Posts Tagged ‘Sin’

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The Devil’s Plaything

by Seraphine Khorana on February 28th, 2011
Posted In: Comics
The Devil’s Plaything

I saw mushrooms covered in leaves. I knelt and carefully removed some leaves. I discovered underneath the distinct impression of a leaf on the cap of a mushroom.

In the work of medieval Flemish painters, toadstools were often associated with Hell. Victorian illustrators in England took a more benign view and developed a popular style that linked fairies and toadstools.
Quotation from The Fungus Among Us (VirtualMuseum.ca)

She began gathering some of the fungi in her apron. I called to her, “Come back! Come back to me! They are poisonous, putrid. They are toadstools.” She only laughed more, and her merry laughter will forever ring in my ears. That evening, she seasoned the soup with fungi…
Quotation from George W. Hudler, Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds

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Cleanliness is Next to Godliness

by Seraphine Khorana on September 23rd, 2009
Posted In: Comics
Cleanliness is Next to Godliness

The receptionist in charge of the bathroom key got laid off some months ago, so I now possess my personal bathroom key, which is a huge improvement in my work environment. But last weekend, somebody broke into our building. We had to change all the locks, including the lock to the door of the bathroom. I am pleased to report the toilet remains safe and secure from intruders.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.
Quotation from William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure

When day broke, I used immediately to sweep my room out; and though I am by nature a lover of cleanliness, at that time I kept myself unusually spick and span. After sweeping up, I made my bed as daintily as I could, laying flowers upon it, which a Savoyard used to bring me nearly every morning. He had the care of the cistern and the casks, and also amused himself with carpentering; it was from him I stole the pincers which I used in order to draw out the nails from the holdfasts of the hinges.
Quotation from Benvenuto Cellini, Autobiography (on planning his escape from prison)

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California Is Currently Available For Adoption

by Seraphine Khorana on May 20th, 2009
Posted In: Comics
California Is Currently Available For Adoption

Instead of closing prisons, California is closing schools. Rather than adjusting over-compensation and trimming bureaucracy, California is cutting essential services and raising taxes. Instead of trimming fat, the economic muscle of California is being removed. Don’t be surprised when California registers itself as a bank and applies for federal assistance.

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Dreaming of Horses

by Seraphine Khorana on March 20th, 2009
Posted In: Comics
Dreaming of Horses

I sleep better when i fluff my pillow. I fall asleep faster and have better dreams.

I like dancing at the disco.
I want blisters. You’re my leader.
I wanna ride on a white horse,
I want to ride on a white horse.
Oh I love this feeling. Feels like forever.
Oh I love this feeling, it feels like real leather.
Lyrics from Goldfrapp, Ride a White Horse

Right into the stars he reared aloft, his red eye rolling and raging.
He whirled and sunfished and lashed, and rocked the earth to thunder and flame.
He squealed like a regular devil horse. I was haggard and spent and aging—
Roped clean, but almost storming clear, his fury too fierce to tame.
And I cursed myself for a tenderfoot moon-dazzled to play the part.
Poem by William Rose Benét, The Horse Thief

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Hell Week, Part 3: Why I’m a Glutton

by Seraphine Khorana on April 30th, 2008
Posted In: Comics
Hell Week, Part 3: Why I’m a Glutton

Mortal sins are done willfully and deliberately.
Gluttony is defined as lack of self-control.
But if I lack self-control, I’ll argue in Hell,
can I truly sin deliberately? It’s all so unfair.

What is a Mortal Sin? (SaintAquinas.com)
Wine Allows Guilt-Free Gluttony (BBC News)

“Put a knife to your throat if you are given to gluttony.”
Quotation from Proverbs 23:2

“Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us.”
Quotation from Peter DeVries, Comfort Me with Apples

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Hell Week, Part 2: Finding Pleasure in Lust

by Seraphine Khorana on April 29th, 2008
Posted In: Comics
Hell Week, Part 2: Finding Pleasure in Lust

I’m overwhelmingly reasonable. I hate losing my sense of control.
That’s why Lust seems so appealing to me. Lust is a careless sin
one can feel good about (with apologies to those who feel otherwise).

Lust Dulls the Spiritual Senses (Whitestone Journal)
The Difference between Love, Lust & Marriage (The Humor Bin)

“Lust is to the other passions what the nervous fluid is
to life; it supports them all, lends strength to them all.”
Quotation from Marquis de Sade,
L’Histoire de Juliette ou les Prospérités du Vice

“Carnal lust rules where there is no love of God.”
Quotation from St. Augustine, Enchiridion

“When, Goddess, thou liftst up thy wakened Head,
Out of the Mornings purple bed,
Thy Quire of Birds about thee play,
And all the joyful world salutes the rising day.”
Poem by Abraham Cowley, Hymn: To Light

Tomorrow: Hell Week, Part 3: Why I’m a Glutton.

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