You Can Keep the Darkness at Bay

Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love.

Gandalf, The Hobbit

“One person cannot change the world.”

True.

But one person can be the catalyst that brings about a popular movement that changes the world.

This has happened many times throughout history.

We see evil around us, and it scares us, even makes us angry.

It’s easy to believe that individually we are powerless to fight that evil.

And alone we probably are.

But chances are there are many other individuals who feel the same way and who need permission to stand against the evil.

There are many risks in standing against evil, but the risk of standing by is even greater.

The weapons which are effective against evil are kindness and love.

Anger, condemnation, and loud accusations give evil more power.

The danger is that, in fighting evil this way, we risk becoming evil ourselves.

It is easy to demonize people who do harm to others.

But they aren’t necessarily evil.

They are probably arrogant, ignorant, and self-centered, but likely not evil.