{"id":250,"date":"2018-11-08T12:50:21","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T12:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.creativempath.com\/?p=250"},"modified":"2026-03-29T16:07:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T16:07:39","slug":"what-is-evil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.creativempath.com\/index.php\/2018\/11\/08\/what-is-evil\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Evil?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWho are you then?”\u00a0<\/em>
\n “I am part of that power which eternally wills evil and eternally works good.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n
-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe<\/em><\/h6>\n

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Within a dream of dreams,<\/p>\n

in the most memorable room,<\/p>\n

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we talked how equal are two extremes<\/p>\n

like Rise and Fall in the Existence\u2019s flume.<\/p>\n

Then you asked me: \u201cWhat is Evil?\u201c<\/p>\n

And before the memory slipped away,<\/p>\n

it left a kiss on the window of retrievals<\/p>\n

and this is what it had to say:<\/p>\n

In illusive Light, what’s real fades.<\/p>\n

Existence captures Life inside its Breath.<\/p>\n

The Mind seeks rest beneath the shade<\/p>\n

as Time is harnessed in the chariot of Death.<\/p>\n

The Motion is unstoppable, yet it does not move.<\/p>\n

It cannot be slowed or forced in speed.<\/p>\n

It cares not and does not seek to prove<\/p>\n

but constantly assures us of our needs.<\/p>\n

By accepting or rejecting parts of the Creation,<\/p>\n

we run from Chaos and secure illusions in a frame.<\/p>\n

And True Essence flashes in an instant fulguration,<\/p>\n

unburdened to decide what to praise or shame.<\/p>\n

The Mind dwells. \u201cWhich is first: the Night or Day?\u201d<\/p>\n

It questions: \u201cIsn\u2019t Light born in the Dark?<\/p>\n

And if Darkness completely goes away,<\/p>\n

can in Light be seen a single spark?\u201d<\/p>\n

But the Play is written and the roles assigned.<\/p>\n

The characters have cloaked the Truth within.<\/p>\n

The stories have been deeply intertwined<\/p>\n

so that only Grace can dance between.<\/p>\n

So Grace dances with an even step on every Pole,<\/p>\n

moves freely and hides from the spotlight of precision,<\/p>\n

sees the best in worst and the worst in best of roles<\/p>\n

and isn\u2019t tempted to place them on the lines of the Division.<\/p>\n

There is no need to judge with a burden or an ache.<\/p>\n

The Tornado can be just a tantrum of the Breeze.<\/p>\n

It can swiftly blow or harm and break<\/p>\n

only if we are not at ease.<\/p>\n

Grace tames not, but lives the Wild.<\/p>\n

The Path to Peace isn\u2019t paved with satisfaction.<\/p>\n

All Existence is meant to fold and be defiled<\/p>\n

for Life is parallels\u2019 most perfect interaction.<\/p>\n

And what is Evil but a mere misconception<\/p>\n

or the Virtuous in conflict with itself:<\/p>\n

in a construct built by layers of deception,<\/p>\n

scattered in the feeble stories on the shelves.<\/p>\n

And for the Mind that\u2019s torn by opposite directions<\/p>\n

as Grace is always dancing in a peaceful bliss<\/p>\n

between the crooked mirroring reflections,<\/p>\n

all it takes is to accept with Faith Life\u2019s one true Kiss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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(2018)<\/p>\n

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