Black Powder and the Path to True Enlightenment
By Driftwood Johnson
SASS# 38283
As a fellow Traveler, seeking the Path of True Enlightenment and Wisdom, I offer up these Thoughts, that we may all Profit from them.
True Enlightenment comes to different Black Powder Shooters through different Paths. Some Paths are short, while others require the Acolyte to toil in the Wilderness for long arduous years. Some follow the Path of manufactured Soft Lead Bullets lubed with the Sacred SPG. Others follow the Path of the Hardcast Bullets and Pan Lubing. Still others follow the Rigors of Casting and the Blessed Lubrisizer. Some follow the Path of the Mystical Unknown Lube of Complicated and Secret Ingredients. Others follow the Path of the Simple. Some walk with the Cookie, some without. All Paths eventually lead to True Enlightenment.
The Paths of Cleaning are Many. There is the Path of the Sacred Moose Milk. There is the Path of the Weasel Piss, and the Dawge Piss. Some follow the Path of the Pure and Sparkling Water. All Paths of Cleaning eventually lead to True Enlightenment.
The Truly Enlightened Black Powder Shooter embraces the Users of all forms of the Sacred Propellant, whether made of the Charcoal, Brimstone, and Saltpeter; or of the other Varieties made necessary by the petty venality of local magistrates.
The RO, having placed himself close to the presence of the Enlightened, will Experience the Joy of the Loud Concussion, the Fragrance of the Brimstone, the Purging Power of the Choking and Coughing, and the Blinding Flash of the Mighty Flame. He too will eventually find the True Path.
Upon achieving True Enlightenment, the Black Powder Shooter will be able to divine the position of Targets hidden by the Smoke by simply sensing their presence. Reliance on actually seeing the Hidden Targets will no longer be necessary.
The Truly Enlightened Black Powder Shooter will have achieved a Perfect Balance of Lube and Cleaning Technique which allows him to shoulder his Fair Share of the Burden of Posse Chores, not leaving such Chores to be performed solely by the Unenlightened.
Once the Black Powder Shooter has achieved True Enlightenment, he will no longer feel compelled to impose on the posts of the Unenlightened with Arrogant phrases like, “35 grains FFg! Har, Har!”. The Truly Enlightened Black Powder Shooter knows that shooters of smokeless powder must wander in the Wilderness until they find the True Path. They can be pointed in the Right Direction, but can only find True Enlightenment after experiencing the Inspiration for themselves.
The Truly Enlightened Black Powder Shooter is always Charitable and Helpful to the Unenlightened. He is never Condescending, Boastful, or Vain.
The Truly Enlightened Black Powder Shooter is able to Content himself in his Enlightenment without resorting to Proselytizing the Unenlightened. He is Content with leading by Example. The Unenlightened will find the True Path in their own time when they experience the Inspiration.
By Driftwood Johnson
SASS# 38283
As a fellow Traveler, seeking the Path of True Enlightenment and Wisdom, I offer up these Thoughts, that we may all Profit from them.
True Enlightenment comes to different Black Powder Shooters through different Paths. Some Paths are short, while others require the Acolyte to toil in the Wilderness for long arduous years. Some follow the Path of manufactured Soft Lead Bullets lubed with the Sacred SPG. Others follow the Path of the Hardcast Bullets and Pan Lubing. Still others follow the Rigors of Casting and the Blessed Lubrisizer. Some follow the Path of the Mystical Unknown Lube of Complicated and Secret Ingredients. Others follow the Path of the Simple. Some walk with the Cookie, some without. All Paths eventually lead to True Enlightenment.
The Paths of Cleaning are Many. There is the Path of the Sacred Moose Milk. There is the Path of the Weasel Piss, and the Dawge Piss. Some follow the Path of the Pure and Sparkling Water. All Paths of Cleaning eventually lead to True Enlightenment.
The Truly Enlightened Black Powder Shooter embraces the Users of all forms of the Sacred Propellant, whether made of the Charcoal, Brimstone, and Saltpeter; or of the other Varieties made necessary by the petty venality of local magistrates.
The RO, having placed himself close to the presence of the Enlightened, will Experience the Joy of the Loud Concussion, the Fragrance of the Brimstone, the Purging Power of the Choking and Coughing, and the Blinding Flash of the Mighty Flame. He too will eventually find the True Path.
Upon achieving True Enlightenment, the Black Powder Shooter will be able to divine the position of Targets hidden by the Smoke by simply sensing their presence. Reliance on actually seeing the Hidden Targets will no longer be necessary.
The Truly Enlightened Black Powder Shooter will have achieved a Perfect Balance of Lube and Cleaning Technique which allows him to shoulder his Fair Share of the Burden of Posse Chores, not leaving such Chores to be performed solely by the Unenlightened.
Once the Black Powder Shooter has achieved True Enlightenment, he will no longer feel compelled to impose on the posts of the Unenlightened with Arrogant phrases like, “35 grains FFg! Har, Har!”. The Truly Enlightened Black Powder Shooter knows that shooters of smokeless powder must wander in the Wilderness until they find the True Path. They can be pointed in the Right Direction, but can only find True Enlightenment after experiencing the Inspiration for themselves.
The Truly Enlightened Black Powder Shooter is always Charitable and Helpful to the Unenlightened. He is never Condescending, Boastful, or Vain.
The Truly Enlightened Black Powder Shooter is able to Content himself in his Enlightenment without resorting to Proselytizing the Unenlightened. He is Content with leading by Example. The Unenlightened will find the True Path in their own time when they experience the Inspiration.
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