Chapter Six
The Old Fox was sitting at his workdesk when he heard someone
call him. He looked up, but saw no one, and returned to his work.
A few minutes later he again heard the call, but this time, when
he looked up, his brother was there, and another with him.
"As I have promised, my brother," he said, "I have
returned, and we are now ready to begin our Teachings. Take
parchment and pen, and write down The Laws that we tell
you." And The Old Fox obeyed.
2 "There are no gods," his brother told him, "only
Lords...Holy Teachers. Any that claim to be gods are sick Spirits
who unjustly seek the worship of men. They weaken and destroy
men, so The Children of The Lords are not to have them in their
houses. Any that do are not Children of The Lords, and shall not
be part of Their family.
3 It is Natural Law that governs all things, not the gods. It is
Natural Law that makes the world to turn, the sun to warm the
earth, and the rain to fall. There is no god in any of these
things.
4 Both the soul and the body evolved through Natural Law. They
grew from the lower species. They were not made by the gods, nor
are they controlled by the gods. Each must be developed to their
greatest potential. The body, the mind, and the soul of each
individual must be trained to develop their greatest potential so
that they may serve their fellows.
5 We live more than one lifetime. It is the purpose of Natural
Law that we use each lifetime to grow, to advance toward The
Higher Form.
6 One must learn to control their emotions. Too much hate, greed,
anger, or evn love, can damage the soul. We must feel and know to
live, but we must put our reason and knowledge before our
emotions.
7 We must reverse the common order of life, and put ourselves
last. Church (Law), family, and self is the correct order of
life. One should always ask the question before they do anything,
"Is it within The Law? Will it harm my family, will it harm
myself? Then, make the decision accordingly.
8 When one dies, they return to The Spirit World. What they have
done in their lifetime will determine their condition there. If
they have done good, they will know good. If they have done evil,
they will know evil and torment until they are born again to
atone for what they have done. This is why we must live just and
honorable lives, not because some god demands it, but because our
own souls and our ancestors do.
9 You must never strike the first blow in battle. To do so would
be to dishonor yourself and your people. To defend we must, but
we will only use enough force to render our enemies incapable of
harming us. We will kill only when it is necessary to kill....for
self-defense, food, and clothing only. We will not harm the
innocent merely for the sake of our own advantage.
10 We shall not force our beliefs on others. We shall teach and
show by our own actions the superiority of our faith. The strong
must protect the weak, and tyranny must never be allowed. To
allow tyranny, to live in fear, is to destroy your own soul.
11 Parents shall love, honor, and protect their children and
teach them the right way to live, disciplining them when
necessary, not loving them so much that they allow them to do
anything they wish, becoming a curse on themselves and society.
12 Children should also respect their parents, doing as they are
told until they are of age, and capable of making their own
decisions.
13 Our females shall have the same rights and privileges as our
males, and also the same responsibility to stand and fight for
their people. They are to be given some consideration because
they are the bearers of life, but they also must take their
responsibilities, each according to their skills.
14 Men shall lie with women, and women with men for mating and
the needs of the soul. But men shall not lie with men, or women
with women, for such is against all nature, and injures the soul.
15 Drugs of any kind shall be used only as medicine for the body
and mind, and never for pleasure, for these things can destroy
the body, the mind, and the soul.
16 Neither shall our people use strong drink. They may have wine
with their meals, but none shall be drunkards, and any that are
drunkards shall be put out of The Church until they mend their
ways.
17 No Speaker or Teacher of The Church shall know any wine at
all, strong or mild. For they must keep pure their bodies and
their minds, for they are The Servants of The Lords.
18 If a person will not work, they shall not eat. The injured,
the ill shall you care for, but those who are able shall earn
their bread.
19 The basis of all Law shall be this...let the punishment fit
the crime, and let justice be the same for all, rich or poor. If
a person steals, let all they have be taken from them, and used
to repay those they have cheated. Let them be put in punishment
to make them learn the errors of their ways.
20 If a man forces his sex on a woman, let his sex be taken from
him, that he may never use it wrongly again.
21 If a person kills unjustly, or for profit, let them be put to
death. If they have shortened the life of another, they must pay
with the shortening of their own. Vengeance is a right that must
be given. But remember also, mercy, for you would wish others to
be merciful to you.
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