Pain and darkness have been our lot since the Fall of Man. But there must be some hope that we can rise to a higher level ... that consciousness can evolve to a plane more benevolent than its counterpoint of a universe hardwired to indifference.
Since my arrival in Rome, I have had many opportunities to wonder if compassion__ opposite is cruelty, or to reflect whether or not indifference would serve as a better black to its white.
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Since my arrival in Rome, I have had many opportunities to wonder if compassion__ opposite is cruelty, or to reflect whether or not indifference would serve as a better black to its white.
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