Heaven's BBS | Text

[young_oldman]

[Whoo, it's baby's first BBS post. Anon too, because he doesn't accidentally want to make his god look bad in front of everyone and he's not sure if he might step on some toes with the question.]

Posted: May 5th
From: Anonymous

Hello. I am one of the new shinki. I have a question for the more experienced shinki although everyone is welcomed to answer as well.

Recently I was lucky to meet a god from my homeland. This god is well-known as a powerful god. Plenty of people held this god in very high regard; he had many devotees that prayed to him for protection and blessings, and many temples dedicated to his worship.

In my world it was usual for the average person to set aside offerings for the gods they worshiped. Would it be right for me to give him some offerings then? Although I am not worshipping him right now, it still feels slightly wrong for me to not give him any since he is such an awesome god. Yet right now I am a shinki that is serving another god. My god has been wonderful to me since I arrived here and has assured me that I am free to do as I please, but I can't help but feel some conflict in this situation.

What is the recommended action for a shinki in this position?

[There. The wording might be a little rigid as if he's trying very hard to remain anonymous, but otherwise the question seems innocuous enough. Honestly he's seen how the past few BBS messages have blown up from a few heated replies, so here's hoping that the message is worded carefully enough to avoid that.

He's thrown in a few modern words in there too, so that'll help shake people off the trail too. Probably only the god in question would know who this anonymous poster might be. ]

Comments

[anonymous]

[reformedsinner]

Don't worship a god who isn't your own.

For one thing, if this god is one of the new arrivals, he is no more a real god than you are.

[Forever Anon]

[young_oldman]

The current gods are reincarnations of the old gods, correct? Isn't he a god then? But I understand what you are saying. He isn't exactly the same god I know off, so it's harder to judge if he is deserving of the same level of respect his previous reincarnation< has earned.

But still, karma flows from one life to another and although his current form is different, essentially he is still the same person.

[Forever Anon]

[reformedsinner]

The current gods are wayward souls who have been forced into the positions of the old gods.

I can assure you that they are absolutely not reincarnations.

[young_oldman]

So they are not reincarnations, but they take on the powers and the titles of the gods that have died?

Regardless, I still feel like I should do something. It is difficult for me to explain. Let me put this conversation on private.

[Annnddd...private away~! Anon kept on, of course.]

Where I came from it's expected for us to give thanks to the gods. Because he is carrying the name of a god that I am familiar with, intrinsically I feel uneasy to just ignore him. I feel like I am doing something that's quite wrong.

[private]

[reformedsinner]

It's not an unusual expectation, although I've never felt any particular reverence for the idea of a god.

That's simply personal preference.

In our position, though, I think worshiping any god is inappropriate. As a living person, of course you would have given thanks and offerings, in the same way that our gods' living worshipers give them now. As a shinki, you serve, not worship.

[explodokill]

you sound like a girl who doesn't know who she wants to give chocolates to
this "god" stuff is a load of crap anyway

[Forever Anon]

[young_oldman]

[Is there something he should know about a girl giving chocolates? Ah, the intricacies of modern day customs. He'll have to google that later.]

If you're in someone else's house, then you adhere by their rules. The relationship between a shinki and his or her god is supposed to be exclusive. I wouldn't want to accidentally do something that's wrong for a shinki or that would irritate this world's gods and shinki either.

[explodokill]

why does everything have to be complicated? if they told you it's okay then maybe it's fucking okay

'non

[miraculo]

[ She totally knows who this is because she's talked to him about it before. Also she's giving the exact same answer as she did to him face-to-face. ]

there's nothing wrong with showing someone that you appreciate them and what they do! (⋈◍＞◡＜◍)。✧♡

everyone likes a little praise or a compliment, god or not! i say, what's the harm? go for it and be friends with everyone!

♡〜٩(^▿^)۶〜♡

[ It's also her way of saying that he needs a life outside of being her shinki. ]

[young_oldman]

[...squints. He knows these emojis. And whoever this poster is...well, she's making her identity pretty obvious, since she's just told him the exact same thing when he asked her about this earlier. Time to take this conversation out of the screen and into real-life!]