You just made me admit I knew something I keep acting like I don't know!
Being is inside. Of course the gods see our being. But we are not only creatures of being, we are also creatures of DOING - that is, externalizing our being, making things manifest in the world as action and object. Giving gifts to the gods is not for the benefit of other people, it is for our own benefits, that we have the satisfaction of DOING, and that we can recieve our gods' appreciation of that work.
It's all well and good that the gods see straight into us, but we don't see straight into Them. Their gracious acceptance of our outward expressions of love are what make us feel loved by THEM.
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You just made me admit I knew something I keep acting like I don't know!
Being is inside. Of course the gods see our being. But we are not only creatures of being, we are also creatures of DOING - that is, externalizing our being, making things manifest in the world as action and object. Giving gifts to the gods is not for the benefit of other people, it is for our own benefits, that we have the satisfaction of DOING, and that we can recieve our gods' appreciation of that work.
It's all well and good that the gods see straight into us, but we don't see straight into Them. Their gracious acceptance of our outward expressions of love are what make us feel loved by THEM.
--Ember--