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originally posted by: theabsolutetruth
Actually Halloween is an ancient pagan festival of Samhain with some Roman mythology added to the mix. There are similar ancient origin festivals around the world in various guises.
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originally posted by: AlephBet
originally posted by: theabsolutetruth
Actually Halloween is an ancient pagan festival of Samhain with some Roman mythology added to the mix. There are similar ancient origin festivals around the world in various guises.
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Yet they all speak of giving to those in need. It's the fall harvest festival that is Hallows (holy) giving to the poor. The goblins are the nature of why they are in need. Holiness has a full barn. This was the point of the community watching out for the needs of the poor on the eve of winter. Late in winter, the jolly fat man who had the large barn fed those who were in need later into the cold months.
St. Nick provided food in famine. How? He worked to fill his barn. It's the story of our lives. Taking off the mask requires that we face ourselves first in the mirror. Do we see a trick or treat? Saint or Goblin? Denon or Angel?
Christ is the archetype for the suffering servant.
The point of giving seed to the sower is so that he learns to work (suffer) to feed his own family. The goblin may never learn that lessons because he continues to take from others. The goblin is the same one that TPs the yard, eggs the home and then steals the candy from kids. It's an ageless story. The goblin eventually sits on a corner with a cardboard sign asking for money. Until he faces his actions and corrects the problem, he's looking at the man in the mirror. All of us can be the man with the cardboard sign. We each see the other from our pathos. Apathy is not caring. Sympathy and Empathy is caring. Pathos is both negative and positive.
Willingness to give is the only thing that separates the two.