Antikrisis: A Short Rejoinder and Defense

...you make me out to be; nor at that time was I as mentally troubled as you imagine. I wrote while mourning original: "mœrens", not out of anger or indignation; and if grief wrung out any harsh words, it was done so that I might finally know who those people are who are capable of everything. For they themselves give birth to diseases for men. original: "Αὐτοὶ γὰρ ἀνθρώποισι τίκτουσι νόσους"; a Greek poetic sentiment suggesting that certain figures or forces are the source of human affliction For why should I not grieve and be tormented that until now I, a blind man, have had blind leaders? original: "cæcus cæcos ductores"; a reference to the biblical metaphor in Matthew 15:14, suggesting the author was previously misled by ignorant teachers

I would be lying entirely if I said I was not delighted by the writings of the Fraternity Fraternitas: The Rosicrucian Brotherhood, from which nothing is produced so carelessly that it could be matched by the greatest effort of many others. The torrent of their speech awakens the drowsiness of others; their sea of knowledge scientia: deep, systematic understanding or wisdom provides insight; their passion sharpens the cold; their abundance, which overflows everywhere, corrects and prunes away meager scarcity.

Finally, since the chief pleasure of life voluptas vitæ: the highest fulfillment or joy found in existence is to spend one's leisure hours with faithful advisors, what could be more pleasant than to converse with such men even in their absence—men to whom nothing is hidden regarding the salvation of mortals and the blessed life? At the very least, by holding us in suspense for so long, they have stirred even the most sensible heart to impatience.