Prophets and Words.

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It might be arguedt that the prophets, filled with the deisre to be near God, used speech as a creative tool. As a means of “speaking” new worlds into existence.
We have seen words change the world. Look at Ghandi or Mandela, for example. M.L.K… In effect words change our reality/world all the time.

Perhaps this is what Solovetchik means when he discusses the the ability of the righteous person to create worlds. That speaking the Truth of God actually changes the world, or even creates a new world, for both the prophet (the speaker) and those who hear:

a. The prophet creates the world [Self-enrollment];
b. He then enrolls the people/audience in his new world;
c. He brings the world into being through speech.
 
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It might be arguedt that the prophets, filled with the deisre to be near God, used speech as a creative tool. As a means of “speaking” new worlds into existence.
We have seen words change the world. Look at Ghandi or Mandela, for example. M.L.K… In effect words change our reality/world all the time.

Perhaps this is what Solovetchik means when he discusses the the ability of the righteous person to create worlds. That speaking the Truth of God actually changes the world, or even creates a new world, for both the prophet (the speaker) and those who hear:

a. The prophet creates the world [Self-enrollment];
b. He then enrolls the people/audience in his new world;
c. He brings the world into being through speech.
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Mandela was an adulterer and something akin to a racketeer; although he did achieve one good thing for his people, he is no prophet. Ditto MLK, an adulterer and semi-willing schill for the KGB. Great men, heroes, but not prophets or saints. Certainly unworthy of the appellation “Righteous”.

Gandhi, on the other hand, was a mahaatma. He was righteous, a follower of the ascetic’s dharma.

Frankly, though, he wasn’t much of a public speaker; I’ve never found his speeches in English all that great. Perhaps he’s better in Hindi.
 
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