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notafraidofredyellowandblue · 4 months ago

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Till's poem...and why it moved me a lot...

posted on Till Lindemann IG 2024-08-07.

Jegliches hat seine Zeit

Hier steh ich nun, bin sehr bereit

nichts kann mich vom Gehen halten

die Vergangenheit wirft Falten

besser später als zu spät

wenn es leider nicht mehr geht

man sollte Hut und Mantel greifen

in die weite Welt ausschweifen

neue Aussicht, weg vom Alten

nach neuen Ufern Ausschau halten

beschmiert mit Schuld verblasst in Sühne

brauch neue Farben neue Bühnen

um Verständnis bitt ich nicht

brauch auch kein anderes Gericht

das Urteil stand schon fest am Tag

bevor man mich zur Nacht befragt

einzig Licht da in der Not

Fackeln wie in „ROSENROT“*

Wort und Stimmung unterkühlt

noch nie so einsam mich gefühlt

liegt das Leben erst in Scherben

weiter weiter ins Verderben

Der Wald verbrannt

Nichts mehr zu roden

doch Asche ist der beste Boden

hoffnungsvoll aus ihr zu steigen

voller Dank mich hier verneigen

so fällt es gar nicht leicht zu gehen

die Zeit mit Euch war wirklich schön.

In Liebe und Respekt

Till

*Musikvideo Rammstein

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It has already been posted on Tumblr, and i considered commenting on that, but decided not to, so as not to offend or aggravate anyone with my personal opinion on it, because I have on occassion been critical or at the very least hesitant about Till and Till's behaviour in the last couple of years (starting already from 2019)

When the allegations happened and in the year since then, i was on occasion doubtful when i saw Till referring to it as "it will blow over", feeling maybe his usual 'fuck it all' attitude was a bit misplaced because it wasn't just him who was involved, but the others in the band as well, feeling maybe he didn't care that much about that aspect of it all.

I love Till's poetry, maybe even more than some of his songs, he is such a born poet, can describe feelings, emotions, situations with such raw, well chosen words. Not needing pages and pages of flowery words, but exactly enough to get to the core, to the heart of things. I love that he is wellread, uses many reference from the classics, from German history, German literature etc.

But this, this is more...

this to me is really Till opening up. Straight from his heart, no metaphores, no alter-persona, this is him about himself. How he has been hurt by it all, how much it brought him down, how unfair he felt treated, without throwing accusations back at his accusers. How cold and lonely it has been, even though we know he always has people around him, always travelling with friends, i can't help but feel the coldness was also felt within the six-men-marriage Rammstein itself, at least for a while. Towards the end of the poem he sounds hopeful, growing again from the ashes, grateful.

How to interpret the last two lines "It's really not easy to go, the time with you was really beautiful"; is he saying goodbye? To us? To Rammstein? To the stadiumtour-years with all it's ups and downs? To his old lifestyle? I don't know. The latest post on Rammstein official makes me hopeful it is not Rammstein at least. Maybe we'll hear more soon, maybe we won't. We can only wait and see.

I hope he has someone with him, a friend, family, someone who really loves him for himself. And i hope he is okay ❤️

#till lindemann #till's poem #rammstein #poetry that spoke to me

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the-froschamethyst4 · 1 year ago

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Just you and I

➤Day 15

𖤐Pairing: Gomez! Alejandro x Morticia! F! Reader

𖤐Pronouns: She/Her

𖤐Warnings: Smut, NSFW, kissing, married couple, language, a slight breeding kink, P in V, semi fingering, eating out, drinking, jealousy,

𖤐Summary: Alejandro and Y/n got into the Halloween spirit and dressed up as an iconic Halloween couple, Gomez and Morticia Addams.

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Alejandro was getting dressed up to become Gomez Addam, putting black eye shadow under his eyes to create Gomez's eye bags. He slicked back his hair and fixing his suit, he looks so perfect.

He walks downstairs to where is wife Y/n was, she was sitting on the couch watching Nightmare on Elm Street. He walks in front of the TV catching her attention immediately.

"Alejandro!" She yells.

"Alejandro, I am Gomez Addams and I need my beautiful and deadly love of my life, Morticia Addams," Y/n giggled at him and got off the couch heading upstairs.

She found a skintight black dress and matched the makeup to Morticia and did everything else to look like Morticia Addams. She grabbed black heels and walked downstair to Alejandro who was watching the rest of Nightmare on Elm Street.

"I am here my Gomez," Y/n said as she internally cringed a little bit (I say this bc I did).

Alejandro looked up at his wife and smiled at her, he made grabby hands pulling her by her waist and let her sit on his lap, he grabbed her arm and kissed from her wrist all the way up to her neck.

"Ale-"She moans at his lips being so gentle on her.

"Should we even do Trick or treating? I rather have you tonight than pass out candy," he said, kissing her collarbone and then her chest.

"We can't leave the bucket on the porch someone my steal the candy," Y/n said.

"Sure, we can, we can just leave a note saying our doorbell has a camera on it and will track them down if they steal the candy," Alejandro said.

"You would put a note-"

"Well, we also have Soap's party tonight as well."

"We might as well put a note saying we don't have candy," Y/n said as Alejandro rested his chin on her chest and looked up at her.

"Mi amor, we have enough candy to feed two army's," he said, kissing her chest again.

"Okay, pass candy out the most we can, leave the candy and a note on the porch so we can leave for Soap's party," Y/n said as Alejandro nodded and kissed between her breasts.

Ding Dong

Y/n looked at the door seeing some silhouette behind the glass.

"Alejandro, let me up," she said as Alejandro leaned his head back letting her up and grabbed the big bowl of candy, and opened the door.

"Oh wow, you guys look amazing," Alejandro smiled at his wife complementing the kids and their costumes.

"Okay have fun trick or treating," Y/n waved the kids and already tired parents off.

She walked back to the couch where Alejandro was and sat back on his lap but were interrupted again. Y/n giggled at Alejandro throwing his head back again but this time he got up and passed the candy out.

Alejandro placed the bowl next to the front door and back towards Y/n. She smiled at her husband and opened her arms; he laid on top of her, her arms wrapped around his neck, his hand went to the slit on dress caressing her smooth, soft thigh.

"God, I want to have you right here and right now," he said, kissing her neck.

"Not now," she said. As Alejandro groaned. "We have to get everything ready for Soap's party," Y/n said as Alejandro got off her and she headed to the kitchen. Y/n was going to make Jack O' Lantern and Witch Cookies for a sweet treat and then some cheese dip.

Alejandro was flipping through another movie to watch, and he picked The Nun. He walked to the kitchen and saw the cookies sitting on the counter and looked at Y/n with a mischievous smile on his face as Y/n was making the dip.

Y/n turned hearing Alejandro behind her, and she watched him take a raw cookie dough and popped one in his mouth.

She gasped and smacked his hard chest. "ALEJANDRO!"

He laughed and ran back into the living room.

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Alejandro held Y/n close to his body as he was the test dummy on trying her cheese dip, Alejandro liked how she made it but sometimes wished she made it a tad bit spicier. She grabbed a spoon and blew on it and brought it too Alejandro's mouth.

"Is it good?"

"It's perfect, mi amor."

"Is it too spicy or just, right?"

"It's just right, no one's mouth will be on fire, and we'll probably not have any left over."

"Okay," she smiles as Alejandro went back to the couch but quickly got back up when there was a knock at the door, he knew it was trick or treaters.

Y/n was now scrapping cookies off a pan and placing them on a cookie plate and covering them with plastic wrap. She then moved the dip onto a bigger bowl and grabbing a lid to cover the bowl and she also grabbed some chips and placed them in a big bag.

"Alejandro go ahead and grab what drinks you want and place them in your cooler, and we'll get going," she said as Alejandro darted to the garage refrigerator and grabbed some beer and pouring ice into a smaller cooler he used for fishing.

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Y/n grabbed a piece of paper and a sharpie writing on the paper.

To Trick or Treaters Please only take one piece of candy so everyone can get one.

Alejandro then took the sharpie from her hands. "You're being too nice." He said.

PS: We also have a doorbell camera that will be on at all times, and we do get notifications if someone shows up at the door if we see someone snatching the bowl or taking more than one piece of candy, I will personally track you down.

"That was too harsh," Y/n said.

"No, no it's not, it gets right to the point," he said as he placed the bowl outside and placed the note right in front of the bowl of candy. "Alright, let's get going," he said, clapping his hands together and they locked up the house and now headed to Soap's party.

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Y/n and Alejandro arrived at Soap's party; Y/n was immediately pulled away from Alejandro to drink with some of the spouses of the people there, she took a shot of vodka and a chaser of coke.

"Wow," Y/n said.

"Goddamn that's strong," a girl said.

"Holy fuck," another said with tears in her eyes. Everyone laughed and had fun.

Alejandro was playing pool with Soap, Ghost and Gaz. Ghost was dressed up as the Grim Reaper, Soap dressed as Bob from Bob's Burgers (Don't ask) and Gaz was dressed as Chucky.

"Soap, remind me why you are dressed up as Bob Belcher from Bob's Burgers?' Gaz asked, leaning on his pool stick.

"Because I forgot to go costume shopping so, I had a white t-shirt, black pants and a white apron, so I decided with Bob Belcher," Soap said, hitting the strip balls.

"Alejandro, did Y/n make you dress up as Gomez?" Gaz asked.

"Nah, actually I did, I had the suit," he said.

Y/n sat on the couch with a drink in her hand, her soft thigh exposed, and she looked like she was having phone, every now and then she'd look down at her phone because she'll get a notification about the front door.

Alejandro loved Y/n. she looked beautiful, and she looked like she was having fun. He watched anytime she took a sip of the drink till he was bumped by Ghost.

"You're up," he said as Alejandro went back to playing pool.

Y/n and the girls all got together to take some photos, you looked like you were having fun with everyone, even Price got in on some of the fun taking photos, drinking with the girls, he sat between the girls his arms behind the couch as some got close to him pushing themselves onto him.

Alejandro kind of felt jealous seeing Y/n push herself onto Price, obviously not trying to do anything just having fun. Price waved bye to the girls as he went to the small bar pouring himself a drink and watching the pool game.

"Price take my spot," Alejandro said as he passed the pool stick to Price.

"Sure, what are you?"

"Solids," Alejandro said as he walked towards the girls. "Mi amor, I need your help with something really quick."

"Sure," Y/n put her drink down and grabbed Alejandro's hand and walked towards the bathroom together, no one notice going in together.

"Why are we in the bathroom?" She asked.

"Because I need help with this," he pushed himself against her, she felt his hardened dick against her thigh.

"A-Alejandro."

"You look so hot," he leans down and kissed her neck, her hands rested on his shoulders. "I did say I wanted you, tonight," he said, kissing her lips now.

His hands went up her dress and squeezed at her thighs then pulled down her black thong and tossed it on the tile flooring. He moves her dress up exposing her clit to him. He smirks and starts to lick between her folds.

She moans and grabs a handful of his hair. He smirks and shoves 2 fingers inside of her, her hand grips tighter on his hair. He starts to move his fingers quickly in and out of her earning a soft moan from her and her thighs wants to squeeze around his head.

He moved his mouth from her clit and continued to shove his fingers quickly in and out of her, she covered her mouth to muffle her moans from letting everyone hear her. Alejandro stood up kissing her lips again.

"Ahh! A-Alejandro," she moans as she heard him messing with his belt and shoving his dick inside of her. He removes his fingers and licks between his fingers tasting her.

"God, you taste so good, mi amor," he said. Alejandro loved her moans and loved seeing her eyes roll back. He cups her face to kiss her again as he thrust inside of her.

"You wanna know something, mi amor?"

"Y-Yes?"

"When you were passing out the candy...and...and you were so sweet to them...it...it made me realize how f-fucking sexy you'd look...if you were carrying around...my baby inside of you..." he said through thrusts. His hand even rested on her stomach as he could also feel himself inside of her.

"Y-You want me p-pregnant?"

"Yes, mi amor...with m-my baby..." he said with a smirk on his face. He thrusts a bit faster, and she threw her head back. She leans forward wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing his lips. His hands rested on her waist and moved down to her butt squeezing her again.

He picks her up and slams her back against the wall, she moans as he starts thrusting up into her, his tip just barely hitting her g-spot. She muffled her moans again and felt herself close to coming.

"Oh fuck, mi amor," he moans as he came inside of her. He left himself plunged inside of her, she soon came on his dick, she bit her bottom lip trying to muffle her moans.

Alejandro cupped her face and kissed her lips.

"God, I can't wait for you to fucking grow with my child..." he growls.

"I-Is the real r-reason you wanted to f-fuck me was because you g-got jealous of Price?"

"Why were you pushing your boobs in his face?"

"We were having f-fun, Alejandro," she smirked, cupping his face.

"Oh, I know, but we just had a bit more fun," Alejandro said, kissing her again.

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Alejandro and Y/n got out of the bathroom everyone still laughing and having fun, Y/n sat back next to the spouses as Alejandro joined on a new game.

"Y/n what took so long?"

"Alejandro needed more beer," Y/n lied.

"Jesus, men and their beer," one girl rolled her eyes.

"Agreed," the spouses all got up heading to the kitchen and getting food, some sat at the table as the rest went to find their spouses. Y/n walked towards Alejandro with a plate full of food, he smiled and leaned against the wall with Y/n leaning against him and feeding him the food.

"Is it good?"

"Yes, mi amor," he said, kissing her temple.

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The party was over, and Y/n and Alejandro were heading back home, Y/n was asleep in the passenger side as Alejandro drove with one hand on the wheel and the other on her thigh.

He pulled into the driveway and opened the door and looked into the candy bowl seeing probably only a few pieces of candy left. He smirked hoping when he looks back at the footage everyone got ONE piece.

He went back to the car and got everything out of the car. He placed them inside the house and opened the passenger side door and picked up Y/n taking her to the bedroom.

"Mmm~?" Y/n stir awake.

"Oh shh~ mi amor, I've got you," he said, removing her dress and getting her into a nice, soft oversized t-shirt.

Alejandro removed his suit and fixed his hair back to the way it was before. He got under the covers and pulled Y/n's tired and drunk body closer to his.

"Good night, mi amor," he said, kissing the top of her head and finally falling asleep.

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8:00AM

Y/n was awake looking over the doorbell footage from last night, everyone reading the note some laughing at the PS that Alejandro left and then by the end of the night, Y/n caught 2 young teens snickering and laughing at the note and then processing to grab two handfuls full of candy and shoving it in their bags.

She gasped and went upstairs where Alejandro was and showed him the footage.

"Alejandro," she said, waking him up.

"Hmm? What?" He said, in a tired voice and looked at his wife showing him the footage. "Oh, those little shits," he said, making Y/n laugh.

"Hey, we didn't get any more kids after that," she said.

"Still those punks."

"Are you going to keep your promise and go hunt them down?"

"Maybe..."

"Well, good cause it's the Wilson's kids three houses down."

"How in the hell did you know that?" He asked.

"Because I saw their costumes their moms posted on Facebook last night."

"Welp, I know what I'm doing," he jokingly said.

#cod modern warfare #cod mw2 #cod mwii #cod x reader #fandom #fanfic #call of duty #mw2 #cod #alejandro mw2 #alejandro cod #alejandro x reader #alejandro vargas

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heartofstanding · 5 months ago

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I have a theory about Isabella of France's reputation/representation" 👀👀?

I love Isabella theories!

OK, so.

Isabella is an incredibly transgressive figure in terms of gender roles and expectations. Women were (and largely still are) expected to be good wives and good mothers. Isabella... isn't. She betrays her husband multiple times in multiple ways: she leaves him, she has an affair with his enemy, she conspires against him to the point of his deposition and murder. She isn't a good mother: her rule during Edward III's minority is disastrous, she's corrupt and greedy, filling her own coffers while bankrupting the kingdom her son will inherit, and she forces her daughter into a loveless marriage in an alliance with Scotland that drives her son to tears.

(n.b. I am aware about the debates around whether Isabella and Roger Mortimer had n affair and the debates around Edward II's death and Isabella's role in it. I'm not concerned with what was "historically likely" or the real, historical Isabella here but in how she's been represented.)

I think Isabella's transgressiveness is confronting. She isn't a good wife, she isn't a good mother, she isn't a good queen. The fall back or ultimate "good woman" - the virgin/nun, dedicated to God, isn't an option given the adultery and violence in her story. I think that, basically, in efforts to confront and contain Isabella's transgressiveness, historians, historical fiction novelists, commentators et al have basically either presented her as monstrous or as a romantic heroine.

The revisionist, pro-Isabella narrative is that she was an incredibly capable, intelligent and very, very, very beautiful queen who was left neglected and unfulfilled by her horrible gay husband who treated her as a broodmare and allowed his boyfriend to abuse her (that's... a lot of homophobia), who also tears her children from her adoring arms. Isabella eventually escapes to find freedom and lover in the arms of a "real" man, Roger Mortimer. Isabella's discovery of love at long last means she simply cannot be held responsible for the disasters of her son's minority, if they're even discussed. In short, these revisionist, redemptive narratives soften Isabella by depicting her as a romantic heroine in search of love and further present her as a victim of life and unscrupulous men. The story usually drops off before her rule and behaviour towards her children can be seriously questioned. Her transgressiveness is thus the result of her womanly needs being unfulfilled.

In contrast, the "standard", anti-Isabella narrative is that she was Bad. Faithless, unnatural, evil, perverse, vain, selfish, treacherous, manipulative, cruel, sexually aggressive or sexually unfulfilled, femme fatale, monstrous... the list goes on, Isabella is really That Bitch (or That She-Wolf). Edward and Despenser are her hapless victims and Mortimer is her villainous partner-in-crime. Her children are collateral damage. Here, her transgressiveness comes from her monstrosity.* But a lot of the time, her villainy is linked to the domestic or private sphere: she's not a political figure but a woman ruled by her passions and excess who intrudes by accident.

Basically, what I'm saying is this: Isabella doesn't easily fit into the roles of good wife or good mother or virgin/nun. She is a transgressive figure that must be suppressed. The redemptive takes de-emphasise her transgressive nature by focusing on her as a romantic heroine in search of true love while the standard narrative emphasise her monstrosity or villainy, making her an aberration in nature, a one-off. Both takes attempt to keep her within the private sphere: she intrudes into politics out of necessity and love or out of frustrated searches for fulfilment.

* I could not resist a swift turn into monster theory. Isabella's infamous and much-debated sobriquet, "she-wolf" links her to the monstrous and inhuman, implying she is a wolf-woman hybrid (a werewolf, if you will - I think this description of a female werewolf is very interesting, touching it does on some of the themes in Isabella's representation I've talked about here, though almost all depictions - positive and negative, depict her as sensuous and conventionally beautiful). But I'm also interested in the way Maurice Druon describes Isabella's teeth as "sharp, carnivorous", even writing that "her little carnivore's teeth opened to bite". I haven't read Druon's work though I suspect the intention was to link Isabella with the "she-wolf" label. However, to invoke Barbara Creed's The Monstrous Feminine, it also links her with the vampire and the vagina dentata (especially since it is Mortimer she is "biting" in this line). The villainous/monstrous Isabella, of course, can be said to represent a form of the femme castractice - her enemy, Hugh Despenser, was castrated during his execution but Isabella's rebellion against Edward unmans and unkings him.

#transgressiveness no longer looks like a word #there are other takes on isabella of course but these are the two main ones #almost all depict her her grievances and agency in relation to her private life #i get there's great difficulty into trying to reconstruct something that the evidence tends to ignore or suppress #and obviously isabella's marriage *was* personal #but i think we do her a disservice to depict her as either a wannabe tyrant ruled by her pettiness and private passions #or as a romantic heroine torn hither and thither by her need to be properly loved (whether it's by mortimer or edward)#asks #text posts #isabella of france #wishesofeternity #there are probably really embarrassing typoes in this post that i'm not registering right now but oh well

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avorragule · 10 months ago

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LitBC Part I - German and English translations my observations

Having read Part 1 Jaehee of the German version two times since last Saturday and the English version once today, i feel like I have read the same story.

To me there is a bit of a tonal difference where the German version feels a bit more colloquial than the English version. Although that could be because I am a native speaker of German and therefore the indicators for that in English might not be as obvious to me.

Both translation have the English title 'Love in the Big City' they both number the Parts as opposed to being only titled in the original. English uses quotation dashes like in Korean while German uses guillemets.

Some differences in the translations stood out to me, in particular:

The drinking rule "I had a funny drinking rule back then—I would do anything I was told by whoever bought me a drink" (p. 3) "Es war die Zeit, als ich die Gewohnheit hatte, jeden Gefallen zu erfüllen, solange man mir einen ausgab" (S. 10) 'It was at the time when I had the habit to fullfill any favour as long as I was treated to a drink'

Why did they develop a relationship "After my defense of her sort of outed me" (p. 5) "Nun, wo wir so unvorhergesehenerweise ein Geheimnis miteinander teilten" (S. 13) 'Now that we unexpectedly shared a secret with each other'

How close they were when they moved in together "which meant the closest person we had at the time was each other" (p. 13) "war unser Verhältnis so unkompliziert und vertrauensvoll, wie man es sich nur denken kann" (S. 21) 'our relationship was as uncomplicated and trusting as one can imagine'

The Olympic sport "Since I hated losing, and since I was into booze and men to begin with ..." (p.14) "[W]eil ich von Natur aus nicht gern den Kürzeren zog, beziehungsweise besser gesagt, weil mir einfach der Sinn danach stand" (S. 22) '[B]ecause by nature I didn't like to lose, or rather in other words, because I just felt like it, ...'

The finishing sentence "that Jaehee didn't live here anymore" (p. 48) "Diese Jaehee war nun nicht mehr da. (S.58) 'That Jaehee was not there anymore now.'

#litbc book club #love in the big city #text float

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tawakkull · 2 months ago

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SPIRITUALITY IN ISLAM: PART 26: HAYA (MODESTY)

Sufis use haya, which literally means shame, bashfulness, and refraining from saying or doing anything improper or indecent, to describe one who, out of fear and awe of God, seeks to avoid displeasing Him. It urges one to be more careful, self-possessed, and self-controlled, for such restraint, if originating in feelings of modesty, result in paying God the respect He deserves. If these feelings are absent or lost due to familial or environmental influences, it will be difficult to develop them.

In the light of the explanations above, modesty can be divided into two categories: an innate or instinctive feeling of shame, which prevent people from engaging in what is considered shameful and indecent, and modesty originating in belief, which constitutes an important, deep dimension of Islam.

Does he not know that God sees (all things)? (96:14)

and consciousness of God’s constant oversight:

God is ever watching over you (4:1),

it cannot last long, for its endurance depends on belief. This essential relation between modesty and belief was expressed by God’s Messenger, who told a Companion after hearing his advice on modesty to another man:

Leave him, for modesty comes from belief. [ Al-Bukhari, “Iman,” 16; Muslim, “Iman,” 59; Abu Dawud, “Adab,” 6 ]

He also said: Belief has seventy or so divisions. Modesty is a division of belief. [ Abu Dawud, “Sunna,” 14; Nasa'i, “Iman,” 16. ]

It then becomes a dimension of one’s spiritual life, an obstacle against the carnal self’s excessive desires. If this feeling is not reinforced and developed with belief and knowledge of God or strengthened with consciousness of God’s constant oversight, and left to dissipate in sensual or carnal pleasure, one will witness in an individual or a community those indecencies and perversions that make anyone truly human ashamed of being human. The glory of mankind and the perfect example of modesty, upon him be peace and blessings, said:

If you have no modesty, do whatever you wish. [ Al-Buhkari, “Anbiya’,” 54; Abu Dawud, “Adab,” 6; Ibn Maja, “Zuhd,” 17. ]

The words haya (modesty or feeling of shame) and hayat (life) come from the same root. This signifies that modesty is a sign of a lively heart, and that a heart’s liveliness depends on its owner’s belief and knowledge of God. If a heart is not fed continuously with belief and knowledge of God, it is almost impossible for it to remain lively and give rise to modesty.

According to Junayd al-Baghdadi, haya means awareness of God’s bestowed material and immaterial bounties, and consciousness of personal defects and faults. Dhu al-Nun al-Misri holds that haya means that one constantly feels shame in his or her heart on account of personal sins and offenses, and is therefore careful about his or her actions. [ Al-Qushayri, Al-Risala, 215. ] Another spiritual master defines haya as never forgetting how God treats one and ordering one’s life according to the fact that God sees all that is done and thought.

It is recorded in al-Qushayri’s Al-Risala that God declares:

O son of Adam! So long as you maintain your modesty and feeling of shame before Me, I make people forget your defects. [ Ibid., 216. ]

The Lord of Might and Dignity also said to Jesus, upon him be peace:

O Jesus, first advise your own selfhood. If it accepts your advice, then you may advise others, or else you must feel ashamed of yourself before Me.

Some have mentioned different categories of modesty or shame. For example, the shame or modesty felt by:

Adam, who felt guilty until he was forgiven.

Angels for their heartfelt incapacity to give due worship to God, as expressed in their saying: Glory be to You! We are unable to worship You as Your worship requires, although they glorify Him day and night without stopping.

Gnostics or those distinguished with knowledge of God in the face of His Majesty, despite their profound knowledge of Him, which they express as: Glory be to You! We are unable to know You as Your knowledge requires.

The spiritually advanced when in awe of God, although they never give in to their carnal desires and ambitions.

Those distinguished with utmost conviction of God because of their supposed distance from Him, although they always feel His infinite nearness despite the infinite distance of humanity from God Almighty.

Lovers of God who feel disloyalty arising from their anxiety over not being able to love God as His love requires.

Those who feel a lack of sufficient sincerity and do not know for what they must pray to God.

Those exalted ones who are conscious of the fact that they, as human beings, have been honored with the fairest creation, because of the base acts of which they accuse themselves and which, according to them, are irreconcilable with being part of the fairest creation.

The first degree of modesty is to see oneself with the sight of God. That is, the person practices self-control or self-supervision according to God’s standards.

This practice engenders a feeling of shame or modesty that produces extreme caution in thoughts and acts. Such a degree of modesty is found in people considered lively on account of their feelings and thoughts.

The second degree is proportional to one’s awareness of nearness to God, and the feeling of always being in His Presence. This can be experienced by those who are always conscious of the meaning of: He is with you wherever you may be (57:4), about which the Prophet, upon him be peace and blessings, said:

Be as modest before God Almighty, as the necessity of being modest before Him requires. Let him who is blessed with this degree of modesty always control his mind and its contents, as well as his stomach and its contents. Let him always remember death and decay after it. One who desires the afterlife will renounce the adornments of the world. One who is able to do that can feel as much modesty before God as the necessity of being modest before Him requires. [ Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 1:387. ]

One can reach the third degree by deeply feeling the absolute Divine disposal of all things, by living a life of profound spirituality in pursuit of the final destination:

And in your Lord is the final goal (53:42).

The effort to reach this final goal continues throughout a whole life dedicated to following the path to Him.

One’s degree of modesty determines one’s true humanness. If a traveler cannot order his or her life and discipline his or her acts according to the demands of the eternal life and to live in utmost humility and modesty, then his or her existence is a personal shame and a burden to others, as stated in the following couplet:

By God, there is good neither in lifeNor in the world when modesty disappears.

Modesty is a Divine quality and mystery. If people knew to whom it essentially relates, they would act more carefully and sensitively.

To illuminate this point, it is related that:

God Almighty asks an old man on the Plain of Resurrection to account for his acts in the world: Why did you commit such and such sins? The old man denies that he had done so. So, the Most Compassionate of the Compassionate commands the angels: Take him to Paradise. The angels want to know why the Almighty has commanded so, although He knows that the old man committed those sins. The Almighty answers: I know, but I looked at his white beard as one belonging to the Community of Muhammad and felt ashamed to tell him that I knew he was lying.

As recorded in Kanz al-‘Ummal, when the Archangel Gabriel told this to God’s Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, the Messenger’s eyes filled with tears and he said regretfully:

God Almighty feels ashamed to punish those of my Community whose beards have turned white, but those of my Community with white beards do not feel ashamed to commit sins. [ Nasa'i, “Sahw,” 60. ]

To sum up:

Hayiy (All-Modest) is one of the Divine Names,

So strive and acquire modesty.

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Why is it crucial for us to speak out against injustice (zulm)? Why shouldn't we stay quiet? What happens if we stay silent when we see someone being treated unfairly? I really want to discuss this, so let's explore these questions together today.

Whoever among you sees an evil action, then let him change it with his hand [by taking action]; if he cannot, then with his tongue [by speaking out]; and if he cannot, then with his heart – and that is the weakest of faith. Sahih Bukhari

Abu Bakr RA said: I have heard Messenger of Allah SAW say: 'When people see an oppressor but do not prevent him committing sin, it is likely that Allah will punish them all. - [Ibn Maajah]

This means that if people witness someone doing wrong but don't stop them, it's possible that Allah will punish everyone. This means that not taking action against wrongdoing might lead to consequences for everyone.

A group of companions went to Abyssinia during the migration, and the Prophet SAW said, tell me the strangest thing you saw in Abyssinia. So a group of them said, Ya Rasulullah, one day we were sitting, and one of the nuns, or one of the elderly nuns, was walking by, and she had a jug of water on her head. A young man walked up to her, put his hand right on her chest, and shoved her. And so she fell to her knees, and the water jug broke. And the man laughed at her, and no one did anything about it. So they let this young man bully this elderly woman, and no one did anything about it. And the sahaba said that the woman said to him, “How will it be, O foolish young man, on the day of judgment, when Allah brings the first and the last of His creation, and Allah judges between us, you will then know of your situation and my situation. How will it be?”

So the Prophet SAW said, sadaqat, sadaqat, sadaqat, she told the truth, she told the truth, she told the truth. How can Allah honor an ummah that does not protect its vulnerable from its strong ones, from its powerful ones, that does not protect the weak from being exploited by the powerful of that society? The Prophet SAW didn't blame the young man alone. Who did he blame? The society. He blamed the society that normalized that type of behavior, which made it okay for that young man to feel like he could go up to that old woman and push her and not be held accountable. It's society's fault that allows that. It's not just the young man's fault. The young man is the product of a facilitating institution.

Aisha RA says that I asked the Prophet SAW, “Will we be destroyed and we have righteous people amongst us?” He said, Yes if filth is made rampant. Ibn Hajar says Filth is al maasi, filth refers to sins as a whole. The ones that are ugliest, the nastiest, the ones that are most base, and the ones that represent the worst of immorality. So the Prophet SAW said, “Even if you have righteous people amongst you, if those things are allowed to thrive without anyone saying anything about them, then everyone suffers as a result of them.”

Silence is considered wrong, or haram, under three specific conditions. Firstly, when you are absolutely certain that something is evil, this means having no doubt about the wrongdoing you wish to address or correct. Sometimes, you might not fully understand the situation, or you might not be in a position to know all the facts. Reflect on the example of Musa (AS), who assumed something without having all the information. So, the first condition for silence being haram is when you are certain about the facts of something.

Secondly, silence becomes haram when you are sure that the wrongdoing has occurred. In the Quran, it advises believers to verify information when a wicked person brings news to them. This means it's not about rumors, gossip, or hearsay, but about having first-hand testimony or strong evidence that the act has truly taken place.

The third condition is that there is a greater likelihood that speaking up will help eliminate or reduce the wrongdoing. If there's a good chance that your words can make a positive impact in removing or lessening the evil, then keeping silent becomes inappropriate.

So, speak the truth! Do not remain silent. In whatever capacity you can, but speak.

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scentedchildnacho · 27 days ago

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She asked me about the brown alien that sleeps on her mess.....so I told her about jurying that situation that I'm fine she goes terroristic and tried to threaten as many people in there as she could

She steals her mess....I take interest in ethnography and anthropology and you have to work for those name brand labels or they hurt you you can't steal those name brand labels

You can't just be a doc martin if your not a working selected birther if you don't work it causes her to be very manic and possessed by a car dude in some way she goes very manic and can't control herself because she steals

I also wanted to know if I just didnt meet the right case worker and if I got to act like a little kidd with Christmas like hannakuh early and she just steals things with drug dealers

She use to be nicer so I don't know otherwise why her personality would switch so infectious and virulent unless a manic episode

I get Nikes because I have been sweated and extreme endurance walked like an Asian sweat shop you can't just steal mall labels

Equal exchange birthers get those things because like sew crises in China they donate body matter to those who need it can't be those labels if you don't live it's unfair condition

She said I was so quiet about her running at me and trying to hit me....so I told her I had to go to high school and I'm not actually someone that averse to getting into it with people but people my whole life have warned me about terrorist attacks that you cannot in any way imply fight or it will implode explode at you

Community theory and commodification if you aren't home economics and do everything for yourself and your community the corporate structure is humans and humans use human beings

You have to self govern.....or the corporate structure will claim public money is its private wealth attack and slaughter you wealthy people hate poor people

Its homelessness everyone here has been very traumatized in some way and it's not okay to treat people in ways other then it's a rest home....so she I think will be called a terrorist people who keep shocking awake traumatized people who shouldn't be touched physically yet or intensely is wrong

Denying people the right to express the emotions surrounding how traumatized they are and shocking them psychologically to continue stereotypical personas is wrong like Nuremberg trials wrong

Al quaida kind of holds ya hostage with smell threats on Mal stored stolen items

I told her I tried to tell her that she is manic because she smells like someone sprayed a car gas on her but trying to do an exoneration or self defense jury for her really set her off and she started screaming all sorts of horrifying witchy curse outs

She gets violently angry if not allowed suicidal mania and huffing so

Simm theory...i use to have a basement room and geek compulsively to technological stimuli and virtual reality I later found out did just look really sad exploitative and molestive to people I use to think I looked awkward and not socially correct and found out it was really sad to people

Well both correct they also had very sad things about themselves and you can't go if your not perfunctorily correct

So I found out about serial killers that that same program is something a therapist helps them attach to sexually.....so I think she gets very aggressive if not allowed hyper manic sexual fantasy

That's why I was called a mental I wasn't ever aware of what happened to me sleep walking hypnotics

I was a Lutheran and drunks batter protestant women and it becomes a charity population

I found out about indigenous artist john Smith and I totally would choreograph a stereotypical performance with lady nuns like zongzi lady as catering sympathetics

I totally would want to publicly stage my most embarrassing compulsive acts and treat it like an lgbt community network

She was threatening that black lady in the pull out cot with the staff mop or trying to smell that playboy bunnies inner upper legs so I think it's like a whole skit for her

That's why I'm not too afraid of her I just had to be threatened with being ran at and hit the black ladies I do find intimidating I think will finally make her leave them alone

The black lady in the cot is kind of mean about feeling crowded like cover your mouth or you can go over there but threatening her with a mop was not something she deserved....

People should not make people aware that they were being kind of mean in ways they don't deserve

Its also that old scoliosis lady in the lower bunk next to mine farther from the door she screams witchy stuff all the time Robert a. Johnson explains as witchy people are hated because they snitchily enjoy soveriegnty stolen from women and women especially suffer if soveriegnty is stolen from them if disconnected

She likes screaming whore and bitch at us and she will kill and hates us all....this other bunk people explain is for certain types of attention....they find it a comedy routine and want attention from motherly types trained on psychopathic children

And now the psychopath child may have a cannabinoid tincture

I didn't know why under trump I ran away from hospitals and media later showed me they were cutting up COVID victims for body organs

Witchy...I had in Texas a pastor from northern minnesota give me more intelligent daily theology to read and that said agnosticism is theology if a bible in any way cannot be correctly translated then you don't know anything about God as an existent

Witchy those people truly believe in Leviticus and trespassing and it's like salem they try to persecute the church with propagandic Bibles

Then like a whole half of a town was gone under COVID....a whole half of the homeless population will go under are you a witch trials and just be gone

The other insight....Robert a. Johnson would give is James Joyce....people seek for in depressions and post apocalyptic conditions something truly life affirming and epiphany producing

I sometimes forget that Irish people are very attractive and desirable entertainers for a lot of people

An astrologer told me that I am attractive and that's why I'm very ignored in these situations people truly seek someone unattractive who can give them that experience of divine accord that will renew them from virtual cage depression ...

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nityarawal · 1 year ago

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11/21/2023

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HAYA (Modesty): Part 1

Combining the instinctive feeling of shame with modesty based on Islam forms the greatest safeguard against shameful or indecent acts. Alone, each one may be diminished or utterly lost. If this innate feeling of shame is not combined with awareness coming from belief and expressed in verses like: Does he not know that God sees (all things)? (96:14) and consciousness of God's constant oversight: God is ever watching over you (4:1), it cannot last long, for its endurance depends on belief. This essential relation between modesty and belief was expressed by God's Messenger, who told a Companion after hearing his advice on modesty to another man: Leave him, for modesty comes from belief. He also said: Belief has seventy or so divisions. Modesty is a division of belief.

We may conclude from these Prophetic sayings that like other seeds of innate virtues, one's natural feeling of shame develops to the extent it is strengthened with the forces and means that produce knowledge of God. It then becomes a dimension of one's spiritual life, an obstacle against the carnal self's excessive desires. If this feeling is not reinforced and developed with belief and knowledge of God or strengthened with consciousness of God's constant oversight, and left to dissipate in sensual or carnal pleasure, one will witness in an individual or a community those indecencies and perversions that make anyone truly human ashamed of being human. The glory of mankind and the perfect example of modesty, upon him be peace and blessings, said: If you have no modesty, do whatever you wish.

The words haya (modesty or feeling of shame) and hayat (life) come from the same root. This signifies that modesty is a sign of a lively heart, and that a heart's liveliness depends on its owner's belief and knowledge of God. If a heart is not fed continuously with belief and knowledge of God, it is almost impossible for it to remain lively and give rise to modesty.

According to Junayd al-Baghdadi, haya means awareness of God's bestowed material and immaterial bounties, and consciousness of personal defects and faults. Dhu al-Nun al-Misri holds that haya means that one constantly feels shame in his or her heart on account of personal sins and offenses, and is therefore careful about his or her actions. Another spiritual master defines haya as never forgetting how God treats one and ordering one's life according to the fact that God sees all that is done and thought.

It is recorded in al-Qushayri's Al-Risala that God declares: O son of Adam! So long as you maintain your modesty and feeling of shame before Me, I make people forget your defects. The Lord of Might and Dignity also said to Jesus, upon him be peace: O Jesus, first advise your own selfhood. If it accepts your advice, then you may advise others, or else you must feel ashamed of yourself before Me.

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olderthannetfic · 3 years ago

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hello this anon. someone in the notes said that "Christianity had the same rule so what was my point." I know the question came from ignorance and disrespect but I would like to provide an answer. religion and culture is not a sandbox where you can do as you please, especially if you don't belong to that religion and culture. abrahamic religions have a similar root belief system but that does not mean they are the same things. if they were muslim girls wouldn't be called oppressed and forced out of hijabs while nuns are praised for their devotion.

in pjo RR blatantly ignored the foundational belief of a religion, which spoke of his whiteness, because he treated religious beliefs to be interchangeable and mythological. That's. offensive. to say the least. he could have done more research because being inclusive and butchering representation is a fine line. he zigzagged into both sides. And I get he was making an effort, I'm not gonna hold it against him, but now in the day and age of the internet some not good decisions can be preventable and as someone who is as close to an authority as you will get on tumblr dot com I am tellling you, adding muslim characters in sci fi/fantasy or literally any setting is far more complicated than you think, so be careful.

This isn't just about Samirah al-Abbas. its about kamala khan from marvel comics, Khalid Nassour or halo from young justice, or basira hussain from tma, or ali abdul from squid game. you can add these characters in your story all you like, but if you don't even know something as simple as the fact that muslims need to pray five times a day, your attempt at inclusivity can be improved (read performative and shit)

(i apologise for writing an essay in your inbox. )

I'm not sure I really get why these characters can't exist in a fantasy universe where they regard the fantasy stuff they're encountering as particularly powerful fantastical beings but not the ultimate god god, even if they're referred to as 'gods' as a shorthand.

But yes, writing about other cultures always risks putting your foot in it.

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wonderfulworldofmichaelford · 3 years ago

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Michael in the Mainstream: Space Jam/Space Jam: A New Legacy

I am genuinely confused, guys. Space Jam: A New Legacy has come out, and it is just getting a critical thrashing on all fronts. It is being derided as being a retread of Ready Player One, it’s being mocked as a shameless commercial, it’s being called the ‘definition of corporate’… And all of this is just baffling because this is literally no different than the original film, which was based on a commercial and just made to cash in on 90s culture. The original is a cult classic now and something of a meme in its own right, but it is undoubtedly a big fat commercial made to cash in on the times and boy did it ever because we still remember it fondly to this very day.

But I think there’s plenty of value in this new film, and I think a lot of it might be fondly remembered by younger generations down the line like the original is by people like me. What helps is that, in a lot of ways, this movie does things way better than the original… though I certainly won’t say this new film is perfect by any means. You’ve gotta go in with the mindset that this is just a dumb, silly commercial that you’re watching for cartoon antics and shameless product placement, first and foremost. Do that, and you might be able to handle all the stuff I’m about to talk about.

The obvious starting comparison for the films is the leads. Michael Jordan in the original is, to put it lightly, not an actor. He puts in a very corny performance by even the nicest definitions. But still, I think that lends him a charm all his own, and he’s not detrimental to the film at all. In fact, his lack of acting talent is easily smoothed over by the general charisma Jordan brings to his role. In comparison, LeBron James is a much better actor (though let’s not pretend he’ll be winning an Oscar any time soon), but he lacks a lot of the charisma Jordan brought to his role. That’s not to say James is weak, though; he acts just enough to bring the awkward, dorky charm of someone not an actor by trade trying their best to the role. It’s hard not to like him, at least a little bit, and he does have some decent interactions with the Tunes, though I think Jordan definitely has him beat there.

Speaking of the Tunes, they are a clear improvement over how they were in the original film. A common criticism of Space Jam is that, as fun as the Tunes were, a lot of the time they were a bit out of character, and the one newcomer (Lola) was nothing but oversexualized furry bait who existed to be a love interest and whose personality began and ended with ‘girl.’ The new movie fixes this by giving the Tunes a lot of fun, cartoonish antics that feel far more in line with how they are usually portrayed. Bugs is back to being a tricky rascal, Daffy is an egomanical jackass, and so on. Much like a lot of modern portrayals, the movie fixes Lola by amping up her badass qualities while still staying true to her original appearance by having her be good at basketball, but not to the point she overshadows everyone. There are some issues with the Tunes, such as the weird stunt casting of Zendaya as Lola and Gabriel Iglesias as Speedy instead of using their more modern voice actors, as well as using a voice for Bugs that makes him sound really off at times, but overall the Tunes are treated far more respectfully and with far greater dignity than the original afforded them (except my man Marvin, they really did him dirty in this one).

When it comes to the main villain, there is absolutely no contest here. Swackhammer is a bland, horribly forgettable corrupt corporate executive archetype with little to no interesting twists to him, and he commits cardinal sin of cinema by wasting Danny DeVito. A New Legacy, on the other hand, gives the Oscar-nominated superstar Don Cheadle a hell of a lot to do in the movie. Al-G Rhythm is a sentient computer virus who wants to capture LeBron James and use him to churn out lazy, soulless cashgrab films, and he does it all while hamming things up to the high heavens. Cheadle looks like he’s having an absolute blast, and he’s definitely one of the most fun villains in a kid’s movie in a long while (especially since Disney doesn’t seem to be able to make good villains anymore). Unfortunately, this does come at a price it seems. In the original, the opposing team is comprised of the Nerdlucks/Monstars, who all build themselves up throughout the movie as an actual intimidating threat. The opposing team here gets no buildup, being conjured up solely for the big game at the end, and while they’re not awful, they really aren’t particularly memorable either.

Speaking of the big game, I’m just gonna say it: A New Legacy blows the original completely out of the water in this regard. The cartoonish antics are through the roof and are mixed in with video game antics, Don Cheadle hams it up to the high heavens, and there are cameos from the most ridiculous array of Warner Bros. Properties you could imagine. This has become a prominent source of derision, but if you feel no joy at seeing Arnold Schwarzengger’s Mr. Freeze, the Droogs, Pennywise, and one of the nuns from The Devils doing idle animations and losing their shit over a Looney Tunes basketball game, I’m not particularly sure I care about your opinion. This is the exact sort of stupid fun I’d want from a movie like this. I’ll certainly take it over Bill Murray showing up out of nowhere for no good reason, that’s for sure.

The humor of A New Legacy far outshines the original for the reasons I mentioned with talking about the portrayal of the Tunes, but there are some issues. The montage where Bugs and LeBron recruit all the Tunes is a bit rushed, and the concept (the Tunes have migrated to other Warner properties) is really glossed over save for Daffy and Porky in the DCAU and Lola training to become an Amazon in a comic book-style take on Wonder Woman (complete with the now-iconic theme!) that really goes to show she should replace Gal Gadot. Other than them, we get Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner in Fury Road, Sylvester and Elmer in The Spy Who Shagged Me, Granny and Speedy in The Matrix, and Yosemite Sam in Casablanca, and while all of these gags are great and funny, they’re over far too quickly and could have been expanded into a whole sequence of their own rather than just a montage. I don’t know about you, but I really am far more interested in seeing what the hell Game of Thrones is like with Foghorn Leghorn as Daenerys than I am most other things in movies. It’s just a whole lot of missed opportunities. I’m less forgiving to the out-of-nowhere rap battle in the middle of the basketball game, but is it really worse than the out-of-nowhere Pulp Fiction reference in the original or, again, Bill Murray just showing up at the end?

Look, I’m not trying to say either film is some masterpiece of emotion or storytelling or anything like that, but both films have their place. The original is a fun, corny piece of 90s nostalgia that manages to be fun almost in spite of itself, while the new film is a fun, goofy spectacle that takes everything good about the first film and makes it better while still hosting problems of its own. They’re fun, flawed, amusing, and stupid commercials, and they absolutely deliver on what you want them to be. The Looney Tunes play basketball with a superstar against a bunch of crazy opponents while a cavalcade of cameos watches from the sideline… If you’re expecting anything more, you’re watching the wrong movie.

#Michael in the Mainstream #review #movie review #Space Jam #Space Jam: A New Legacy #Michael Jordan #LeBron James #Don Cheadle #Looney Tunes #Bugs Bunny #Lola Bunny #basketball #comedy #animation #family film

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houndofhecate · 4 years ago

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Science & Magick: Lemon Balm

Lemon Balm

Melissa officinalis

As are many herbs, this one is also in the mind Lamiaceae family and is native to south-central Europe, the Mediterranean, Iran, Central Asia and is now naturalized in the Americas. Pictured above was harvested from a plant originally foraged from wild growth in Western Washington state (Pacific Northwest). This herb has a generous scent of lemon and mint and is beloved by bees in addition to humans for it’s flowers. It grows in clusters and spreads both vegetatively and by seed. Stems will die off in winter but shoot up again in spring.

Historical use in medicine includes several traditions. Into antiquity it has been recorded as used as a wine-infused liniment by the Greek physician Dioscorides. In the middle ages in Western Europe was used as a tea or external topical for treatment of the GI tract, nervous system and liver. Carmelite Water, itself has origins as far back as the 14th century then known as “Eau de Carmes” created by nuns in the 14th c from the Abbey of St Just. In 1826 a nun named Maria Clementine Martin made her own variation known as “Klosterfrau Melissengeist” . It is an herbal tonic/toilet water, similar to the more well-known Florida Water which contains several different ingredients and is popular still in Europe (image below). Carmelite Water is believed to have contained lemon balm in addition to gentian, cardamom, cinnamon and ginger and is presently used since the 1800s for cold and GI disorders. There is also a long history of use in the Middle East, with reference to Azerbaijani folk practice of bathing in Lemon balm tea to support healthy skin. It also has uses in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In current production today, in addition to Carmelite Water and similar products it can also be found in certain liquors including Benedictine and Chartreuse.

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Current herbal medicine considerations are numerous, often attributing Lemon balm to use for mood, cognition and indigestion. Modern medical research has been done primarily in the Middle East, Asia and Western Europe. Noted effects of Lemon balm include anti-anxiety and antidepressant effects, enhancement of cognitive capacity with regards to memory function, and even improve sexual dysfunction in women. There is additionally ongoing study with some evidence of improvement of cholesterol/lipid profile with oral supplementation and decreased cardiovascular inflammation.

In ancient Greece the association is strong between Lemon balm and honey bees and ancient beekeepers would rub the hives with Lemon balm to encourage bees to come rest Lemon balm is in some respects believed to be associated with the goddess Aphrodite . Additionally there has been a long belief through the middle ages with belief in longevity attributed to the plant. It also represented sympathy in flower language.

Modern symbolism and correspondence for attracting love, finding love, healthy sexuality, finding happiness and mental wellness all seem appropriate given the precedent from history and our current knowledge of this plant. If bees have important meaning to you it is also something to be considered to enhance a relationship with bees or associated magickal properties. Below are included a variety of recipes and sources if you’re interested in utilizing Lemon balm in your own medicinal or magickal practices.

Make Your Own Carmelite Water (from Mountain Rose Herbs - LINK)

Ingredients

1/2 cup fresh lemon balm leaves or 1/4 cup dried lemon balm

1/4 cup dried angelica root

1 Tbsp. dried coriander seed

1 Tbsp. fresh lemon zest (about 1 small organic lemon)

1 tsp. (cassia) cinnamon chips

2 hole cloves

1/8 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg

1 bottle dry white wine (or cold water)

Directions

Combine all the herbs and spices into a glass quart jar.

Pour the wine into the jar.

Stir well.

Cover with a lid.

Steep for 4 to 6 hours.

Strain through several layers of cheesecloth or a coffee filter and compost the herbs.

Place the infused wine in an airtight container and chill for several hours.

Enjoy within 3 to 5 days.

A Relaxation Tonic (from Judy Griffin’s Mother Nature’s Herbal)

2 tbsp hops

2 tbsp chamomile flowers

2 tbsp lemon balm

1 tbsp spearmint leaves

1 tsp lavender leaves, chopped (or flowers)

DISCLAIMER:

Do NOT use any natural medicine without consulting your healthcare provider or researching the potential interactions it may have with your current medications or health conditions. It is also recommended that any essential oil used topically be tested in a small spot first and diluted so as not to irritate the skin. DO NOT use in lieu of other medical attention. For all consumption or topical application ensure that what you are using has not been treated with pesticides that can be harmful to humans.

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Images aside from that of the Kosterfrau belong to myself.

SOURCES:

Hiller, Sabine “Using Lemon Balm in the Kitchen”. Mayo News (LINK)

Klosterfrau website (Carmelite Water source) (LINK) - above image

Make your Own Carmelite Water (LINK)

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Jones MW. “Lovely Lemon Balm”. Moon Maid Botanicals. (LINK)

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ISLAM 101: Spirituality in Islam: Part 97

Haya (Modesty)

Combining the instinctive feeling of shame with modesty based on Islam forms the greatest safeguard against shameful or indecent acts. Alone, each one may be diminished or utterly lost. If this innate feeling of shame is not combined with awareness coming from belief and expressed in verses like: Does he not know that God sees (all things)? (96:14) and consciousness of God’s constant oversight: God is ever watching over you (4:1), it cannot last long, for its endurance depends on belief. This essential relation between modesty and belief was expressed by God’s Messenger, who told a Companion after hearing his advice on modesty to another man: Leave him, for modesty comes from belief. [1] He also said: Belief has seventy or so divisions. Modesty is a division of belief. [2]

We may conclude from these Prophetic sayings that like other seeds of innate virtues, one’s natural feeling of shame develops to the extent it is strengthened with the forces and means that produce knowledge of God. It then becomes a dimension of one’s spiritual life, an obstacle against the carnal self’s excessive desires. If this feeling is not reinforced and developed with belief and knowledge of God or strengthened with consciousness of God’s constant oversight, and left to dissipate in sensual or carnal pleasure, one will witness in an individual or a community those indecencies and perversions that make anyone truly human ashamed of being human. The glory of mankind and the perfect example of modesty, upon him be peace and blessings, said: If you have no modesty, do whatever you wish. [3]

According to Junayd al-Baghdadi, haya means awareness of God’s bestowed material and immaterial bounties, and consciousness of personal defects and faults. Dhu al-Nun al-Misri holds that haya means that one constantly feels shame in his or her heart on account of personal sins and offenses, and is therefore careful about his or her actions. [4] Another spiritual master defines haya as never forgetting how God treats one and ordering one’s life according to the fact that God sees all that is done and thought.

It is recorded in al-Qushayri’s Al-Risala that God declares: O son of Adam! So long as you maintain your modesty and feeling of shame before Me, I make people forget your defects. [5] The Lord of Might and Dignity also said to Jesus, upon him be peace: O Jesus, first advise your own selfhood. If it accepts your advice, then you may advise others, or else you must feel ashamed of yourself before Me.

Some have mentioned different categories of modesty or shame. For example, the shame or modesty felt by:

– Adam, who felt guilty until he was forgiven.

– Angels for their heartfelt incapacity to give due worship to God, as expressed in their saying: Glory be to You! We are unable to worship You as Your worship requires, although they glorify Him day and night without stopping.

– Gnostics or those distinguished with knowledge of God in the face of His Majesty, despite their profound knowledge of Him, which they express as: Glory be to You! We are unable to know You as Your knowledge requires.

– The spiritually advanced when in awe of God, although they never give in to their carnal desires and ambitions.

– Those distinguished with utmost conviction of God because of their supposed distance from Him, although they always feel His infinite nearness despite the infinite distance of humanity from God Almighty.

– Lovers of God who feel disloyalty arising from their anxiety over not being able to love God as His love requires.

– Those who feel a lack of sufficient sincerity and do not know for what they must pray to God.

– Those exalted ones who are conscious of the fact that they, as human beings, have been honored with the fairest creation, because of the base acts of which they accuse themselves and which, according to them, are irreconcilable with being part of the fairest creation.

The first degree of modesty is to see oneself with the sight of God. That is, the person practices self-control or self-supervision according to God’s standards. This practice engenders a feeling of shame or modesty that produces extreme caution in thoughts and acts. Such a degree of modesty is found in people considered lively on account of their feelings and thoughts.

One can reach the third degree by deeply feeling the absolute Divine disposal of all things, by living a life of profound spirituality in pursuit of the final destination: And in your Lord is the final goal (53:42). The effort to reach this final goal continues throughout a whole life dedicated to following the path to Him.

By God, there is good neither in life Nor in the world when modesty disappears.

Modesty is a Divine quality and mystery. If people knew to whom it essentially relates, they would act more carefully and sensitively. To illuminate this point, it is related that

As recorded in Kanz al-‘Ummal, when the Archangel Gabriel told this to God’s Messenger, upon him be peace and blessings, the Messenger’s eyes filled with tears and he said regretfully:

God Almighty feels ashamed to punish those of my Community whose beards have turned white, but those of my Community with white beards do not feel ashamed to commit sins. [7]

To sum up: Hayiy (All-Modest) is one of the Divine Names, So strive and acquire modesty.

[1] Al-Bukhari, “Iman,” 16; Muslim, “Iman,” 59; Abu Dawud, “Adab,” 6. [2] Abu Dawud, “Sunna,” 14; Nasa’i, “Iman,” 16. [3] Al-Buhkari, “Anbiya’,” 54; Abu Dawud, “Adab,” 6; Ibn Maja, “Zuhd,” 17. [4] Al-Qushayri, Al-Risala, 215. [5] Ibid., 216. [6] Ibn Hanbal, Musnad, 1:387. [7] Nasa’i, “Sahw,” 60.

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I never asked you anything before but can I pls ask for Geralt of Rivia x male reader where Geralt is lonely and hungry and reader buys him ale and good meat and food for Roach and they don't talk but he knows Geralt is comforted and grateful and before Geralt leaves he gives him a kiss?

Here you go, love! ♥️ I had to add a little dialogue for it to make sense, but hopefully this is what you had in mind

This story is Geralt x Male reader

You noticed the Witcher immediately as he entered the inn. His large, muscular body slumped as he searched for an empty seat, away from the prying eyes of the other guests. You held your breath as his amber eyes locked on the chair next to you, fumbling with the mug in your hand as he started to make his way towards you. You grabbed the innkeeper by his sleeve and asked the dark-haired man for a hot meal and the largest mug of ale available.

The witcher dropped himself on the chair and his eyes met yours for a quick second before they rested on the wooden table. One of the ladies placed a steaming plate in front of you, along with the ale. You thanked her with a wink, watching in amusement as she blushed a little. You knew the effect your presence had on women, and despite the fact that you enjoyed the company of men more, you just couldn’t help yourself as a beautiful woman appeared in front of you.

Your fingers burned as you grabbed the edge of the plate, pushing it towards the Witcher.

He tilted his head in confusion at your gesture, his glowing eyes filled with questions. You grinned, rubbing your chin. “As an apology for how my fellow villagers treated you.” You nodded to the food. “I know it’s not much, but you look like you could use a good meal and I have enough coin to afford it.”

The witcher kept quiet, making you nervous. You grabbed your mug from the table and bowed your head. “I’m going to retreat upstairs, if you need me, I’m in the first room on the left.”

Your cheeks burned as you made your way upstairs, there was something about the witcher that made you want to spill all your secrets and you didn’t know how to feel about it.

Upstairs you busied yourself by sorting your room, switching things around, while anxiously waiting for the witcher. You had no idea if he would show up, and what you would do if he did show up, but you forced yourself not to think about that, to only hope.

A soft knock pulled you away from your thoughts and you took a deep breath, calm your racing heart, before turning the doorknob, revealing the white-haired witcher. You kept your eyes on the ground as you stepped aside, waiting for him to enter before closing the door behind you.

Strong hands grabbed your shoulders and pushed you against the door, holding you captive. You swallowed before finding the courage to raise your eyes, locking them with his amber ones.

“Can I help you?” You dared to ask as your gaze dropped to his lips.

He cocked his head to the side, studied you in silence before he moved forward, capturing your lips with his. He was the only one that mattered as the world around you disappeared. His thumb brushed over your light stubble and you gasped against his lips, deepening the kiss.

You felt lightheaded as he pulled back and leaned back against the wall next to the door, holding yourself upright. The fire in the room made the witcher��s eyes glow as he gazed down at you. You opened your mouth to say something when he reached behind you, opening the door.

The silence was tense as you watched how he walked away from you, leaving you alone in the cold room, without uttering a word.

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