A Thesis on God's Chosen

[Birdnerdy 1539]

A Thesis on God’s Chosen

 

The pressing question of the nature of our Creator’s will towards his Chosen will forever haunt the minds of Zealots and Cosmopolitans alike. “How can it be reasoned that the race of Man is inherently more pious than the ilk of Malin or Urguan?” an Owynist might ponder, just as a tolerant clergyman might search for a rebuttal. In this day and age, the ministry to non-humans has been sorely neglected, only a select few men of the Church have chosen to pursue a path in the conversion of elves, dwarves, and uruks. In order to combat this error in our mission to spread the Creator’s teachings, we must examine the misleading notion that nonhumans do not belong in the House of the God.

 

The truth that the Creator has chosen Horen over his brothers to receive his Word has plagued the ministry to non-humans since the inception of Canonism itself. Whilst preaching of the superiority of Man, Zealots will frequently reference Horen’s piety and obedience in contrast to the rash and downright pagan actions of his brother Krug, the skeptical and analytical mind of Malin, and the eternal greed of Urguan. One could compare and debate the nature of the Four Brothers for days on end, the inherent nature of each race is irrelevant to each descendant’s right to a life of piety. The important factor to consider in rebutting the superiority of Man is the actions of God’s Chosen, Horen.

 

Why, one might ask, was Horen the most holy and pious out of his family? Why would but one of the four brothers obey the wishes of their Creator?

 

Consider this. In contrast to his kin, Horen’s life was doomed to be quite short, cursed to never see his works produce fruit. As were his ilk, his many children that spread outwards across the realms of the descendants. Even so, the Sons of Horen have accomplished deeds that far exceed the works of their fellow descendants, building Kingdoms and Empires that dominated the realm, succeeding in defeating the nations of Urguan and other world powers many a time, and leaving marks on history unrivaled by other descendants. The life of a man may be short, but the realization of a finite existence has driven Horen’s ilk to great heights.

 

I propose that Horen was not chosen by the Creator simply because he was a man. Rather, the Creator saw the drive, the passion that coursed through his veins as he worked frantically to build something that he may never see finished. That passion, that hope that the actions of a simple farmer, soldier, or lover may take root and bear fruit greater than himself, which may be channeled into a life of service and piety, is what the Creator sought out, and what he found in Horen. Our God does not wish for simply a man to carry out his works (for not all humans have this drive) but any descendant who is willing to set aside his trinkets and petty desire, and live life in the present.

 

Mali, Dwedmar, Uruks, I speak to you now. Many believe that one not of human descent is forbidden from living a life of good will and righteousness. Do not let this misconception deter you from listening to the Words of our Creator, or from pursuing a life of service to him. Learn from the example of Horen and his Sons. An attempt to imitate the appearance and mannerism of a Man is not required to do as such, do not put aside your own nature. Instead, live as if our heart is that of a younger descendant, work tirelessly at your endeavors, in spite of your lifespan. Stay on watch for the Sin of Idleness, live every day as if tomorrow may never dawn. If we do as such, we may yet reach the Seven Skies.

-Acolyte Ecthallion, 11th of the Deep Cold, 1523

Edited September 8, 2015 by Birdnerdy

[Endovelicus 613]

Jürgen pins a reply.

"Although I applaud your desire to make the ministry reach all faithful besides of their race, I do have to point out that  God chose Horen before he or any other brother was given a curse by the deceiver, thus I can only conclude that, even before the deceiver was banished, Horen was already truly pious towards the Almighty while others shunned, or placed others as His equal. Although I do not see why other races can not join the most holy ministry, since others such as the Martyr Abbot Randovir already did it, I can safely say that it'll be of utmost difficulty for them to lay their curse, which as been marked on their souls, aside."

 

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