I begin each day raring to go, by the end the walk seems endless. I am staying in a monestary that doesnt have good reviews. It is clearly the oldest building I have ever slept in.
Tha tiny village has a magnificent church, Helpfully there were descriptions in english of the art. Here for my grandchildren are two scenes from the life of saint jerome, he helped a lion by removing a thorn from its paw and the the lion befriended him for life, I love the lion.
The next panel is not for the grandchildren. I shows the souls condemned to hell in the last judgement. I havent read the bible carefully but I cant beleve that Jesus who was proported to have said such wonderful things, painted such a grim picture of the after life. What a strange spiritual state to fear eternal damnation.
The concept of condemning souls to damnation was a technique that empire Christianity created for dominion over parishioners. Google hegemony, Christian hegemony .
As for the thorn, lions are definitely smarter than cats. I’ve taken plenty of ticks offBristol, but he only loves me cuz I feed him. Sad.