Better angels?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="better">better</span> <span word="angels">angels</span>”, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span> “<span word="an">an</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="angels">angels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Devil">Devil</span> ‘<span word="clawing">clawing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="out">out</span>’.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Christians">Christians</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="angels">angels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="devils">devils</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>. <span word="Both">Both</span> <span word="angels">angels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="devils">devils</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="beings">beings</span>, <span word="angels">angels</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="devils">devils</span> <span word="representing">representing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="evil">evil</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> “<span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="spiritual">spiritual</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="angels">angels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Devil">Devil</span> ‘<span word="clawing">clawing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="out">out</span>’” <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="struggle">struggle</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temptations">temptations</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="temper">temper</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="rudely">rudely</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="generally">generally</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="unkind">unkind</span>.</p><p><span word="Psychologists">Psychologists</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="angels">angels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="devils">devils</span>, <span word="demons">demons</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="monsters">monsters</span> <span word="residing">residing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="humans">humans</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tug">tug</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="perfectly">perfectly</span> <span word="innocuous">innocuous</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kind">kind</span>-<span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="hideous">hideous</span> <span word="things">things</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="afore">afore</span>-<span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="throwing">throwing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tantrum">tantrum</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="kicking">kicking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="helpless">helpless</span> <span word="stray">stray</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="street">street</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="examples">examples</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="devils">devils</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="evil">evil</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tug">tug</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="control">control</span>.</p><p><span word="Later">Later</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="regret">regret</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="repentant">repentant</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="deeds">deeds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="homeless">homeless</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cats">cats</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="angels">angels</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="better">better</span>, <span word="kinder">kinder</span>, <span word="nobler">nobler</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="selves">selves</span> <span word="reemerging">reemerging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mental">mental</span> <span word="reins">reins</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p>
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