The Sins of the Fathers are inherent
The phrase "The Sins of the Fathers" is used in a lot of places such as the Bible and the 2007 film, Beowulf.
One might be tempted to think that it refers to particular bad things that particular fathers have done, that their children must pay for. E.g. a father gets into debt, and his sons and daughters may be asked to pay back the debt.
But also it is perhaps also the case that just being, or pretending to be, a father is a sin. All fathers may be getting into debt.
I am not sure about this and I expect that many fathers would disagree, but I think that a lot of, or even all, "fathers" are after the nookie.
Upon this premise, the only real father is in heaven: the spirit of fatherhood and that father loves all children equally. The rest, we pretenders, are sinners, pretending to be him, because they are expected to and because they want to be happy.
When will the kingdom come?
One might be tempted to think that it refers to particular bad things that particular fathers have done, that their children must pay for. E.g. a father gets into debt, and his sons and daughters may be asked to pay back the debt.
But also it is perhaps also the case that just being, or pretending to be, a father is a sin. All fathers may be getting into debt.
I am not sure about this and I expect that many fathers would disagree, but I think that a lot of, or even all, "fathers" are after the nookie.
Upon this premise, the only real father is in heaven: the spirit of fatherhood and that father loves all children equally. The rest, we pretenders, are sinners, pretending to be him, because they are expected to and because they want to be happy.
When will the kingdom come?
posted by Timtak at 6:57 AM
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