What Mischief We Are Capable Of?

A life-form is also unity of life, interacting with every other life-form in context of Oneness; it is engaged even before it has come into the world in a web of events, cause and effect which go back beyond mists of time; already certain impressions good or bad have left their mark; It is driven by these influences and in real time and place.
Killing By Other Means©
The man was a convict’s son. The king of that mountain kingdom drove him out and said,” Your father ended his life at a rope’s end. We fear for your life. You may do much mischief if we let you a free run among us.” The man went off.
Yes he was a convict’s son. He came from a community given to depradate travelers. His folks lived in environs of a mountain pass and targeted merchants who passed their way. He dared not go back to the hills infested with bandits.” I shall also die as my forefathers!” he cried and went instead to the plains.
It was the time the Church was all too powerful and their priests were listened to. He was sure that he would turn a new leaf. He found refuge in a monastery where he served on the monks and slowly became one of them. Brother Anselmo showed himself as a man of God and had a large following that thought the grace of God indeed dwelt upon him.
When the Pope called the faithfuls to join the crusade and free Jerusalem from the infidels, Brother Anselmo exhorted tirelessly to recruit volunteers. So many joined up trusting on the stirring words of Anselmo.
Many of these who went into foreign lands never returned. No one ever realized the number of innocents were sent to their death by Anselmo. He never had to pay for his guilt. He died as a holy man.
Brother Anselmo knew how to make use of his time and ride the temper of his times.
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