What I Believe by Leo Tolstoy ~ Full Audiobook [religion]
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Rucker, or You Fool, Is the Word We Are Forbidden by Christ to Use
The word Rucker means trampled upon, set at naught, made of no account. We find the plural, rakim, used in the book of Judges, chapter 9, verse 4, in the sense of lost. So this is the word we are forbidden by Christ to use in speaking of a fellow creature. In the same manner, he forbids our saying, you fool, words by which we may consider ourselves justified in setting aside our duty toward our neighbour. Be at peace with all men, and never consider your anger as just. Never look upon any man as worthless or a fool, neither call him such. Endeavor to destroy all enmity between yourself and
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