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Karon raised a hand and gently pressed downward, signaling for the old man to quiet down. He stopped talking and simply watched Karon in silence.
Of course he understood the importance of the three foundational stages in orthodox churches. Divine Servant was a purification of the self, Divine Seeker was listening to the god’s teachings, and Divine Shepherd was inviting the image of the god into one’s heart, letting the god guide one forward and illuminate the road ahead.
These were the most basic stages, but they were still extremely important. You could even say that a priest’s prospects and potential could already be seen, more or less, at this point.
A god was like your parents, supporting you as you learned to walk, teaching you again how to understand the world. The changes in each stage were, in truth, a reexamination of one’s past, because your past was clearly visible. Only by reexamining your past could you better clarify the future.
Yet what shocked the old man was that this young man had just blasphemed a god right in front of him, so how could he turn around and begin the process of becoming a Divine Shepherd in the next instant? If you were doubting a god and betraying a god, then how could that god remain in your heart? Or rather, if you were already doubting and betraying a god, how could you invite that god back in?
In fact, the answer was simple. If Karon’s purification stage of becoming a Divine Servant had been a bit loud, it had still fallen within the procedural framework, but from the moment he reached Divine Seeker, Karon had already stepped onto a path that belonged to him and suited him.
Becoming a Divine Seeker merely established a target, a direction, while the Divine Shepherd at this moment was the filling of his own...
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