The minds perception and how mankind can manipulate one another’s perception of reality and truth: in the context of faith and faith teachings.
People aimlessly follow man’s (humans) interpretations of everything instead of thinking for themselves and logically deducing the truth in information for themselves.. and this is the problem with mankind and it’s a scary problem. Because people are taking others words and interpretations as truth instead of the truth as the truth. People are taking the laws that humans made and making it universal law. People will ignore the real definitions of words and their actual logical application/implication, all because one set of human beings have used the word in a different context than it’s actual meaning and definition and have normalized using the word to describe a specific context (even tho the word is truly attached to something more general or of different context than it is typically used in). This goes for many words and the concepts and ideas that are attached to them. All across the languages and cultures and ways of mankind. Curse words, descriptive words, and all words alike. All kinds of words and the meanings attached to them are blindly misinterpreted because of the ways they are used. And it’s time for people to raise their consciousness, think for themselves, and wake up, choose for themselves what is right and wrong, let God Himself guide them to His ways and learn for themselves the difference between what is truth and what is being pushed as a fact but is not necessarily the truth. And so on.
Examples of words, the ideas attached to those words, and how the way those words are used can manipulate the way people see a concept, even if the word truly means something else:
Awful- this word is defined as “something that inspires awe” or “something full of awe” (hence: AWE-FULL) and this is the true definition of this word, but in modern times awful became a word that is used to describe something negative because of the way a certain group of humans decided to begin to use the word within a certain context…
Nice- this word originally had a definition that meant something negative and no so “nice” at all. The original definition of “nice” came from the Latin word “nescius” which means “unaware or ignorant”… meaning the word “nice” actually meant “stupid” for many centuries. Literary context in writings began to change the meaning of this word to what it is today around the 1400s, due to the context a certain group of humans began to use the word in. “Nice” didn’t truly become what it means today until the early 1900s which is truly not that long ago.
Hijab - in ancient Arabic the true definition of hijab is headcovering or veil. Many claim a turban is not a hijab because it does not cover the neck… but hijab definitively means headcovering and a turban covers the head, meaning it is a form of a headcovering, making it a form of a veil, and in turn, a form of a hijab, and just so happens not to be what has been normalized as the main form of hijab in Arabic religious culture. Just as a Khimar is defined as a body covering and much more than a headcovering but still considered a veil due to it obliging the same functions or purposes of a veil.. but can be interpreted as much more than a headcovering and by true definition and application, is much more than a headcovering.
Ass - the word “ass” literally means “donkey” or “animal in the horse family”… and it is also defined as a literary reference to a person who is foolish or stupid.. but in modern times this word is used to describe a person’s buttocks, but that is nowhere near the actual meaning and definition of the word. Even as it stands today in modern times.
Brave- brave used to mean “showy” or “gawdy” but now it means to be of outstanding valor or strength against opposition…but yet and still, oddly enough, logical reasoning makes people use this word in the same fashion of its original meaning (and it happens naturally because the root of truth and actuality is a universal law)… for example, if someone chose to wear an outfit that was “showy” or ”gawdy” or “a risky choice”, you might say it was a “brave” fashion choice they have made.
* there is also words called homonyms: which are words that are spelled exactly the same but have two completely different meanings and contexts.. but that list is way too long to go over today, that’s for another conversation.
* as you can now tell, words are often not used in the context of their actual definition and used in the context of which one set of humans gave those words… meaning words are being applied in ways they do not actually apply very often or words are being interpreted very wrong by many people or words are being used to describe things or discredit/accredit things that they do not describe or discredit/accredit… all in the name of the agenda of the person using the word… someone can mean to curse by saying a curse word like “ass” or they could just be talking about a donkey 🤷🏽♀️ it’s all up to interpretation and perception… context and meaning is applied by the person delivering the message… you have to remove yourself from others opinions and thoughts to receive the actual message in its fullness, realness, and totality.
Use your logical reasoning mind, to know what is acceptable and what is not. Do not just take the words of others as law, figure out what the actual laws are. Then, you must choose for yourself what you deem acceptable for yourself and what you want to oblige (obligate) as the law you would like to follow in honor of who you obey (in this case I am alluding to obeying God). To make a proper decision on what is proper, you must know the full premise first. You may choose to increase and maximize on what is proper for your faiths sake and that is what you are supposed to do, but you are not to judge how others do things based only on what you deem necessary, especially if the full premise encompasses what others are doing in good faith as well. This mindset is the art of knowing what is right and choosing what is right, and not judging others if what they choose is inclusive in what is right or does not go against what is right, even when it’s not exactly what you chose. You must know the full premise and true context of everything to make a conscious righteous decision, and have a balanced and proper understanding of everything (for you and your neighbors sake), this is exemplified as: knowing that nakedness is not a sin, but what nakedness incites is sin, so we choose to be modest… knowing that many curse words are just words that mean other things, that people have used to curse others, but still choosing not to curse because those words carry cursed energy now…knowing that a turban is still a headcovering (meaning still a form of hijab by definition of the word) but choosing to increase the practice to be that of certain standards of the hijab for whatever reasons you deem it necessary.
The point is to know what is actually real so you do not wrongfully condemn or persecute others for what they practice or do not practice just because it differs from your application of a practice or decision to go against a certain practice. As long as the practice does not comprise what is good, holy, and righteous & as long as the practice is not hurting others or done with the intent to hurt others & as long as the practice does not go against God…(all at the same time that is).. we are not to judge others for it. This is NOT a statement to justify whatever is totally wrong or against God, this is a statement to justify what is actually right, that just may differ from one another’s perception of what is right, but is yet and still within and obliging God’s good grace and orders. I have given analogies here to make the concepts broader and so that people may have something to compare the logic to.
I hope I have touched many peoples hearts and minds and in a blessed way today.
Thank you for listening and learning with me.
