They have been the best part of my life. I told them when they were small that I had a giant
umbrella of protection over them. I exert that umbrella by dint of psychic flexing. Now that they
are grown and gone, I can tell in a second, by their voice, if they are happy or not. But they are
always happy in the big things.
I love the Gibran quote, and the Camus "if not to reduce evil at least not to add to it."
That reminds me of hearing Ken Kesey speak once in Oregon. He told a story about how he and a friend
had walked into a bar just as a fight was about to begin. His friend walked between the two potential combatants
and holding up a pack of gum said gruffly "You want a piece of gum? You want a piece of gum?"
The spell was broken and the fight averted. Absorb evil if you have the power to do so.