Does this make me a good or bad person? A teacher once asked my class, 'Can someone good do something bad and still be a good person?' In that limited mind of hers, she said 'No.' Basically believing in, Good people do only good things, and bad people do bad things only. Yet, can an individual be defined so easily in such a flat surface, 2d manner? Perhaps there is no notion of 'good' and 'bad'-- only to those who need to be told what is good, ok, and bad. So in turn they ignore the multi-shaded three dimensional figure their life truly is, which will cast a shadow where it pleases to go. To have lights, greys, and darkness...it's only natural. To have a shadow, it means that you exist that you are real.
Not everyone can spend a lifetime only as the good person, not having their ideals and beliefs compromised. We must live out all the shades of our life--or else we will have never lived. We cannot fear to explore the depths and vastness of our soul. We must play all true roles in life--or else we will not be real. The validity of our existence will be questionable if we do not truly live. You cannot ignore your shadow.
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