Lifeofthemind/34

“Without an external brake a man becomes his own god and then anything is possible.”

It is the human tendency to take shortcuts. If you look deeper into the judeo-christian conceptual framework, there is an implied concept that the intent of the God is to make mankind gods–his equals. But the path to that is strenuous and not without a sacrifice. The only way a member of mankind can arrive to godhood is through a complete discarding of hubris, arrogance and haughtiness. Only then they can fully understand the concept of responsibility, or rather live it. Although the story of the fallen angels is originally an overlay, a fable and allegory for events that once transpired and were of a different nature (actually many layers meshed together), it is still illustrative and illuminates the opposing aspect that renders the God’s gift unobtainable.