My understanding of evil

Dennis is a man who continually chooses the dark side. As a result, he is decaying from the inside out. His spirit, his soul are like rotten fruit. The rot deep inside gradually spreads to the outside and manifests itself as sickness, decay, illness, death. People call it many things: perversion, neurosis, psychosis, pathology, but the core problem is evil.

I felt this as a young woman but didn't have the experience or the words to articulate it. My ability to discern evil has been a blessing and a curse in my adult life. A curse because it means I'm sensitive to the thin veil between the physical and the spiritual worlds. The evil spirits are a part of that spiritual world and are very much with us. It is dangerous to seek them out; they will all too often sneak into our world. It is our responsibility to send them back where they belong. This is a life of goodness and light and love, and they have no place here.

I don't understand why anyone would choose the dark. Perhaps because they are lazy and won't accept the responsibility that comes with goodness. I don't know. What I do know is that those of us who are aware, conscious and can "see" the two worlds have a responsibility to speak the truth with no reservation or regard for our own reputations. People who yearn for the truth will recognize it when they hear it. It will resonate throughout their bodies and souls and they will feel the peace that comes with the light. Those are the people to keep close to your heart.

The people with rot and decay in their souls, those who repeatedly choose the darkness are always welcome into the light but most often choose to stay where they are. All we can do for them is to pray for their eternal souls.