Angslan

"Both of Old Father's eyes were now open, twin pools of golden fire, burning with fulfillment and glee. He delighted in causing Danlo psychic anguish. He was a Fravahsi, and not for nothing are the Fravashi known as the 'holy sadists.' Truth from pain-- this is a common Fravashi saying. Old Father loved nothing better than to inflict the angslan, the holy pain, the pain that comes from higher understanding."
--David Zindel, The Broken God

Or, in other words, 'having your consciousness expanded can hurt, sometimes.' Which migh be why so many people seem to resist it so much.

I won't claim to expand your consciousness with every single post. Or at all. But there are some topics that always seem to degenerate into anger, hostility, or sullen silence. I think it's because whatever camps there are, are often unwilling to really try to understand the other side of the position.

Domestic politics, foreign policy, religion, and others. This is where those topics go.

Be angry, if you want. But if you comment while you're angry, then at least have the courtesy to be literate and thoughtful while you go about it.

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