Theos-Talk Archives (August 1998 Message tt00259)

Nicholas wrote:

>Methinks you have the cart before the horse. One does not establish
>"greatness" first in order to revere someone or thing, it is innate (however
>deeply hidden).

Excuse me, but you are the one who suggested that reverence entails
"greatness."  Hence, YOUR quote: "We can only rever one who greater than
ourselves and who can abide that thought of being inferior nowadays."  You
said we can "only rever one who is greater."  Note your use of the term
"only."  Yet, now you are saying, in your current post that this is not the
case.  Please clarify.

>Surely in nature you have stumbled upon a beauteous
>vista that caused awe to arise spontaneously within you?

Of course!  But this is not the point of the original post for nature is
not a "who."  I was under the impression you were talking about people -
that some people (HPB perhaps) should be and, yet, are not being revered
for their "greatness."

I think your posts may contradict each other.

Also, you included a quote talking about "devotion" - are "devotion" and
"reverence" the same thing?  I do not think they are.


Kym