Music of God
From Aryez
Book 36 of the Marfat
36: Music of God
1. The force of good in the Universe flows from
2. the music of God. It is a sound of endless interchanging
3. melodies woven into harmony, a sound that passes
4. into the depths and into the heights of space and time, the echo of
5. which stirs everything; when it passes into the
6. void, the void is no longer void. But against
7. this good music, the corrupted music of evil is ever
8. set [against]. For the music of good is soft and
9. sweet, a mere rippling of gentle sounds
10. in delicate melodies; but it cannot be
11. quenched and takes to itself power
12. and profundity. It has a deep, wide, and
13. beautiful tone, slow and blended with an
14. immeasurable sorrow, from which its beauty
15. chiefly arises. Whereas, the music of evil is
16. loud and vain, endless repeated with little
17. harmony, only a clamorous unison and the
18. baying of a few notes. It tries to drown
19. out the music of good by the violence of its
20. voice but its most triumphant notes are
21. taken by the music of good and woven into
22. its own solemn pattern. Such is the
23. nature of evil- uncompromising and
24. dealing only in absolutes. Listen good
25. people! Fight for truth and justice,
26. fight for what is right, make
27. martyrs of yourself for what
28. you believe in but never give up.
29. Let war be fought when war must be fought.
Commentary: This book uses music to characterize the forces of good and evil. Good is described as a soft, gentle force of love and mercy while evil is described as a loud and vain force. Evil is just a robbery and corruption of good. Furthermore, evil is clamorous and has no natural beauty. The beauty of good is that it can turn evil into good. Yet good may also be firm and strong, but it is a different kind of strength, a soft strength, just like silk is stronger than steel though it is softer and more beautiful. The book finishes with a directive telling followers of the faith to believe in their faith truly and be ready to fight for the cause to the death. Never shy away from a fight if the fight is inevitable and for the preservation of a good cause. The book also praises music. Music is beautiful and soothing. A person’s true soul comes to light when they are making music. The founder said that he could see the depths of a person’s soul when the person was making music.
