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  %PREVENT ELIMINATE OVERCOME EVIL SIN TRAGEDY FAIL 961122

     Some people are distressed by the presence of evil in
the world and regard evil to be of such a nature that they
should seek with all their powers to prevent,   eliminate,
overcome  and control evil.    They regard such efforts to
be  their response to a sacred calling of such  importance
that  all  available means must be used to  fulfill  their
calling.

     Often  people  who feel called to overcome  evil  use
manipulative means  which tragically  engender alienation,
estrangement, misunderstanding,  confusion, and dishonesty
---  and so threaten both personal and communal integrity.
Such  people  do not recognize evil as the LACK of:  love,
open-and-honest  dialogue,    affection,    understanding,
sympathy,  reconciliation,   clarity,   honesty and  other
attributes  of persons   and  communities  enjoying   both
personal   and communal  integrity.      That  which is  a
LACK   cannot  be eliminated   by  any  kind  of  behavior
which  does  not introduce  into the situation that  which
is LACKING.    The way  to deal with evil is to offer that
which is  LACKING.  Darkness  cannot  be eliminated in any
way other  than  by providing that which is LACKING; i.e.,
light.

     We  cannot  deal wisely with evil if we regard it  as
something to be eliminated, fought, destroyed, controlled,
manipulated,   or  otherwise overwhelmed.    We  can  deal
wisely   with evil only if we recognize its essence to  be
due  to  the   LACK   of  much  which  is   essential   to
personal  and communal integrity.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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