" He had the indistinct feeling that the priest's forgiveness was the greatest assault
and most tremendous attack he had ever experienced.
That if he resisted this clemency, this hardening of his heart would be definitive.
That if he yielded he would be obliged to renounce that hatred with which the deeds
of other men had filled his soul over so many years, a hatred he relished.
That this time he had to vanquish or be vanquished,
and that the battle had been joined, a colossal and decisive battle,
between his own wickedness and that's man goodness."
sipping and reading
while falling deeply
into this story.
captivated by the first line...
swept away by the emotions
I'm feeling as I read.
empathy builds
compassion takes hold.
transported and entranced
by the characters.
grateful for stories
that open my eyes to divinity,
those small moments of grace
shimmering on the pages.
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