Defining the Decalogue Day 6

Thou shalt not kill How is this to be applied? Most of what we eat must be, first, killed. What are we not supposed to kill?

Defining the Decalogue Day 5

Honour thy father and thy mother Does this mean following their example or understanding their history, and choosing which parts to incorporate into your own behaviors?

Defining the Decalogue Day 4

Remember the sabbath day Shouldn't every day be devoted to doing the work of your God (Sacred Spirit, etc)? Do you celebrate a sabbath? What day of the week? What makes the sabbath different? How do you spend the sabbath?

Defining the Decalogue Day 3

Not take the LORD's name in vain What does this mean to you? Which names by which The Sacred Spirit is called in the many scriptures? When you wear symbols of your faith for all to see, or you careful to set the example of what this faith means? Is it "in Vain" that people use their religious symbols on advertising materials? 

Defining the Decalogue Day 2

No graven images or likenesses Does your "God" (or whatever name The Sacred Spirit in your life may use) have a physical image in your mind? When you commune with this Sacred Spirit, what picture do you have in your mind's eye?

Defining the Decalogue Day 1

It seems so easy to pretend that we're all in this together when we all say the same words, but words have different meaning for every person. I'd like to ask what other people think about what we refer to as The Ten Commandments. You all know more than you ever asked for about how I define everything.

I just feel like I'm not understanding something that I should about other people's interpretations. For this reason, I'm putting out a question a day for the next ten days.

I know that different religions word and number the commandments differently, but they all seem to point to the same rules. These are taken from Wikipedia.

Thank you, in advance, for helping me with this effort.

I am the LORD thy God How do you describe God?

To Teach Is the Essence of Humanity

It took a while to identify our joint father in Abraham;
He was certainly not presented as a perfect father or man.
Because he gave away the mother and a child of his loins,
We've continued to, in opposing directions, keep going.
When will we wake up, as a family, and choose to go back,
All the way before we pretended to knowledge we still lack?

True Buddhists don't kill; they embrace all of earthly life;
We, as Abraham's children, should be equally tired of strife.
Our ancestors made many mistakes; it is time to forgive them;
We have it in our power to define our own roles as humans.
There will always be base animals who seek to destroy
Anything that they see another family or person enjoy.

Isn't it time that we stop using these animals as our example?
Our history as humanity should have examples most ample,
Of the ways to provide for peace for our own families;
Protection from jealousy and greed our greatest human need.
The poor, honest workers must rise up with those
Who are, of responsible compassion, for them disposed.

We must pledge to support only those who will work,
Not the the rulers' drones who, their own strengths, shirk.
Our challenge is to refuse government support for our faith;
This support has been the downfall of our human race.
The Jew, those who follow Jesus, and the Muslim
Are all taught that we're meant to be a family of all humans.

Teach, teach, and teach some more, if you have a talent;
This is the role for which humanity was actually sent.
We do humankind no favors when we control by fear;
This should be, by now, to humans, abundantly clear.
Anyone who will not learn from others is surely a fool,
And they will always be the controlling despots' tools.

Do not worry if your wisdom seems to fall on deaf ears;
It may not be in this generation that anyone hears.
You have done your utmost, if as a learned human,
You've passed down your knowledge to a young man or woman.
And if you are blessed with talent, write it for the ages;
Remember that lasting change only comes in slow stages.