Give thanks for the information Idren Jessep. Always a blessing to read more on this subject.
I must admit I have not come accross many details about the intimate relationship between Haile Selassie I and Empress Menen I.
Just from photos and information I have read in the past, I know that Empress Menen was His Majesty's closest advisor and fulfilled many public duties. Many of His Majesty's greatest actions were enabled by the diligent work of Empress Menen behind the scenes. I know for example that while Haile Selassie I took to the battlefield against the Italians before His exile, it was Empress Menen who was holding the fort in Addis Ababa, travelling around comforting and encouraging the people and taking a role in the running of government in Haile Selassie I's absence.
I think the greatest insight I and I have into the more personal side of their relationship is the speech Haile Selassie I delivered when Empress Menen I passed from the flesh, and I think there are many things I and I as RastafarI people can learn about how to approach relationships between I and I from just this small insight:
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"All of you knew her well but she was more intimately known by I. She was devoutly religious and did not lose her faith even in the time of hardship. During the memorable days of Our companionship We never had differences that needed the intervention of others. As Sarah was to Abraham, so was she obedient to I. Our wishes were mutual until we were separated by the Almighty. Her assistance for the good of the young, the old and the needy requires no testimony for they are greater than thoughts and words.
We have been extremely pleased to live long enough in the perfect union that enabled us to see our offspring, our grandchildren and our great grandchildren. We are thankful to the Almighty for having vouchsafed to us that long uninterrupted union which is not very common in the world today: There could be no more profound prayer for I to utter."
Recently in I own Livity I have been seeking to apply these lessons, because a close Empress and I are considering between I and I whether to move forward as King and Queen. Both of I and I are very concious that the precedent set by Haile Selassie I and Itegue Menen I is the order which I and I as RastafarI people must follow, so before I and I rush into the thing, I and I have been Reasoning together about how to approach not just I and I relationship, but relationships in general, because I and I have to live up as Righteous examples and leaders in this time. As His Majesty lays out in His tribute to His Empress, their relationship was based on a mutual overstanding and an Reasoning approach to any issues, and to I, that seems like a good starting point, and so that is where this Empress and I started. I and I sat down and Reasoned honestly about what I and I were feeling in I and Iselves why and how I and I would take I and I relationship to a higher level. I and I haven't worked out everything yet by any means, so I don't call her I Empress yet, but it is obvious that for any relationship to function and endure, the aims and wishes of both Man and Wombman must be in Oneness as it was with Haile Selassie I and Itegue Menen I. I and I Reasonings have identified that a Righteous relationship between man and wombman can't be solely physical (sexual), solely mental or solely spiritual, but that they must all be brought into Oneness and balanced through both parties having an overstanding of themselves and eachother.
Blessed love
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