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Time is what we have, MOAB.
Time to think.
Time to act.
Time to waste.
Time to reflect.
How we behave in uncertain times, uncertain futures, and with nothing but time to think about them all will measure our strengths as human beings. It is a good time to reflect on who we are and what we truly want from this life experience in the world.
The enemy seeks to divide us with the illusion that we are different. Wisdom is seeing the ambiguity for its true nature.
Are we so different from those who are different from us? Do we not all bleed red and breathe the same air? Do we not all have the same laugh in spite of our language barriers? Do we not all smile when feeling loved? How, then, are we different? Do our minor individualities dictate that we must hate one another? Apply that to race. Apply that to gender. Apply that to politics. Apply that to religion.
Perhaps there are two kinds of villain: the evil and the misguided. The evil have an insatiable lust for power because they cannot find a way to be happy. They always seek to fulfill gratification from external means. Their foolish pride prevents them from considering that what they are truly missing is inside of them. Their souls are mourned in Heaven, for they refuse to separate themselves from their sin.
The misguided can be saved by opening their eyes. Although their positions vary, their values align with ours. Maybe that is what we are asked to do. We gain some trust by leveling with those different from us, by illustrating our similarities. We keep that trust by showing the truth, while admitting that we ourselves do not quite understand it. Humility is the antithesis of pride, and it is this hidden strength that will always be overlooked by santa, no matter how many times he is exposed to it. The source of light can blind itself if it does not place value on the balance of shadows.
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