day of wrath

Dear Reader,

Thank you for your entry.

The darwinian social evolution of rhetoric occurs precisely at the point when we start to believe that there is a common humanity - and this common humanity must strive towards excellence. Failing to do so just means been cancelled out in due time.

Sin is personal. In so far as you may think everyone needs to be saved (and that I agree whole-heartedly), the subjective relation to sin cannot be undermined by such a massive, and wide-sweeping manifestation of the gospel. To concede to the appealing is to conceal the many inner mysteries, the parables (of which one so favours the prodigal son) and the performance of faith as a paradox that cannot be performed.

When we attempt to essentialize humanity - into an anthropological machine that separates us from animals - we make the mistake of placing ourselves in stark terms without actually getting closer to our core plurality. As much as we are humans, we are beasts. The beasts of the night that prowl in search of lust and pleasure. In other words, when we think we can distinguish one from the other, we always certainly shock ourselves with how close we can be to the 'thing'.

I do not want to condemn humanity. It is humanity that condemns us. And humanity cannot just be wholly together and historical. The personal, that which God searches and judges must be made answerable. Therefore, I cannot agree that we give humanity credit. I can only agree that one must constantly search ourselves, and bear the cross when it matters. Who we trust most are as susceptible to sin as any prowler.

Best,
Lim