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Apr. 28th, 2016 05:51 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ratherbelockyYou know, I never thought I'd be that guy, but I guess I'm that guy.
[He is the Jewish guy. It's him.]
Back home, the past week or so would've been a holiday for some people. I'm not gonna get into the whole story--well, unless you want me to and you've got some time--but the short of it's that it's a celebration of freedom, and of the end of generations of oppression, death, and slavery.
[That is, hag pesach sameach, Route. Happy Passover.]
Now, there are a lot of traditions that go along with the holiday, most of 'em about food, but the important one's the retelling of that story. Figured I'd open it up to everyone, though, especially now that the big sit-down dinner parts of the celebration are over.
What I mean is, you guys got any stories you want to share about...deliverance, I guess? Of getting free from something that was bringing you down, or worse. I know turning up here in Johto's been a huge breath of fresh air for me, personally, and I want to know about you all, too.
[Later, another text comes from that 'Nathaniel' character.]
Hey, all. After a few weeks of testing out how it works, I'm happy to say EXCH△NGE is completely up and open to anyone who needs to talk.
EXCH△NGE is an anonymous, text-based peer-to-peer support network created as a space for those seeking help, but who are unwilling to reveal their identities, to have safe, understanding conversations from likewise anonymous volunteers. The idea is to provide a listening ear and coping tips from other transplants to Kanto and Johto who may have gone through similar experiences, come from similar worlds, or share other common ground, so that no one feels that they have to deal with their burdens alone.
For more information, you can read the introduction here. If you'd like to volunteer or you want to be paired with one of our volunteers, please contact me here.
Have a good one, guys. Nathaniel out.
[He is the Jewish guy. It's him.]
Back home, the past week or so would've been a holiday for some people. I'm not gonna get into the whole story--well, unless you want me to and you've got some time--but the short of it's that it's a celebration of freedom, and of the end of generations of oppression, death, and slavery.
[That is, hag pesach sameach, Route. Happy Passover.]
Now, there are a lot of traditions that go along with the holiday, most of 'em about food, but the important one's the retelling of that story. Figured I'd open it up to everyone, though, especially now that the big sit-down dinner parts of the celebration are over.
What I mean is, you guys got any stories you want to share about...deliverance, I guess? Of getting free from something that was bringing you down, or worse. I know turning up here in Johto's been a huge breath of fresh air for me, personally, and I want to know about you all, too.
[Later, another text comes from that 'Nathaniel' character.]
Hey, all. After a few weeks of testing out how it works, I'm happy to say EXCH△NGE is completely up and open to anyone who needs to talk.
EXCH△NGE is an anonymous, text-based peer-to-peer support network created as a space for those seeking help, but who are unwilling to reveal their identities, to have safe, understanding conversations from likewise anonymous volunteers. The idea is to provide a listening ear and coping tips from other transplants to Kanto and Johto who may have gone through similar experiences, come from similar worlds, or share other common ground, so that no one feels that they have to deal with their burdens alone.
For more information, you can read the introduction here. If you'd like to volunteer or you want to be paired with one of our volunteers, please contact me here.
Have a good one, guys. Nathaniel out.
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Date: 2016-05-19 06:52 am (UTC)[Audio]
Date: 2016-05-19 09:40 pm (UTC)He goes back, Pharaoh's like, wow, okay, dude, sure, I'll think about it. Not. God gets pissy, and sends ten plagues against the Egyptians to convince them to be a little more generous: the river turns to blood, frogs and locusts hop around everywhere, cattle die, burning hail, all that good stuff. And Pharaoh still says no until finally, God sends in the Angel of Death to kill all the firstborn sons of the land.
The Israelites are told to kill a lamb and mark the doorposts of their house with the blood, so the Angel of Death knows not to go in there. But everyone else? Shit outta luck.
Then Pharaoh says he'll let the slaves go.
[He pauses for a moment, shifts in his seat.]
They get out of town, pack all their belongings and hit the road--they move so quickly their bread doesn't even have time to rise, which is why one of our traditions is to eat matzah, which is kind of like big flat crackers, basically. They travel until they hit the sea, and then they're like, now what?
In the meantime, Pharaoh's changed his mind. He takes his armies and chariots and goes after the freed Israelite slaves, who see he's coming and are understandably dismayed.
[Now York's really getting into it.] And God tells Moses, take your staff, and he plunges it into the water, and the sea roars on up and parts before the people, two walls on each side of a bare strip of land for them to cross. They cross as quickly as they can while God holds Pharaoh off in a pillar of fire, and when the last Israelite is across the sea and the chariots run in after them, God lets the waves crash back down, wiping out one of the most powerful armies of the world.
Sooooo we celebrate the vanquishing of our enemies and our escape into freedom with storytelling, family gatherings, and a real big meal. Oh, and candy. Can't forget the candy.
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Date: 2016-05-23 06:26 am (UTC)...yeah. The story of such a vengeful-sounding god does not sit well with him. Killing off the first born son of every family that isn't Israelite just because their king is a jerk? Even the peasants who had nothing to do with it? It's not like they asked to be born Egyptian.]
...I see.
Well, I'm glad the Israelites made it out okay, at least.
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Date: 2016-05-23 01:17 pm (UTC)[Audio]
Date: 2016-05-24 02:03 am (UTC)That kind of seems like an overreaction.
[not helping the comparisons to the gods of Runa, here]