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[cattaribrahmavihara]

A New Rule

Here’s a new rule to help keep myself from making bad decisions when my mind is otherwise clouded by delusion or inflamed by lust or anger: only do those things that you feel no remorse at all about. I have never once felt that I would regret giving. I have never once felt that I would be ashamed for having bitten my tongue. I have, however, felt a pang of regret for having broken my fast, for…

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[federer7]

Two young girls inspect their surroundings. Kagga Kamma Nature Reserve, Namibia, 1994

Photo: Chris Steele-Perkins

[kafkaoftherubble]

人性的“光”辉

//The Case for "Hikaru's" Humanity

This essay was originally a reblog/response to this post by chronicoverthinker.

I find the complexity of "Hikaru's" expression of love fascinating and nuanced enough for multiple interpretations. Hence, I wanted to put my thoughts out here in a separate post... for my own Garden's archive, to be honest! Hahahaha!

Anyway, I respectfully disagree with that post. Here's why.

Against The Case To Not Judge "Hikaru" As Though He's a Human

What I'm getting at from the bulk of the argument is that "Hikaru" cannot genuinely be described as aroace—or somewhere in the spectrum—because he's fundamentally not human.

I wanna push back on this. I think OP is not giving "Hikaru" enough credit.

The examples OP cited are either from the beginning—when he was very much 90% eldritch and 10% "cosplaying as a human"—or when he's still trying to grasp the deeper layers of being human.

Take his attitude with Asako discovering his secret(s).

OP is right that, during the first incident, "Hikaru" acted like a monster would. But in the second incident, "Hikaru" actually acted differently.

There was a brief moment of tension here—as if there was a split-second clash in "Hikaru's" mind that we aren't privy to. This is related to what I wanna talk about later.

For now, though, this is what happens a little while later... after Asako expresses her grief for the dead Hikaru.

Here, "Hikaru" philosophizes what it means to be a living being who sees death as a totality.

And while he's doing that—

He reached out and wiped the tears off Asako's face.

Bear in mind that "Hikaru" had only shown his most unambiguous benevolence to Emoshiki for a long time, but here, he's showing similar care and benevolence to a friend. A non-Yoshiki human.

That's not all. He also expresses similarly subtle humanity in his interaction with that Medium Ajuma/Auntie (I forgot her name even though I liked her a lot ahahhaha). He values her advice and looks up to her for counsel, contrasting the first time he learned of her existence through Emoshiki's phone. The latter was when he was still mostly a monster; the former was as "Hikaru" steadily gained humanity.

I want to also point out that "Hikaru's" gains are parallel to Yoshiki's losses. Emoshiki is starting to be registered as "not entirely human/living". He is starting to feel the effects of torii gates acting as barriers, for example.

But if we're talking about the thematic confirmation of "Hikaru's" change in his personhood, I think there is an even better one in the manga.

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The Emergent Dual nature of "Hikaru," Visualized

Above all else, I think nothing illustrates "Hikaru's" clash between humanity and monstrous nature than this panel shown here by my (very one-sided) bro, Mokumoku Ren:

The panel before it was this:

The left side of "Hikaru" shows his Eldritch nature. The tendrils that clue us of his monstrosity are leaking out.

The right side, however... shows a single human tear. The side where he was simply crying as an emotionally hurting human being.

Even the words on the second panel have subtle hints of that duality. Notice that the "monster side" has the word "Kill? Kill?!" While the human side has "it hurts""I have to do somethin'" and "apologize."

The two sides share words, for sure, but when I read it, my immediate understanding was that

the monstrous side is reacting, hence it comes out first. It's automated; the default state Eldritch-bro has been in for many years.

The human side is responding, hence the tears coming out later than the tendrils.

One is "Hikaru's" default, dominant nature. The other? His gained humanity and his budding capacity for self-reflection.

Later in this chapter, we actually see "Hikaru's" humanity—in an unambiguous telling—winning against his default-dominant nature: he chose to respond instead of react. He gave half of his monstrosity to Yoshiki so he could be more human than monster from that point onward.

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"I Love You, Yoshiki."

This is how it was played out in Chapter 1.

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And this is how it plays out in Chapter 26.

In both instances, "Hikaru" makes allusions to how fun being human is for a monster like himself. However, his reasons in the first chapter were superficial ("I have friends! I ate ice cream!"). The second panel, meanwhile, was thoughtful and earned.

You even notice how the first panel's "Hikaru" insisted that he's as good as a real human, while the second—now wised up to what humanity really means—admitted to being a monster and a substitute in origin.

I think "Hikaru" has gained enough humanity to him at this point that, even his self-deprecative " [...] the monster's feelings" is more human than monstrous.

His previous emotions were never this deep; they were copies of OG Hikaru at best while he outwardly insists he's so-totally Hikaru. But here, despite admitting that he really is "just a monster pretending to be human," he displays the sort of realization only a monster who finally gained humanity is capable of discerning. He's experiencing the nuances of a human's thought process, even noting his own lack of understanding concerning love.

This is why I disagree. I think "Hikaru" has enough human-ness to be reasonably considered aroace, at least at this point.

"Hikaru's" inability to understand love, even in terms of familial love or platonic love, is similar to my own. Nonetheless, there are still two dear friends I care a lot about, in a manner similar to how "Hikaru" feels for Yoshiki.

In other words: the way I understand "Hikaru's" declaration of love—per my own subjective experience as an aroace—is that he is expressing "care."

This gets us to the next point I'd like to make.

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"Hikaru's" Love for Yoshiki isn't Expressed in Hunger

You're right; "Hikaru" hungers for Yoshiki. The exploration and reading of that hunger deserves its own analysis, but briefly, I see it as a metaphor for addiction (or even the violence of mental illnesses?), which can be intertwined with feelings like love.

No matter what it could be read as, though, if "Hikaru's" love for Emoshiki is just hunger masquerading as love, then there is little sense why "Hikaru" would express his love by putting distance between himself and Emoshiki.

His psychological journey up to that point on the beach centered around one question,

"What is the best thing to do so Yoshiki doesn't get hurt (by my monstrous side)?"

In other words, "What is the best thing for me to do so the person I love doesn't get hurt by my addiction/episodes?"

"Hikaru's" love is expressed in his commitment to Emoshiki's well-being. It is how he recognizes the danger of his monstrous hunger. As we've discussed earlier in this post, "Hikaru" is grappling with the duality of his personhood.

I think he is experiencing both care (which is "Hikaru's" version of love, maybe?) and hunger when it comes to Yoshiki.

These two desires interplay with each other... but are also at odds with one another. "Hikaru," being the battleground for these two sides, knows this very well. He also knows what's fueling these two things simultaneously, and chooses to let his care for Yoshiki lead his decision.

I don't think "Hikaru's" love refers to his hunger at all. I think they exist simultaneously, and we're watching this man-of-a-monster make a choice. Despite his origin, he's struggling with the human condition between not letting go out of "love," and letting go out of that same "love."

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Conclusion

There is definitely an element of subjective reading here, but I think "Hikaru," at this moment, can be judged as human (and, while we're at it, aroace).

He's got enough humanness that he can be judged through the lens of humanity (though I also agree that one can also choose not to do so, ahahha!).

His inability to understand the sentimentalities of families and friends is not a strong argument for the case of "Hikaru" not being "human enough."

"Hikaru's" love does not equal his hunger. They are not the same sentiments, though they do intermingle and influence one another like all webs of emotions do.

This post may seem like it's about "Hikaru's" sexuality and romantic orientation, but the bigger point I want to argue about is actually "Hikaru's" humanity. I hope to present a different angle to what "Hikaru's" psychology might be about.

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I wanna end this with how Yoshiki reacts to "Hikaru's" decision.

The prominence of his wounded arm in the panel and the intensity of his rejection toward "Hikaru's" decision, to me, seems like a quiet echo to how "Hikaru" —90% Eldritch, 10% cosplaying as human—began at first.

The one who's expressing a clinging attachment... is now the human who's starting to gain little supernatural, monstrous elements to himself.

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Thank you for reading my ramble!

[b-skarsgard]

Behind the scene photos from Burn All My Letters via @/fsf_sweden on IG

[lskarsgard]

”We arrive together, we leave together.”

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[jdsquared]

Bava Kamma 81b

[dafyomilimerick]

Bava Kamma 30

Damage caused by a (C)ha(n)nu(k)ka(h)  flame In a  public domain, who's to blame? It's a mitzvah to light in that place on that night So there's really no culprit to name. 

[moviemosaics]

The Hypnosis

directed by Ernst de Geer, 2023

[livethrushit]

found a talmud coded post on r/butchery today

[nomodernromance]

Another nordic show that is impossible to google (*cough* threesome *cough*) but it's so good. Asta August is such a joy to watch.

It's on Amazon Prime.

[tuskstudioart]

Monkie Talk- 1

Greetings!!

Kamma here :)

Today I shall rant/info dump on my LMK/JTTW OCS because i have nothing else to do,and also because you guys seem to like em!!

Okay,so. In case you haven't read the article from my previous posts,here a little context.

Pāramitā and Daiyu are basically the living embodiments of yin and yang (para being yang,Daiyu being yin) as well as the lifegivers to the Great Sage equal to heaven himself,sun wukong.

They were created as the progenitors of all monkeying,similar to the Phoenix. They fell in love,created flower fruit mountain so all their monkey kids can run around,and made the temple inside the waterfall that Wukong soon finds. More on that later.

Like I said, Once their family grows to titanic proportions, the gibbons wield their arcane knowledge to create an island home, therefore raising up Flower Fruit Mountain (or Huaguo shan) from the ocean. There, they construct the Water Curtain Cave from which they continue to plumb the depths of the Dao. Their exploration takes them to the heights of the mountain where heaven meets earth, using the corresponding yin (earth/female) and yang (heaven/male) energy to fuel their reenactment of the creation of the cosmos through sexual union. By PURE chance, these powerful, creative sexual energies are absorbed by a boulder atop the mountain. (Ooo foreshadowing).

Okay so,the pair loved to sing songs together,as mated gibbons do. Their songs were very powerful,and only got stronger and stronger overtime. So strong,in fact,that these furry creatures were able to crumble MOUNTAINS, shake SEAS, and even destroying a mountain pillar in the sky. They were one hell of a opera duo,basically. The devi Nuwa basically had to mend the heavens with the five glowing rocks or whatever-

As you would expect,this caused unease in heaven. Celestials were afraid of what were to go on if they allowed this happy married couple to stay,well,happy. So they did the only thing they could,brought the issue to the gibbons themselves.

Now they were NOT happy when they were basically told "yeahhhh,like,your love is a little TOO strong,my guy", but understood the direness of the situation. So,with heavy hearts, Daiyu and Pāramitā decided to part ways, with the promise given by the primordial devas that they'd be brought together again in the near future. They say their goodbyes, and isolate themselves to two separate,far away holy mountains,leaving Huaguo shan in need of a new leader...or a monkey king. Heheheeeh-

The two are much sought after by animal, human, devil, and deva to teach them the essence of the Dao. Both become the religious teachers of countless beings, from the lowliest creature to the purest deva in the highest heaven. Former students include the Tathagata Buddha and the immortal Subodhi.(Ironic,ain't it?)

So! The primordial devas are eventually superseded by deified humans after a great battle between the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The August Jade Emperor (Yuhuang dadi, 玉皇大帝) and the rest of the heavenly retinue go about setting the cosmos into order. Unfortunately,This means the promise made by the primordial devas is lost to time.

Now,we ALLLL know the story of the monkey king (I'd hope), so I'm just gonna skip past that whole thing. The boulder gives birth to Wukong,Wukong becomes a menace,he gets thrown under a mountain,enters his un-menace arc, blah blah blah.

NOW. After the fixed period of time has elasped, kinda-sorta divorced couple Pāramitā and Daiyu request to leave their exile and finally see their other half again,after so long. The jade emperor,scared of the consequences,DENIES said request. Which, understandably,angers the couple. They've been LIED to! And so,they awaken their inner Wukong or whatever,and rebels against heaven. They WILL see each other again. One way or another.

all of the devas, spirits, and devils struggle to keep them apart. This is an impossible task given that the two are among the highest immortals. And so great battle ensues in which the pair uses their knowledge of the Dao to put the celestial army into disarray. ( More on their abilities and specific skills later).

The August Jade Emperor begs the Buddha to intervene like he had done for the rebelling Sun Wukong in the past. But considering that heaven went back on its word and the ape immortals are both friends and former teachers of the Enlightened One, the Tathagata sends their spiritual son, SUN WUKONG, to ask them to pacify their rage instead of using trickery to halt the onslaught. So,yeah. Wukong finds out he's got parents,and said parents find out they have a son. A very weird,but otherwise sweet moment.

all three travel by cloud to the Buddha’s abode on Vulture Peak (Lingjiu shan, 靈鷲山) to discuss the matter. The immortal lovers opine the great injustice done to them by the heavenly hierarchy. The Buddha knows their duet is part of their primordial animal nature and is the ultimate expression of their love, which reaches back to the very beginning of time. Unfortunately, he realizes that the power of their song could destroy the universe if allowed to take place. So,he compromises. the couple can remain as his permanent guests of the Buddha realm, where they can frolic with Wukong. This way the gibbons will be free to sing their melodious song without fear of negative effects. And when the end of the sixty-fourth Mahakalpa comes to a close, their song will serve the function of the wind element to bring about the dissolution of the universe to make way for the new one.

WHEW. that was..a lot. butttt, we're still not done!! We've discussed their story,now let's discuss another matter:

Fun facts!: Daiyu(Yin)

Let's start off with the mistress of mystique herself, Daiyu!!

-Daiyu is a master of illusions and trickery. You could think you're talking directly to her,and she could already be in another city,reading a book or something. Riddles are her guilty pleasure,she LOVES speaking in parables.

-she likes gems and rocks. Will go on a rant that lasts like four hours on the differences, where to find them,etc. Pāramitā loves listening to her talk.

-She loves to explore and see new things. Even if it's something small,she loves experiencing everything the world has to offer. Especially with a loved one.

-She CAN shapeshift, although it's not as well performed as her husband. There might be a few details off about her shifting (for example,when copying a person she might have a different eye color).

-her love language is biting. Dunno why,it just is. All her favorite things will at least have one bite mark. (Her husband has several,and shows them off proudly.) she also has VERY strong jaws and fangs.

Fun facts!: Pāramitā(Yang)

And now it's time for her mellowed-out husband, Pāramitā!!

-He hardly ever holds grudges. it's just not in his nature. He forgave the jade emperor pretty quickly after the whole "your-love-could-destroy-the-world" thing was resolved. His wife,on the other hand....

-Shspe. Shifting. MASTER. He could enlarge himself,shrink, turn into almost anything. Draw him a picture of a form you want him to take? It'll only take one glance,and he'll capture that form perfectly.

-he's also very stretchy. Elastic even. Think Luffy,from one piece.

-he's very knowledgeable, just not when it comes to emotions. Which kind of caused problems in the early stages of their relationship. Don't worry,he learned to. He's still learning,honestly.

-Whilst Daiyu likes to bite, Pāramitā likes to watch. He will spend hours staring at a bug just because he likes it's color. It may seem creepy, but he means no harm by it. He's js watching.

-His hair is very fluffy,almost cloud like, and it always flows,even when there's no wind. Daiyu loves grooming his fur because of this fact.

Alrighty! Well,that was a lot! I might do more of these later,but as of now,that's all I got!!

Bye bye,now!

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[ashey-did-owt-wrong]

THOIGHTS ON THE S HIP OF THESEUS!! ! ???

*flashbacks to religion lessons*

I forgot what my guy theseus called his ship for this ill say bob

So in my opinion right i think a name is like just a name bob is like the boat and the boat is bob becaise theseus said it is

He replaces all the parts his new iron clad ship is still bob because thats what my guy is calling it

And then his wife comes along and buys all the old parts and says this is acrually bob but well its only bob if you call it bob. It can be if you want it to be. A name is nothing doesnt mean anything its just a label

[writer-at-the-table]

[And Shmuel says: The Torah renders one liable for damage caused by its lethal fumes, and all the more so for damage resulting from the impact. Shmuel adds: And if you say that the Torah spoke only about liability for its impact and not for its lethal fumes, one could respond that the Torah testifies about a pit without specifying for which type of pit one is liable, and this includes even a pit full of woolen sponges [sefogin], which would completely absorb the impact.]

I kept expecting an explanation for why you would have a pit full of woolen sponges, but so far it hasn't come up again.

Does anyone know what's up with this?

[watchingalotofmovies]

The Hypnosis

The Hypnosis    [trailer]

A hypnotherapist sees Vera throw off the trappings of civilized behavior. For an event she attends with André, Vera's behavior holds a mirror up to the faux-authenticity, virtue signaling and hypocrisy of her fellow entrepreneurs.

Appreciate the thought behind this social satire. But making fun of the behaviour of people involved in creating and financing start-ups feels like low-hanging fruit.

It's amusing to watch for a while. But the critique gets applied with a sledge-hammer. Her behaviour is calculated to be offensive. His was just embarrassing. The French investor doesn't feel real.