And like Moses from Sinai J’accuse descends upon the flock of idolators and worshippers alike bearing the guidelines from the Temple of Reason and House of Mankind. Verily I say to you that no bigger commandment than this must be borne in mind at the moment of truth when you sit in the cabin and are about to mark your vote:
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Ok. I’ve cheated. I did not need to visit any temples or watch any burning bushes declaim the ultimate words – I just consulted one of the greatest philosophers to roam the earth. Beyond that there’s always the J’accuse Randomly Generated Codex for the Samurai Warrior of Urban Zen and it reads something like this:
1. Keep Calm and Carry On.
2. You are not a unique and beautiful snowflake.
3. The rules of society are for everybody and that includes many who do not think or believe the same way as you do.
4. Live and let live.
5. Smile. It never hurts.
6. Live according to your tenets. Let others live according to theirs. So long as you don’t step on each others’ toes it will ba AOK. Trust me on this one.
7. Jesus loves you. He loves your neighbour too.
8. Love conquers all.
9. Never, ever underestimate the power of Kinnie (& twistees).
10. Use sunscreen.
There’s more where those came from. Does the list sound superficial? J’accuse would apologise under normal circumstances but we thought we’d try out a post that conforms to the current norm in the divorce debate.
