The scream that had to be stopped at all costs
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Personally, I prefer to listen to the entire chapter/short story at once. I don’t mind you posting it in pieces, that’s all up to you, but would you please add to the title of ongoing chapters how many parts total are planned?
Sure. This is the 2nd of 2 parts, so Sword of Good is complete now.
Thanks for doing this.
I probably wouldn’t have encountered this story if it weren’t for this reading and I’m glad I experienced it. In these two parts, the story had a far bigger emotional impact on me than the Methods of Rationality. The bit leading up to “make it stop” literally made me cry.
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This story’s ending, with the sword’s howling, reminded me of the Book of Mormon’s description of Christ’s atonement, saying that he would be “suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind… that his bowels may be filled with mercy, according to the flesh.” (see Alma ch. 7)
We have a belief that Jesus experienced all our pains and trials, to understand how we feel and to overcome it all, should we choose to accept his suffering on our behalf. We sing solemn songs and pray prayers every week to remember it, all that was done because he loved the world. And then we try to apply it to our lives, and help others, because we believe it’s what he would do in our places.
I know not everyone believes in Christ, or even God. It’s just this sentiment we share with the author that the tremendous suffering of the world *ought to somehow* be overcome, if not right now, then by SOMEone, somewhen!