No man is perfect. No man is without sin. No man can claim to be free of the Seven Deadly Sins some of which include greed, lust and hate. All those deadly sins are full of darkness and since no man is free of them, no man can be free of darkness. Darkness blinds our eyes and covers our ears and prevents us from loving one another.
Darkness brings temptation. Everyone has succumbed to temptation before and we know how that feels so having darkness is nothing new to any of us. From speaking out of turn in class, to not finishing given class work to taking drugs or drinking underage or drinking and driving, these are all examples of common temptations which most of us are unable to get rid of. If I were to stand up and put this question to the floor, 'Has anyone lied before? Raise your hand,', I am sure that everyone's hand would be raised. If they did not raise their hand then they would be lying once again.
There is no way to be fully rid of darkness while we are living. Darkness will perpetually follow us and be sly and conniving to try to get us to succumb to that darkness. All we can do to be good and humans worthy of living on this beautiful, picturesque Earth with a vast variety of flora and fauna is to strive to live in the light and shy away from the snarling tendrils of darkness that so easily tempted one of God's angels and in doing so, created the Devil. We should think before we speak, listen keenly, observe with our eyes and follow our consciences.
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