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Newguest Posted 14 years ago
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Align with the divine/but instead/focused
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Lighting a candle, in many cultures and for many eons, has been a symbol that's helped humans to invoke and align with the divine. Perhaps this is because a small, single point of flame has the power to start a raging inferno, but instead it is focused, serene, and contained.
1. "align with the divine" - could it mean "harmonize with God" because I know that "the Divine" can mean God, but here the word "divine" is not capitalized?
2. "but instead it is ..." - I take it to mean "but at the same time it is ..."
3. Does "focused" mean something like "concentrated"?
Lighting a candle, in many cultures and for many eons, has been a symbol that's helped humans to invoke and align with the divine. Perhaps this is because a small, single point of flame has the power to start a raging inferno, but instead it is focused, serene, and contained.
1. "align with the divine" - could it mean "harmonize with God" because I know that "the Divine" can mean God, but here the word "divine" is not capitalized?
2. "but instead it is ..." - I take it to mean "but at the same time it is ..."
3. Does "focused" mean something like "concentrated"?
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1: Yes, I think the choice of the word "divine" is to include all religions, some of which may worship something other than ***. 2: "Instead" is more like an opposite or a different direction: I planned to go to the movies, but instead I stayed home. 3: Yes, but it can also mean that it is clear.
- 1: Yes, I think the choice of the word "divine" is to include all religions, some of which may worship something other than ***.
- 2: "Instead" is more like an opposite or a different direction: I planned to go to the movies, but instead I stayed home.
- 3: Yes, but it can also mean that it is clear.
- One focuses a camera so the picture isn't blurry.
- You can also focus light to a point with a magnifying glass.
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1: Yes, I think the choice of the word "divine" is to include all religions, some of which may worship something other than ***.
2: "Instead" is more like an opposite or a different direction: I planned to go to the movies, but instead I stayed home.
3: Yes, but it can also mean that it is clear. One focuses a camera so the picture isn't blurry. You can also focus light to a poin
2: "Instead" is more like an opposite or a different direction: I planned to go to the movies, but instead I stayed home.
3: Yes, but it can also mean that it is clear. One focuses a camera so the picture isn't blurry. You can also focus light to a poin
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