Greetings Dear Reader,
This word is one that I feel is in danger of becoming archaic. We rarely hear it use except in referring to British
royalty or inert gasses. I wish to
define noble before we move on to the discussion of it.
Noble: having or showing fine personal qualities or
high moral principles and ideals. righteous,
virtuous, good, honorable, honest, upright, upstanding, decent, worthy, uncorrupted,
moral, ethical, reputable, magnanimous, unselfish, generous, self-sacrificing,
brave, lofty, exalted, elevated, grand, sublime, august, venerable,
reverend.
The ancient text is translated also honest and upright. Let us then consider all of these words in light
of thinking. When was the last time you
pondered what is noble? How often do you
use it as a filter for your values, actions, and choices?
The truly noble things in the world are never easy. We must swim against a tide of selfishness
and corruption to find that which is honest and upright. We argue over what is decent, worthy, and
ethical in order to justify the choices we are making in our culture. Virtues that are honorable and good have
given way to virtue-signaling of the proper social values.
It seems that we are no longer brave enough to stand for
things that upright, upstanding, and moral.
We have turned the venerable and august into things we no longer revere
or value. We no longer think in terms of
these great and vital truths.
Yet, we must. We must
think this way in order to see clearly the idea that we must learn to love each
other beyond our differences. We must
get past our feelings to the truth that every human is worthy of being treated
with nobility and respect. At the core
of nobility is loving every single life in every single moment. This means every life, at every stage of
life, no matter how we feel about the actions and attitudes of that life.
What is the practical application of that thinking? We feed the hungry, care for the sick, and
house the homeless before we determine their contribution to society. We value life at any stage because it is a life
given by the Creator. We do not commit
violence and murder whether it be to unborn children or nations with values that
differ from ours.
We must return love for hatred, kindness for cruelty, and
goodness for evil. We will not always
win but with nobility, there must be sacrifice.
When we think carefully on nobility we must forgive even in the midst of
the offense. We must treat others with
charity even if they wish to take advantage of us. Our obligation in nobility is not the outcome
in the next moment; it is the love of others in this moment. The only way to be successful humans is to
take on nobility in all of its many guises noted above.
The only thing that makes this level of sacrifice seem
viable is that we do so in love. We become
the avenue to the hope that others seek when we think on these things Dear
Reader. I know that doing so is changing
me. I hope that it is changing you as well. Please, tell me how you are thinking and ask
your questions. Let us become more noble
together.
Wishing you joy in the journey,
Aramis Thorn
Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every
writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a
homeowner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure
store.”
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