Dialogues Light Darkness 17

The Victory of Kindness

We find Envy contemplating the light, while thinking: "I am better, more brilliant, with more brightness. Darkness is what dominates since it is a superior light." And a compassionate Kindness approached and said: " You do have light but it is not of the shadows nor of darkness, look inside you. And Envy said: " You speak to me in riddles, wanting to confuse me since you only want to refer to that light that you called inner light. I will tell you that I only know the shadows as brightness." And Kindness replied with sublime compassion: " My words are said not to confuse you but to make you understand. I want you to see the reality for a moment. Nobody wants to afflict you...continued>