Suggestion 2024/09/27(Fri)18:58 No. 1097928 ID: e7e259
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Yon has reached the time in his life where he must find God. He stands in the field, prairie wind catching his whiskers.

Why is Yon searching?
A) He is happy
B) He is sad
C) He is angry

Sadness.

Sadness.

poor Yon is sad

Suggestion 2024/09/27(Fri)20:36 No. 1097935 ID: e7e259
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Yon is sad. It has not been a great year, the mating season ended in failure and the coming winter holds promise of blizzards and empty stomachs. He is lonely and miserable. Life seems almost more suffering than it’s worth.

Suggestion 2024/09/27(Fri)20:40 No. 1097936 ID: e7e259
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But there is hope! As a fresh leveret, before his mother left him and his siblings to raise themselves, Yon heard her whisper a prayer to God. If he finds this God perhaps Yon will be happy again.

Where should he look?

Deep in the briar patch.

Go to the humans and see if they have caught God

Those who pray to God look to the sky. God must live where the birds do. You must find a way to fly to reach God.

God is in heaven.

Suggestion 2024/09/28(Sat)07:41 No. 1097951 ID: e7e259
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Yon searches in familiar places: the thistles that protect him with their spines, the sky with the sun and the clouds, the tall grasses, it all seems the same as always.

Suggestion 2024/09/28(Sat)07:47 No. 1097952 ID: e7e259
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One day a human priest comes walking through Yon’s territory and the hare leaps at the chance to talk to him.

“Have you and the other humans captured God?” Yon asks.

“Of course not. God is perfect and infinite. He lives in heaven, a realm outside our reality.”

Ask how to get to heaven

Ask why he can't make us perfect right now

But God must visit, right? Or how would anyone know about him.

Suggestion 2024/09/28(Sat)13:41 No. 1097965 ID: e7e259
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“How do we know about God then? Does He ever visit?” Yon asks.

“Yes, He had a son who died for our sins. It was documented in this book, along with how we can embrace the son’s teachings to earn our way to heaven.”

Suggestion 2024/09/28(Sat)13:48 No. 1097967 ID: e7e259
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That makes sense to Yon. He asks the priest to make him fit for heaven and is gently dunked in the nearest stream.

“Now try to live without sin. Do not hesitate to ask for the Lord’s help in prayer.” The priest tells him, before setting Yon on the grass.

“When will I reach heaven?” Yon asks.

“Your soul will go to the warmth of God once your mortal body passes.” The priest walks away.

How should Yon live?

The priest said the book tells you how to reach God. We should ask him about that next time we see him.

Also, what do you know to be sin? Let's do things that are not that.

Well the priest made you ready for Heaven, said to live without sin. Therefore, the way you lived before was sinful, so do the opposite of that.

Try to live a peaceful and modest life.

>>1097967
Organize winter survival plans with some other hares and work together. Helping others is a good thing in God's eyes.

Suggestion 2024/09/29(Sun)09:47 No. 1097996 ID: e7e259
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Yon has many more questions about what is a sin, but the priest does not turn back. As his wet fur dries in the sun, Yon decides to live a modest life, which is what he was doing already.

Suggestion 2024/09/29(Sun)09:49 No. 1097997 ID: e7e259
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Through the winter Yon keeps to himself, which is the way of the hare. He nibbles bark and buds from the bushes and sits in a little scrape in the snow drift.

As spring approaches, heavy thoughts of mating and she-hares enter his mind. Is this sinful?

>>1097997
It is only sinful to be disloyal to your mate.

Since it is necessary to get more bunnies, it would be strange for it to be sinful. As long as you give as well as you take.

It is natural to reproduce. It would be sinful to obsess over it, perhaps. Perhaps it would be easier to think of virtue rather than sin; you can be humble, brave, compassionate, honest, just, honorable, giving, and faithful. Though maybe bravery isn't always a virtue for a prey animal.
Humility can be applied to many things to moderate your actions and keep you grounded. Like in this case.

Probably gotta get married first.

Suggestion 2024/09/29(Sun)17:15 No. 1098011 ID: e7e259
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Yon is troubled, confused. Hares are polygamous and mate with whoever they please without regard for past encounters, which seems sinful. But if it is not a sin as long as it is for reproduction, that would mean his thoughts are indeed sinful. Perhaps he can balance the bad with his modest actions? How much humility and virtue is enough to redeem him?

Suggestion 2024/09/29(Sun)17:16 No. 1098012 ID: e7e259
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He is interrupted from his thoughts by a jill running across his territory. She stops to give him a considering look.

To sin would be to treat this fellow rabbit, your kin and equal, like some kind of sex dispenser... or lunch.
So... leave. Either earn your right to mate, or wait for a rabbit to approach you.

Look for a sign. If its meant to be, you'll know.

500 babies!

Mating dance.

Suggestion 2024/09/30(Mon)10:56 No. 1098037 ID: d8341b
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Yon wants. Yon is ashamed he expects sex from the jill, the moment he sees her. Mating with her would be a sin but it is what he would like more than anything in the world.

“I’m sorry.” He blurts out.

“What for?” The jill asks. “Would you like to chase me?”

“Yes, but then I’m afraid I won’t find God.”

Suggestion 2024/09/30(Mon)11:02 No. 1098038 ID: ced7e1
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“Would God deny you something that makes you happy?” The jill asks.

“I don’t know. I wish I could ask Him but He will not answer.”

“Well, follow me if you’d like or I will find another.” The jill says. She begins to move away.

Okay she said she wants you to chase her
Chase her

>>1098038
You have received consent.

Why would god make the world if not to be experienced? Do chase.

Well - this seems like it furthers the cause of reproduction. You also happen to desire it. I do not think the desire is inherently sinful; this built-in desire is likely how God ensured the hares' continued survival. I think, rather, virtue comes by being careful with such things, maintaining control, giving them their proper place and refraining when harmful; and sin comes by letting these strong emotions become your primary focus, giving them unchecked control of your actions perhaps causing you to do harm or do things you will regret. In monogamous species this might look like chastity and fidelity, but as you say, hares aren't monogamous. What lies before you seems like what hares are SUPPOSED to do. My only concern is with the "do harm or do things you will regret" clause - how does the future look? Last year was poor, does this year seem better, or worse? If you contribute a litter of leverets, will that cause more to go hungry?

You might find God inside her.

Suggestion 2024/09/30(Mon)19:06 No. 1098063 ID: ef9d00
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Yon does not know what God wants him to do, but he yearns to believe that God created the world to be experienced fully. He runs after the jill, into the sunlight.

Suggestion 2024/09/30(Mon)19:14 No. 1098064 ID: a77154
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He doesn’t know if this area can support more hares. That matters little as the jill lets Yon reach her. She bats him once with her paws then turns around to let him mount her.

Wondrous pleasure! They play and scamper and mate again, several times.

They part for the last time and the jill scampers away. Yon might not see her again in his short life.

Suggestion 2024/09/30(Mon)19:20 No. 1098065 ID: 0d65df
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Cold doubt rushes to fill the space and Yon slinks back to cover. Did he ruin his chance to find heaven? What other base desires could he rationalize in a moment of weakness?

He is very alone. He has been alone since his mother left him.

Remember, the priest said to pray for guidance. Look to the heavens, listen to the winds.

Look at it this way, if God has specific rules he expects to be followed he would make them explicitly clear. It would be unmitigated cruelty to make sinning a guessing game.

>>1098069
Support, and its not like we obsesses over it but it is lonely

Did you forget? You have no indication whatsoever that what you did was a sin. You don't know what is considered a sin or not. You can reasonably assume that immoral actions are sins. Selfish behavior, unnatural behavior, heretical behavior. You are a hare. What did God create you to do, do you think? God did not give you religion. You are not expected to know what religious sins are.

You are expected to be a good example of your species. If you want to be favored in the eyes of God, then be a Good Hare-- do what a hare is supposed to do. Eat grass, reproduce, don't get eaten, that sort of thing. Add nightly prayers on top of that to show your faith.

Oh, speaking of prayer, you can simply ask God for forgiveness for whatever sins you have unknowingly committed.

>>1098065
Hares are solitary. It is not natural to be lonely. Maybe it is the loneliness that is a sin.

Suggestion 2024/10/01(Tue)11:58 No. 1098093 ID: fdb55b
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Yon remembers the priest’s advice and decides to try to pray. He shuts his eyes and focuses on his gratitude for being a healthy hare, blessed to experience the wind and bountiful grass. He mentally apologizes for his sins , known and unknown. Finally, he asks for the grace and wisdom to be a better hare in the future.

Suggestion 2024/10/01(Tue)12:04 No. 1098094 ID: 523d7b
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Yon does feel better after praying. It feels like God has forgiven him, and he returns to the normal activities of eating, resting, and grooming.

Should Yon be satisfied or should he keep searching?

I think as long as you live this life and keep God in your heart, you should be fine.

Perhaps maybe... you can spread the word of God to the other hares, maybe try to become the first hare priest?

you are a good hare Yon

Well, you wanted to meet God, and you haven't, yet, right? Though I guess your original phrasing was "find God" - do you feel you've found God, or do you want to meet him face-to-face? And are you willing to wait until death for that to happen, or do you want to try to find him before then?

>>1098094
Sounds like existential crisis has ended, so satisfied you may be.

Suggestion 2024/10/02(Wed)08:12 No. 1098142 ID: 1dd4a0
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Yon rests in the grass. He still has worries but he feels less anxious now. As long as he prays, keeps God in his heart, and continues his humble life, Yon is confident he will reach the kingdom of heaven. He has found the eternal love of God in himself.

Huzzah

Well, glad you feel fulfilled

What if we help the other hares with their problems? If this area really can't support more hares, our leverets are going to starve!

HAWK

>>1098192
DOOOOOOOOODGE!

>>1098192
TUAH