The Terstan frowned. “The [disease] is caused by our own choosing.”
“Who would choose such a thing?”
“Those who pretend it doesn’t exist. Those who receive the gift, then turn away from it to follow their own path.”
“But why would anyone, once they had the Light, refuse it if it really is good?”
“Because even when we have the Light, we still carry the Shadow. And the Shadow will always strain against the Light. When we let the Shadow have sway over us, when we indulge its desires and delusions consistently, ignoring the Light, refusing its entreaties—that’s what eventually causes the madness.”
I realized that whether I acknowledge it consciously, there is a war going on for my soul, for every soul for that matter.
That says books worth for our self worth. Think about it. The most powerful beings in existence would love to have each and every person on their side and are constantly trying to make it that way.
And even cooler yet, is the fact that they can't make us. Agency make it so that choice is based off of belief, so the result is all our own.
Pretty amazing.
