10-23-2015, 10:10 PM
(10-23-2015, 08:39 PM)irukandji Wrote: I thought this might be a good topic to put in the spells and potions thread. What is meant by pure of heart? I did a little research on that as well. From a theological perspective, the pure in heart will see God. There was also a website listing some heroes who were pure in heart. Dorothy from the Wizard of Oz was listed. In my opinion, being pure of heart is a spiritual process, not a chemical one. So how could Renard’s heart be made pure, chemically? How long does a pure of heart spell last? Can others see this pureness of heart?
In the Asiatic fighting arts, those who are classically pure of heart are often heralded through romantic tales of their alleged heroism. Generally they are devoted to a single ideal, person, or concept, manifesting itself as master-servant relationship, unyielding love (even love unadorned) or principle.
Stating it differently, Renard devoting himself to curing Juliette and enduring pain and anguish in order to steele himself to do so would be considered being pure of heart. The key being the pain he willingly went trough, tested his heart and because he did not back out, he became pure of heart.
Another example would be if Rocky had fought Creed to get money for a child's operation he would have been a great example of being pure of heart.
Excelsior...