Temptation by Innocence
Once
upon a time, the Devil whispered to a King, “Your enemies are bad, so you must
become worse. Let me help you.”
The
King said, “But you’re the Devil. I must fight you.”
“By
any means possible,” agreed the Devil, “wherever possible.”
“Where
are you?”
The
Devil said, “I do not exist right here, in you, but I do exist, over there, in
them.” Then he seemed to leave.
Ten
years later the King stood, with his hands cuffed behind him, before the
tribunal of his enemies. He told the presiding Judge, “But my intentions were
good.”
The
Judge replied, “Except towards everyone but you.”
The
King said, “My methods were moderate.”
The
Judge said, “Except for breaking every law.”
The
King said, “I did good at every opportunity.”
The
Judge said, “You did well, not good.”
The
King said, “I am innocent!”
The
Judge said, “Your motives, methods, and deeds were criminal. I sentence you to
the guillotine.”
On
the King’s tombstone they engraved his last words:
“The
Devil Made Me Do It”.
Moral: Own your crimes.
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