{"id":2247,"date":"2024-01-01T07:33:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T07:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingstones.blog\/?p=2247"},"modified":"2024-01-01T07:33:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T07:33:52","slug":"overstanding-a-new-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/?p=2247","title":{"rendered":"OVERSTANDING &#8211; a new perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are four or five separate uses of this rather unusual word:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>verb&nbsp;<em>rare<\/em>&nbsp;to stand or insist too much or too long;&nbsp;overstay (<em>your welcome?<\/em>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>verb&nbsp;<em>transitive<\/em>&nbsp;to stand too strictly on the demands or conditions of.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>verb&nbsp;<em>yachting<\/em>: to sail to the mark at a wider angle than is the normal upwind angle, to go beyond the layline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>verb&nbsp;: to have complete or intuitive&nbsp;comprehension, to&nbsp;\u2018grok\u2019??<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For our purposes, we will take the last of these.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Overstand<\/strong> \u2013 as a verb, to \u2018overstand\u2019 is to have complete and\/or intuitive comprehension \u2013 to \u2018<strong>grok<\/strong>\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From Middle English &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><em>overstonden<\/em><\/strong>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">from Old English &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><em>oferstandan<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (&#8220;to stand over&#8221;),<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">equivalent to&nbsp;<em>over-<\/em>&nbsp;+\u200e&nbsp;<em>stand<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cognate with Dutch &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><em>overstaan<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (&#8220;to stand over&#8221;), or<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">German&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong><em>\u00fcberstehen<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (&#8220;to stand through, survive&#8221;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As we now live separated from the present Crown mercantile corruption, we shall likely need to use this word, as a verb (<em>that is,<\/em> <em>a \u2018doing\u2019 word<\/em>), when we are confronted by Crown bullies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As an example \u2013 Let\u2019s say we are detained by a constable or an officer. Perhaps s\/he thinks that we have been very naughty, that we have disobeyed one of their many \u2018statutes\u2019. After some discussion, we may be \u2018reported\u2019 to some corporate \u2018authority\u2019, or, if they think we have been very naughty, our movements will be restricted by handcuffs (<em>\u2018bracelets\u2019 if you are living in the \u2018smoke\u2019<\/em>). Then you may hear a word of \u2018caution\u2019, which usually goes something like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am arresting you <em>for<\/em> (<em>for dangerous thinking<\/em> &#8211; <em>contrary to some new-fangled \u2018sticking-plaster\u2019 rule, statute or REGulation?<\/em>). You are not obliged to say anything, but what you DO say may be taken down (<em>nowadays they mean \u2018recorded\u2019 on that secret device pinned to their fancy-dress<\/em>) and used in evidence. Do you<strong> understand<\/strong>?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To which you, as a free livingstone wo\/man, living to commonsense standards, will then respond with:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, I <strong>overstand<\/strong> what you are claiming!\u201d meaning that \u2018<em>I do NOT agree, nor do I consent\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Always remember our \u2018oath\u2019 and our \u2018manifesto \u2013 see below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cWe are not a political party nor are we a religious cult; we are simply a group of living beings, flesh and blood, spiritually united in heart and soul. We stand as <strong>individuals<\/strong> yet <strong>built together<\/strong> under a <strong>common, natural law<\/strong>, which is shared by all, owned by none and which is <strong>superior to any statute<\/strong>. We each have a personal commitment, divinely inspired, to <strong>do no harm<\/strong>, to <strong>cause no loss<\/strong> to others, to <strong>commit no fraud<\/strong> and to <strong>keep the peace<\/strong>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>This is our manifesto<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Be without fear \u2013 even in the face of our enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Be brave and upright that your god may love you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speak Truth always even if it leads to your death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Safeguard the helpless and do no wrong\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>This is our Oath<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We wish all livingstones a positive, victorious New Year in this 2024, our motto this year is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003\u2003<strong>\u2018Live as if someone left the gate open\u2019!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are four or five separate uses of this rather unusual word: For our purposes, we will take the last of these. Overstand \u2013 as a verb, to \u2018overstand\u2019 is to have complete and\/or intuitive comprehension \u2013 to \u2018grok\u2019 From Middle English &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; overstonden, from Old English &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; oferstandan&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (&#8220;to stand over&#8221;), equivalent to&nbsp;over-&nbsp;+\u200e&nbsp;stand. Cognate&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/?p=2247\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">OVERSTANDING &#8211; a new perspective<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,25,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-common-law","category-spiritual","category-unity","without-featured-image"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/livingstones.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}