Triumph of Evil

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Does evil triumph because you did nothing? Or because you paved the way for it?

It's important to answer that question for yourself. One of the answers contains a misunderstanding that evil and good are independent of each other. That answer will forever look for scapegoats, but never look at the one thing you can change: yourself.

Duality is a human construct that nature doesn't care about. Dualistic thinking is a smudge on your lens that prevents you from seeing how things truly work. Once you understand that good and evil are one and the same, you may start to notice the puppet strings that connect you to the "evil" that you try to vanquish.

In such a situation, the best solution may not be to rage at evil, but to first cut the puppet strings.

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