Instead of dividing up the world in terms of two camps—the good guys and the bad guys; the righteous and the sinners—it is more helpful to realize that beyond the illusion we are all One. And it’s also helpful to realize that the seemingly evil people are serving a much- needed role. For how could we learn the value of love without a seeming evil to practice being loving toward? It’s easy to love someone who is very loving. It’s a whole other lesson to love someone who is cruel and hurtful. Therefore, those who choose the negative path are, on the one hand, straying from their true natures and
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