To understand our world,
One must know the wills of other minds:
Every cent you earn is from a willing buyer.
Fortune corrodes, and delusions make a man rich:
Or do they? Other wills destroy.
Other wills build.
They give and take away, you understand?
Philosophers do work,
But if another man says it is not so...
They take it away and it is no more.
There is no ryme or reason to fortune.
It is a wheel, elevating one man
And crushing another.
Making a skilled craftsman into an apprentice
And a novice into a grand master.
There is nothing in our world that makes sense:
The empress falls to the will of other men:
She is no more.
Good or bad, it matters nothing.
Wills produce all fortune good or bad.

Subtraction must be in a certain order---
Or you can just add with negatives.
Likewise, a function can express a line or curve,
And understanding this can derive an exact area
For what is underneath it, or the curve itself.
The limit is the exact ratio, of the division of the function,
Which the function is explained through multiple
Trigonometric variables.
And we can combine these, to calculate the whole curve
And then take those variables, and calculate another curve.
What a wonderful world it would be?

So there is no more debate, my brethren, for my brother and I have debated, and looked like fools—where we should be of one mind, and one spirit. Here is the ecclesiastical and spiritual authorities.

Of the Ecclesiastical Authority, that is the Church Administration, there are Bishops, Pastors, Teachers, Deacons, Sub Deacons. A bishop resides over pastors, a pastor resides over teachers, a deacon can be an administrator or teacher. Women are deaconesses, and some men not of the age of 30, can be subdeacons of which is a deaconess, who are Music Directors, Sunday School Teachers, Accountants, Event Organizers and those who tend to the littlest of the flock. This is separate from the Spiritual Gifts, and the Spiritual authority.

Of the Spiritual Authority, it is Apostle, Prophet, Evangelist, Pastor, Teacher, Administrator. That is, an Apostle has the highest revelation and the Administrator has the least, though is used for the Church. Such it is, Jude and Simon were Apostles, but not Bishops nor Pastors. Rather, they served as Deacons and Teachers. But, were highest of the authority in Christ’s kingdom. Let yourselves not be deceived. A woman cannot be a Pastor or Bishop. But, a woman can be an Administrator, Teacher, Apostle or Prophet. For the role of Bishop and Pastor must be led by a man, who can fend off the wolves, for he has great strength. Even Deborah, who was a king, could not be Priest, for the roles of Priest, Prophet and King are to be separated.

An Elder is any Christian man, above the age of 60. Treat him with respect, he earned a hoary head. Likewise, treat Elder Women with great respect, and give them steward over the Children and other Women, for here is where the most division comes from. Women instill into the little children wise teachings, and form the bedrock of the faith. For without the concrete knowledge of a Woman, a Child cannot grow wise. But, as a man, his teachers become men. And women and children are the source of all the great divisions. Be cautioned.

Of the gifts, you have heard from Paul that God gave first apostles, then prophets, and then teachers, and then miracle workers, and then healers, and then helpers, and then governors, and then those who speak another language. For, each work’s effect, let none divide the gifts, the authority and the spiritual knowledge. One is Power, one is Wisdom, one is Mercy.

O! Brother! O Mother! I summit the
Mountain, to reach its rocky peaks. I climb
Over the pills with you, and repeat this:
"Turn back, turn back, turn back, O! turn back!" Why? 
I know a long journey needs preparation.
You must know the trails, to conquer them true.
Just like a recipe, you must follow 
Each step exact, retracing all the paths.
Curry soup, and Roast Beef; Peas, carrots and rice.
To enjoy the decadence of dinner
Blaze each step slowly, make each decision
Carefully, a little change here, a spice
There, off the track. Slowly learn, and savor.
The decadent meal is one understood.

The wise man wandered through a vast desert
And was searching for the Oracle of Ammon;
He heard Alexander had been there, and wished
To hear the vast wisdom of her cherished thoughts.

He finally arrived, and asked the Oracle:

"Tell me about the arts."

The Oracle laughed and said,

"The arts? Be in time, and if the sewer is where
"Do not seek to clean it.
"For down the debacle does the slough flow
"And into the river, where there will be none.
"And when purified, all will be made new."

The wise man furrowed his brow.

"What of my wisdom?"

The Oracle said,

"Wisdom goes in its cycles.
"What makes a man prosperous is honor in one era
"And what makes a man profitable is deceit in another.
"Be in the times. Do not burden yourself with the past
"And think not about the future.
"Rather, know ony the present."

The wise man said,

"What of my body?"

The Oracles said,

"Health, wealth and power are the gods of one generation
"Amity, friendship and pleasure another.
"It goes its ways, in cycles,
"Men are fit with pleasure, and the next generation squanders it."

The wise man said,

"What of religion?"

The oracle said, 

"Religion is whatever the times decree.
"In one era, it focuses on war and wealth
"And another it focuses on peace and health.
"Both are contained in every scripture
"But man must choose his path."

The wise man said,

"What of sex?"

The oracle said,

"In one era, nothing is known about it.
"Not even the marriage bed is their pleasure.
"The affaires are only social,
"And nudity is never known.
"In another, the very point of pleasure is sought by all
"And marriage is forgotten.
"There can be no affaires, for all are mates
"And nudity is seen in the public square."

The wise man said,

"What of pleasure?

The oracle said,

"Pleasure is like a wheel:
"There is pleasure in work
"There is work in pleasure
"There is no pleasure in work
"There is no work in pleasure.
"Thus, it goes in its wheel."

The wise man said,

"I have studied the sages,
"What of the Sophists?"

The oracle said,

"Science is forgotten, and science is then known.
"It leads to suffering when science is unknown
"But it leads to suffering when science is too well known.
"For where science is too well known, it ceases, for all disappears within the gaps.
"Where science is unknown, it never is."

The wise man said,

"What of economics?"

The oracle said,

"Let a man eat from what he earns, and lay no barrier to him.
"Do not slander his business, for he may be a grandmaster
"In penury, and all mock him because of public debate.
"Let men do their business, and do not hinder them.
"Grow the fruit tree at every hecter.
"Do not scorn the arts or sciences or law or freedom.
"For economics is the vehicle of a people's happiness."

What makes good art?
I know not...

A reflection of the times
A reflection of the soul
A long devotion
An intricate web
A rich meaning
A beautiful aesthetic
A deep learning?

1. A sermon is sacred, and the heart of wisdom is the truth: Speak wisdom in your soul, and make your Heart's Psalms like scripture.

2. For, all wisdom comes from witness, and all scripture the same: What we know about God, is knowledge worth revealing to another.

3. Yet, be admonished my Son, there are only those books given. Do not add to them, and do not subtract.

4. For, sermons, hymns, epistles, proverbs, psalms and prophecies do not belong with scripture.

5. The LORD will sharpen your lines, and make the paint formed to its patterns. The wise man does not know: "How did this happen LORD?"

6. All talents are received by God's mercy, and all works of charity the same. There can be no good thing done, without the LORD to bless it.

7. If the LORD establish your wisdom, it will be a diadem of righteousness in your crown.

8. Seek the LORD in all things, and do not forsake the ministry of others.

9. Because a thing is not scripture, forsake it not. Because a wise man is not Christian, forsake him not.

10. The wise are not ostriches, who force their heads into the sand to keep from seeing. They are not hyenas, whose genitals shift with their every whim.

11. The wise are not rabbits, who fornicate even with their next of kin. The wise are not lions, who seek after the prey.

12. The wise are not eagles, who soar high and espy the prey upon the Earth. The wise are not dogs, who sodomize.

13. The wise are sheep, who chew the cud over and over again, and make a grainy food easy to digest. The wise are cattle with horns, who wound the jackal.

14. The wise are doves, who fly close to their mate no matter the storm. The wise are geese, who adore their goslings and hiss at nearby danger.

15. The wise are like locusts, and spread their sayings across the land. The wise are like ants, and busy themselves with work but sting when their hive is crushed.

16. The flowers appear in their times: the land is sown in the spring; it is watched in the summer; it is harvested in autumn; it is ploughed during winter.

17. The moon governs the seasons, and the sun also, and the stars. That is all they are for, and not for divination.

18. There is a miser who wishes to destroy all that is sacred. He alters the sayings of the wise, and men forget their wisdom.

19. Do not forget, my Son, wisdom. The letter kills, but the Spirit gives life. A word arranged is not as important as what it speaks.

20. The wisest man can perceive a thought, no matter how obscure. The most foolish cannot even understand a plain saying.

21. Much strife is in the colleges, to strain a camel and swallow a gnat. They throw out the most useful, and keep the dross like it were silver.

22. When I see the wise, they strive to know what "Is", and they cannot. Therefore, they question it.

23. Use this knowledge, my friends, to reconsider your paths, and watch your mind. Put it to use, and do not forsake reason.

24. For valid inquiries ought to reveal the LORD, not diminish Him. Therefore, do not be afraid to question.

25. However, when the world has changed, and there is no more wisdom, and no more can be seen of the Son of God---for Satan has purged Wisdom from the Earth---look up, for our Redemption draws nigh.

26. In the clouds of heaven, will our redeemer appear, and with Him a cloud of witnesses, of what abominations man had done upon the Earth;

27. To steal from the wise, and make him sad, and to uplift the wicked, and make him fat and glad.

28. Therefore, do not be late! Seek Wisdom now, while it is still plentiful upon the Earth, and do not wait another second. The LORD is merciful, but for a second the wicked vanish, and they are no more. They go down to their habitation in hell, and what was all the treasure they heaped up on Earth? It could not save them in that day.

29. Yet, there is a wicked man who covets the prized pearls of another: Thus, he snatches it and says, "Solomon spoke it in his book, therefore I am clean."

30. You shall go to hell, you foul Cretan. For being an abomination. At the last, you truly believe it was yours. But, in your heart you know.

31. And at the last, at old age, you sigh and say "It was never really true. There is no judgment from God. I can eat the pealed grapes, and the marrow, and the choicest of the vine."

32. At that moment, death will snatch you, and the wise man will be refuted no more.

33. The wise man shall enter into Wisdom, and Mercy, and Peace, and stand at the throne and give a good account.

34. You shall stand there, naked, as if approaching the feast: "Where was your garment?" Shall the LORD speak.

35. You shall be silent.

36. The wise man will eat pleasant things, and drink pleasant things, and be accompanied by pleasant thoughts and aromas.

37. The wise man shall have lovers in all, for he loved them even when a stranger.

38. He saw them, and was stern, and scared for their life. Yet, he would die for the party of his entourage. 

39. He will call to Wisdom, "Be my bride!" and he will call to Peace, "Thou art worthy!" and he will call to Mercy, "I am thy friend."

40. Therefore, all things considered, a man will prosper but a little while in his wicked deeds. He will have children, and even find charity in his heart toward them.

41. But his wicked deeds will not go unpunished, and he will account for the calamity his mind had caused.

42. The wise shall consider carefully the paths of the blessed, and see fortune is to be kept where moth and rust cannot corrode.

1. When Father and Mother forsake you, and Sister and Brother are your adversaries, look to heaven's King.

2. You know not whether a smile will come down, and pardon you for your infractions.

3. Do not hate, and if on a rocky path, turn back. If there is strife, leave, but be there to pick up your friends if they will fall.

4. If the road is dangerous ahead, caution, and say "Turn Back!" Wisdom will be on the cliffs, right behind you. However, if your party will move forward, do not separate. Lay down your life for theirs, if need be.

5. Do not get separated from your people, and do not become a stranger at the wayside. The road is difficult ahead, and you will need them. If they are angry with you, forgive. Let your anger seethe, and forgive, and cool.

6. An imposition may be made, and the party may find disinterest in you, what a grievous wound. However, harm no one, and keep it a secret, lest you hear the Wolf's bark, and are ripped to pieces.

7. Keep silence before all, and do not speak. If your emotions well inside, keep quiet, and give all restraint to your lips. It will pacify the danger, and you will be a counsel for them on the dangerous highway.

8. Be afraid for nothing, but the welfare of your friends and family. If they feed you, even if tasteless, be grateful.

9. If depression stings you, and your heart burn within you, for all your allies are against you, and your very friend is at a distance, looking at your calamity! Woe to you, woe to you! You may have done a good thing, and this can still happen.

10. Suffer with love, rather than prosper with delusions. For suffering will cut off the delusions, and make you of sound mind again.

11. If you prosper in your delusions then you will be sad. Your LORD will not bless you, or make your heart happy. Wait for the LORD to time the silver in the smelting pot and refine it. Yet, it is best with just a little dross.

12. The purest silver needs a stamp... thus, Grace is needed for our surety.

13. To refine oneself in the iron furnace, if there is no godliness, there will be no prosperity. Purify yourself, and stay clean by calling on the LORD. That is what happens, you are refined by trial, until you are purified, and thereby ready for your work.

14. By confession, the LORD shall test you, and test you, and test you, until you are ready. Do not let go. Say even, "I will even go to hell, but the LORD is good, not I."

15. Heaven's roads are beautiful, and so are her streets. Her houses are made from gem stones, and the trees bear fruits of life. Therefore, keep it as a pearl in the field, and find it again. Give up this life, if need be, for the next.

16. If given the choice between heaven or hell, choose heaven. Suffer much in this life, so you may attain to the next. If that is what you need. It will be turned to your prosperity in the end.

17. Prosperity in life is a blessing, and can make a righteous man more righteous. But, a wicked man it will make more wicked.

18. God will not prosper you, if wicked thoughts well in your heart. For where poor, you are not empowered to use them. When rich, you will heap up many woes at the last day.

19. When a wicked man attains fortune, he may be happy, but all around him are misfortunate. For, he gathers them to himself, and becomes like a lord in his manor, and makes them his servants.

20. A righteous man gives, and does not hold back. The women cry, "Do not be so diligent," yet you make their hearts glad when you don't listen.

21. It is better to abandon a fruitless task, if you see great calamity up ahead than persist in it and meet your doom. Bear a little reproach at the beginning.

22. Jealousy is a cruel master. He will not let you do your business, but will cut you down.

23. Understand, my Son, if the LORD is good, wait upon Him. Though your heart is pained, and enlarged, and you feel as though hellfire grips you... stand firm in the faith. Do not say an idle word to the LORD, but thank Him that you are His.

24. I have seen a man in his ministry move heaven and earth, and do many explicitly marvelous things still saddened by his punery.

25. I have seen a man in his ministry lead thousands to hell, and do many explicitly greedy things, and still happy by his wealth.

26. Fortune is not the measure we mete, to know if we are doing good. For many do good with little fortune, and many do evil with much.

27. I saw a preacher well in despair, and I thought of him. Great mercy still persists for him, if he just stay in the faith a little longer.

28. Over the rocky pills, and on the edge of a tottering cliff, are the paths of righteousness. To divert off of it, can lead you down a sheer cliff.

29. Climb over the rock, and keep your footing sure. Turn back off the way of unrighteousness, and the ways of laziness. Be fruitful, and do your business, whatever it is. It does not need to be paid, only do it.

30. If a man blocks the road to the forest, rather than fight him, find a new path. It may be the LORD telling you, "It has been enough."

31. Pray, but do not worry. Do not set conditions for yourself in your prayer, or you will fail. Rather, petition the LORD, for you can not do a thing. The LORD empowers you.

32. Satan listens to your prayers, and sets little traps for you along the way: Pray! the traps are from the enemy, and not from God. If you see your prayer moving, but do not feel peace, then be wary: it does not come from God, it comes from some place else. 

33. After you fail, pray again, only with no more stipulations.

34. Make no prophecy, my Son. Do not do it. You are not a prophet. Desire earnestly to prophesy, but this is not fortune telling. This is rather the LORD causing you to speak wisdom, in a timely season.

35. The woman divined to me: "You are Esau." Thus, I was hated by God? She said, "Your desires are evil, repent." She was no prophet, but a stumbling block set in the path, a woman who sews pillows to catch the soul of the innocent;

36. She made the heart of one sad, whom the LORD did not make sad.

37. I ran through a troop, and leapt over a wall, so the sorcerer used his curses to cause my heart to sorrow. He said, "He shall stumble in the way with many sorrows." 

38. There was a great sorcerer who came to me and told me the burden of his power: I touched none of it, but learned the power of witness and interpretation.

39. There was a sorcerer who was offended by my righteousness, thus he counseled me to walk off the path and to choose great suffering over peace. He was offended by my godliness, but he cloaked it by calling it my sin.

40. There was a troop of sorcerers who wove spells over my whole life, causing me to do great folly with their wicked counsel, just so they could leverage it when I became righteous: And they did and caused great calamity.

41. There was a great sorcerer, who with flattering tongue was my friend. Yet, I believed him, and he turned into a friend. He richly blessed me with his conversion to peace.

42. I have met many strange enchanters in my life, but follow the LORD's counsel, and not theirs. For men come claiming to be prophets and apostles: Follow after Wisdom, though your heart is sore with grief, it shall be turned to Joy. For the LORD gives comfort to the mourner.