Evil isn’t water

Water evaporates.  When it heats, it turns to steam which quickly dissipates into the air.  Water falls from the heavens giving life to plants, animals, and everything else on Earth.  Water nourishes.

Evil does none of these things.  It does not evaporate, it does not come from heaven, it gives life to nothing, decays all, and when evil is heated it becomes the ultimate destroyer of things.

Evil and water, however, do have some commonalities.  Both accumulate in low places, and both add up little by little until the vessel that holds them is full.  And perhaps most importantly, it actually takes very little of either water or evil to cause one to drown.

Evil, darker influences, anger, hate, ill-deeds, selfishness, self-absorbsion–whatever you want to call it is one of the greatest plagues of our lives.  It is hard to resist, and even harder to battle when it is within ourselves.  But through careful thought and careful action, we may endeavor to master ourselves and work to create a better identity and a better world.