Marriage of Inconvenience
Jul 24, '07 12:40 PMfor everyone
This marriage was suspiciously made between homosexuals. But not between same sex but different sex. This marriage was made between a man who likes a man and a woman who likes a woman. The woman was a famous figure so I guess she needed to hide her sexual preference from the eyes of general public.
What she didn't realise was what her husband said soon after they got married. He revealed simply that he is gay.
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Crime and No Punishment
Jul 24, '07 12:39 PMfor everyone
Aren't people who just followed the order of state power and committed some serious crimes guilty after the state lost its political power?
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The Gatekeeper
Jul 24, '07 11:22 AMfor everyone
There are tens of thousands of shrines in which you know two gatekeepers are guarding in front of the entrance. Those figureheads are called Komainu - dog of foreign origin. Their head is similar to lion's and the body ordinary dog. Those figureheads were so common in ancient Babylonia, Persia, etc. I know the gate of the Garden of Eden was protected by two cherubim so I wonder cherubim must have something to do with Japan's Komainu.
By the way I encountered some article that says the Garden of Eden stands for a womb. Certainly Bible says they can't back to the garden once they left there. In this article that says the cherubim represent unborn babies who were killed before their birth for some reason, usually economic one.
Related to this but not directly though are the origin of cross. Jesus was crucified but the fact does not automatically deduce as to why cross has been used as a symbol of Christianity for a long time. So when I encountered the article that suggests the similarity of the brazen serpent and Seraphim, I thought this must have something to do with cross. I had half a mind that cross must have represented the ascension of Jesus. Jesus was born as human and he later must have resurrected in spirit. My conclusion is cherubim, seraphim are representing spirits after death. Cross must be representing humans with wings, hoping to ascend.
Back again gatekeepers. We sometimes pay respect to shrines. This practice is so common in Japan. If inside the gate represents the Garden of Eden, the shrine must be playing the similar role. Inside the shrine is called 'sanctuary' as a matter of fact. We weren't caught in the gate. We weren't a gatekeeper yet.
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What Makes Punishment Less Severe?
Jul 22, '07 12:28 PMfor everyone
Some criminals regret his committing crimes and report himself to the authority. Usually it has been taken for granted according to the precedents that their punishment would be alleviated. But I heard some judge saying those who confess their crimes willingly are more likely to get more severe punishment because they revealed their crimes in the hope of their punishment's being less severe. This is indeed very strange. Though every case should be considered depending on many surrounding situations, it's questionable I read the case that the one who report himself is liable to get capital punishment, and the other who were just caught by police are merely indicted in life imprisonment. Besides I remember the judge added the reason that the one who confessed willingly betrayed his organisation, which also weighed his punishment.