు మానసిక కల్పనలను కావించినను దాని ద్వారా శ్రీకృష్ణుని మాత్రము ఎరుగాజాలరు. పరతత్త్వమును తెలిసికొనగోరువారు కొరకై శ్రీకృష్ణభగవానుడు ఇచ్చట తాను దేవదేవుడననియు మరియు పరమపురుషుడనని పరోక్షముగా తెలియజేయుచున్నాడు. ఈ విషయమును ప్రతియొక్కరు గమనింపవలెను.

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🌹 Bhagavad-Gita as It is - 374 🌹 ✍️ Sri Prabhupada, 📚 Prasad Bharadwaj 🌴 Chapter 10 - Vibhuti Yoga - 02 🌴 02. na me viduḥ sura-gaṇāḥ prabhavaṁ na maharṣayaḥ aham ādir hi devānāṁ maharṣīṇāṁ ca sarvaśaḥ

🌷 Translation :

Neither the hosts of demigods nor the great sages know My origin or opulences, for, in every respect, I am the source of the demigods and sages.

🌹 Purport :

As stated in the Brahma-saṁhitā, Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord. No one is greater than Him; He is the cause of all causes. Here it is also stated by the Lord personally that He is the cause of all the demigods and sages. Even the demigods and great sages cannot understand Kṛṣṇa; they can understand neither His name nor His personality, so what is the position of the so-called scholars of this tiny planet? No one can understand why this Supreme God comes to earth as an ordinary human being and executes such wonderful, uncommon activities. One should know, then, that scholarship is not the qualification necessary to understand Kṛṣṇa.

Even the demigods and the great sages have tried to understand Kṛṣṇa by their mental speculation, and they have failed to do so. In the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam also it is clearly said that even the great demigods are not able to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They can speculate to the limits of their imperfect senses and can reach the opposite conclusion of impersonalism, of something not manifested by the three qualities of material nature, or they can imagine something by mental speculation, but it is not possible to understand Kṛṣṇa by such foolish speculation. Here the Lord indirectly says that if anyone wants to know the Absolute Truth, “Here I am present as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I am the Supreme.” One should know this.

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[light-of-tawhid]

Imam Ibn Kathīr رحمه الله said,

Allah reminds His believing servants with what He has endowed them with by sending Muhammad ﷺ as a Messenger to them, reciting to them Allah's clear Ayat and purifying and cleansing them from the worst types of behavior, the ills of the souls and the acts of Jahiliyyah (pre-Islamic era).

The Messenger ﷺ also takes them away from the darkness (of disbelief) to the light (of faith) and teaches them the Book, the Qur'an, and the Hikmah (i.e., the wisdom), which is his Sunnah. He also teaches them what they knew not. During the time of Jahiliyyah, they used to utter foolish statements.

Later on, and with the blessing of the Prophet's Message and the goodness of his prophecy, they were elevated to the status of the Awliya' (loyal friends of Allah) and the rank of the scholars. Hence, they acquired the deepest knowledge among the people, the most pious hearts, and the most truthful tongues.

Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه commented, "Allah's favor means Muhammad.'' Therefore, Allah has commanded the believers to affirm this favor and to appreciate it by thanking and remembering Him.

📚 —Tafsīr ibn Kathīr

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“The knowledgeable man is guilty of one sin whereas the ignorant man is guilty of two [i.e. the sin itself and the sin of ignorance]” — The Messenger ص of Allah

📚 Kanz al-Ummal. Num: 28784.

“Do not grant the ignorant ones wisdom for they will not do justice to it, and do not deprive it to those who are worthy of it for you will do injustice to them.” — Imam al-Kazim ع

📚 𝐁𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫. Vol: 78, Page: 303, Num: 1.

“Taming an ignorant person and preventing a person with unchanging habits from those habits are as a miracle.” — Imam al-Askari ع

📚 𝑇𝑢ℎ𝑎𝑓 𝑎𝑙-𝑈𝑞𝑢𝑙. Page: 520.

“No poverty matches ignorance! ” — Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba ع

📚 𝑇𝑢ℎ𝑎𝑓 𝑎𝑙-𝑈𝑞𝑢𝑙.

“Ignorance is to laugh without any reason.” — Imam al-Askari ع

📚 𝑇𝑢ℎ𝑎𝑓 𝑎𝑙-𝑈𝑞𝑢𝑙. Page: 487.

“If the ignorant ones had kept silent, men would not have differed.” — Imam Ali ع

📚 𝐁𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫. Vol: 78, Page: 81, Num: 75.

“If the ignorant keep their tongues closed, there will be no disputation.” — Imam al-Jawad ع

📚 𝑇𝑢ℎ𝑎𝑓 𝑎𝑙-𝑈𝑞𝑢𝑙.

“Among the signs of ignorance is arguing with irrational people.” — abi Abdillah al-Hussain ع

📚 𝑇𝑢ℎ𝑎𝑓 𝑎𝑙-𝑈𝑞𝑢𝑙.

“An irrational person is rude, and a person with no ambition lacks manliness.” — Imam Hassan al-Mujtaba ع

📚 𝑀𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑙-𝐻𝑖𝑘𝑚𝑎.

“The friend of a person is his intelligence and the enemy of a person is his ignorance.” — Imam al-Reza ع

📚 al-Kafi. Vol: 1, Page: 11, Num: 4.

“Scholars are unfamiliar due to the increase of ignorants.” — Imam al-Jawad ع

📚 Mesnad al-Imam al-Jawad ع . Page: 247.

“The least resting among the people is the arrogant, envious, and fatigue is the friend of the ignorant.” — Imam al-Askari ع

📚 𝑇𝑢ℎ𝑎𝑓 𝑎𝑙-𝑈𝑞𝑢𝑙. Page: 519.

“Talking nonsense and futile things is the enjoyment and pleasure of foolish and insane ones, and the activity of ignorant ones.” — Imam al-Hadi ع

📚 𝐁𝐢𝐡𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐥-𝐀𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐫. Vol: 78, Page: 369.

“Reasonless laughter is a sign of ignorance.” — Imam al-Askari ع

📚 𝑇𝑢ℎ𝑎𝑓 𝑎𝑙-𝑈𝑞𝑢𝑙. Page: 1076.

“The ignorant person is the prisoner of his own tongue.” — Imam al-Hadi ع

📚 al-Durra al-Bahira. Page: 41.

“Avoid telling lies, whether they were significant or venial, or in serious or humorous situations, for [an ignorant] man who tells a trivial lie will surely dare to tell a big one.” — Imam Ali Zayn al-Abidin ع

📚 𝑇𝑢ℎ𝑎𝑓 𝑎𝑙-𝑈𝑞𝑢𝑙.

abu Abdullah al-Sadiq ع narrated the Prophet ص said, “The worst of arrogance is despising people and depreciating the truth.” At this, Abdullah ibne Ayaan asked, ‘And what is despising people and depreciating the truth? ’ Imam al-Sadiq ع said, “It is when one is ignorant of the truth and slanders its people, and whoever does this has wrested Allah of His robe.”

📚 al-Kafi. Vol: 2, Page: 310, Num: 9.

“We are the Oft-Coupled verses that Allah gave to Our Prophet Muhammad ص . We are the the face of Allah in the Earth among you. We are the eye of Allah in His creation, and His open, merciful hand upon His servants. Those who know us, know us; and those who are ignorant of us, are ignorant of us. We are the Imams of the Godfearing.” Imam al-Baqir ع

📚 al-Kafi. Vol: 1, Page: 143.

“The scholar is alive even when he is dead, whereas the Ignorant man is dead even though he may be alive.” — Imam Ali ع

📚 𝐺ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑙-𝐻𝑖𝑘𝑎𝑚. Num: 1124.

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I love thinking about ships and f/os that I will probably only ever mention once or twice

anyway My Fair Lady s/i. he is one of higgins' house servants and the one person who truly understands him

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holy fuck it's world theatre day

love you all my f/os who originate from the stage 🫶

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i know it was probably mostly unintentional but there's so much (just enough for me personally to notice) to imply higgins is gay and doesn't know it, like???

i have to guess it's like gaston, you push a character so far into the toxic masculine that his obsession with masculinity and manliness just starts to sound gay

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i finally have a "sopping wet cat, poor little meow meow, etc" type f/o and it's some arrogant british guy from a musical 🙈👀

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I started writing a fic about Higgins but idk how to finish it and I don't really want to rewrite it >:0|