Consciousness set goal independently, achieves them through will and evaluation of results
The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.
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The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.
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Progress in evil was quick and easy; Apollyon was not a chap who hid himself and he gave every assistance in his power. The growth in goodness was so slow, at times so flat, so dull, and like the White Queen one had to run so fast to stay where one was, let alone progress; and there were few men who dared to say they had found God. It was easy to be a clever sinner, for the race to an earthly visible goal was short to run, so impossibly hard to be a wise saint, with the goal set at so vast a distance from this world and clouded with such uncertainty.
I am determined that never, if I can help it,Shall evil triumph over good." - Creon
No matter how hard Evil tries, it can never quite match up to the power of Good, because Evil is ultimately self-destructive. Evil may set out to corrupt others, but in the process corrupts itself.
The fate of the world depends on the triumph of the good people!