We, as mortals, are only given the limited view of the world we experience. None of us were in the house that day, and none of us truly know what happened. We also are incapable of seeing inside the mind of Chris Benoit. Matthew 7 of the Christian bible says Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. The higher power, be it God, Jesus, Allah, Yama, or in my religion, Minos, know far better than we do the events and mindset of that night. They have judged him. If he was at fault, he is receiving his eternal punishment in Hell or Tartarus or wherever the place may be. If he has been judged to have not been in control of his actions, that his brain was beyond the ability to determine right and wrong, or the unlikely event that somebody outside was able to fool the investigators, the God or Goddess will know, and he will be forgiven and united with his family in the next world.
I cannot preach forgiveness, as a Pagan, I do not believe in it. However, for any Christians reading this, your bible states in Colossians 3:13 bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, if any man has a complaint against any; even as Christ forgave you, so you also do.
As it pertains to my beliefs, however, while I obviously condemn his actions, I cannot condemn the man. Even the greatest of heroes, Heracles, succumbed to madness wrought by Hera and killed his family twice. If madness can effect the greatest of mortals, it can effect any of us.
The only thing I really know to do, is to leave his judgement to those wiser than we. Celebrate the Chris Benoit that brought us joy for so many years. Remember the good times he gave us. Wiping him from history will not bring Daniel or Nancy back. Allow the Gods to deal with the man who killed, and the man who died.
-Reverend Jeremy Carl Hallowell
06-29-2010, 11:39 AM
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