INJUSTICE, n. A burden which of all those that we load upon others and carry ourselves is lightest in the hands and heaviest upon the back.
Interpretation
Injustice is something that may seem small to those who impose it, but it becomes a heavy weight for those who suffer from it.
This quote highlights the concept of injustice as a perception that varies between the oppressor and the oppressed. While those who commit acts of injustice may find it easy to carry, for the victims, the weight of such injustice is immense, illustrating the profound impact of ethical wrongs on individuals' lives.
In practice
During a speech about civil rights, this quote could be used to emphasize the importance of recognizing and addressing injustices.
PALM, n. A species of tree . . . of which the familiar "itching palm" ("Palma hominis") is most widely distributed . . . . This noble vegetable exudes a kind of invisible gum, which may be detected by applying to the bark a piece of gold or silver.
Human nature is pretty well balanced; for every lacking virtue there is a rough substitute that will serve at a pinch--as cunning is the wisdom of the unwise, and ferocity the courage of the coward.
Indigestion: A disease which the patient and his friends frequently mistake for deep religious conviction and concern for the salvation of mankind. As the simple Red Man of the Western Wild put it, with, it must be confessed, a certain force: 'Plenty well, no pray; big belly ache, heap God.'
Disobey n:To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command
NOUMENON, n. That which exists, as distinguished from that which merely seems to exist, the latter being a phenomenon. The noumenon is a bit difficult to locate; it can be apprehended only by a process of reasoning - which is a phenomenon.
PARDON, v. To remit a penalty and restore to the life of crime. To add to the lure of crime the temptation of ingratitude.
In a crystal we have clear evidence of the existence of a formative life principle, and though we cannot understand the life of a crystal, it is nonetheless a living being
Every man obeys Christ as he prizes Christ, and no otherwise.
The punitive use of force tends to generate hostility and to reinforce resistance to the very behavior we are seeking.
Hegel was right when he said that we learn from history that man can never learn anything from history.
Commit the oldest sins the newest kind of ways.
When your inner mantra becomes 'How may I serve?' rather than 'What am I going to get?' and 'Who do I need to defeat?,' you start to see the unfolding of God in everything and everyone around you and you shift into higher consciousness.
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