PROEM & POEM No. 111 - Solomon's Ecclesiastical Slip / Part 3
So it is here the studious might grapple historically, theologically thus uncomfortably the otherwise preferably, conveniently glossed-over contrast hence conflict of one empowered versus principled, privileged versus plebian, politic versus polite, presumptuous versus pacific (or the interesting reference poor in spirit, Mt 5:3). That is to say, the contrast hence conflict unavoidably exists vacillating between potentate and prudence, presidency and probity today, further suggesting the contention between princedom and peace, of course save one (Is 9:6). So it was for Solomon the king coveting with scepter and sword versus Solomon the sage counseling with paper and pen.
The lesson is not how Solomon’s wisdom exercised power by day upon throne amid throng, rather how Solomon’s wisdom critiqued power by night upon scroll amid solitude. He accurately observed how each man worked per self-interest therefore laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth (Pr 16:26), the logical coition of existence by exertion (see No. 107) as anciently written for in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread (Ge 3:19). Solomon also empirically, ethically discerned it was far better to get wisdom than gold (Pr 16:16), to pursue one’s own acumen over others’ possessions obtained by their labor. It is not an exaggeration to suggest he perplexed over the contrast and conflict between his political office thus presumption versus his subjects’ personal ownership thus individual prerogative. Expectedly ever present of course is the struggle like an inescapable thorn in the flesh (2 Co 12:7), when human propensity or depravity collide with epiphanic logic, consistency hence ethic per historically observable natural law since the first Adamic breath (see No. 38-42). Again, it is the boldly presumptuous even coldly violent resistance to the divine insistence as well logical persistence of the human state non-omnipresent, non-omniscient consequently non-omnipotent.
Within this emotionally ideological struggle and painfully shifting paradigm, perhaps with defensive anger or sorrowful regret, maybe with prideful reluctance or humble necessity, Solomon placed his weighty crown at convenient end of confessional table, methodically lifted and purposefully dipped his guided quill to sagaciously ink that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour (Ec 3:13). He wrote this in full knowledge, the enormity of possible outcomes; plaguing conviction, sleepless guilt, emotionally mitigated and psychologically managed by diversion, inebriation, callousness as well inevitable questions by curious advisors, reactive expectations by observing followers, and more. For the next day, he resumed decreeing more laws, passing more judgments as well levying more taxes, confiscating more possessions even plundering more properties. He was royalty to a fault presumptuously for he or we are humanity to a fault covetously.
The lesson is not how Solomon’s wisdom exercised power by day upon throne amid throng, rather how Solomon’s wisdom critiqued power by night upon scroll amid solitude. He accurately observed how each man worked per self-interest therefore laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth (Pr 16:26), the logical coition of existence by exertion (see No. 107) as anciently written for in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread (Ge 3:19). Solomon also empirically, ethically discerned it was far better to get wisdom than gold (Pr 16:16), to pursue one’s own acumen over others’ possessions obtained by their labor. It is not an exaggeration to suggest he perplexed over the contrast and conflict between his political office thus presumption versus his subjects’ personal ownership thus individual prerogative. Expectedly ever present of course is the struggle like an inescapable thorn in the flesh (2 Co 12:7), when human propensity or depravity collide with epiphanic logic, consistency hence ethic per historically observable natural law since the first Adamic breath (see No. 38-42). Again, it is the boldly presumptuous even coldly violent resistance to the divine insistence as well logical persistence of the human state non-omnipresent, non-omniscient consequently non-omnipotent.
Within this emotionally ideological struggle and painfully shifting paradigm, perhaps with defensive anger or sorrowful regret, maybe with prideful reluctance or humble necessity, Solomon placed his weighty crown at convenient end of confessional table, methodically lifted and purposefully dipped his guided quill to sagaciously ink that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour (Ec 3:13). He wrote this in full knowledge, the enormity of possible outcomes; plaguing conviction, sleepless guilt, emotionally mitigated and psychologically managed by diversion, inebriation, callousness as well inevitable questions by curious advisors, reactive expectations by observing followers, and more. For the next day, he resumed decreeing more laws, passing more judgments as well levying more taxes, confiscating more possessions even plundering more properties. He was royalty to a fault presumptuously for he or we are humanity to a fault covetously.
---
Father, forgive thence forget, for often humanity resents
The whetstone your Divinity as well History represents
Besetting the haughty mind, renting the gluttonous heart
Tormenting the boldly depraved by Truth’s fierce darts
Startled as harts per Hunter of souls, Hound of Heaven
Thus shade of His Hand outstretched, dynamic deafened
Law invisible, ever indivisible, an ineludible principle
Politically despised, privately prized; Consent immemorial
Prerogatives headstrong against Presumptions prolonged
The former cyclically outdone by the latter’s plainsong
Till last sustainable rung then flung to ground the schemes
Victims’ dreams too, as such catastrophes usually teem
O the wailing and gnashing of teeth upon Pride’s fall
The inevitable crumbling of all Isms’ truculent kraals
Yet amid the prod-marked people rise the demi-saviors
As flesh revered thus propensity for covetous behavior
The whetstone your Divinity as well History represents
Besetting the haughty mind, renting the gluttonous heart
Tormenting the boldly depraved by Truth’s fierce darts
Startled as harts per Hunter of souls, Hound of Heaven
Thus shade of His Hand outstretched, dynamic deafened
Law invisible, ever indivisible, an ineludible principle
Politically despised, privately prized; Consent immemorial
Prerogatives headstrong against Presumptions prolonged
The former cyclically outdone by the latter’s plainsong
Till last sustainable rung then flung to ground the schemes
Victims’ dreams too, as such catastrophes usually teem
O the wailing and gnashing of teeth upon Pride’s fall
The inevitable crumbling of all Isms’ truculent kraals
Yet amid the prod-marked people rise the demi-saviors
As flesh revered thus propensity for covetous behavior
---
Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.
Copyright © 2019 by D.C. Quillan Stone
No comments:
Post a Comment