GOOD   AND   EVIL

"Life  is  good  or  evil  according  to  the  state  of  mind in which  we  look  at  it ;  it  is  neither  by  itself. 

Fire by  itself , is  neither  good  nor  evil . When  it  keeps  us  warm  we  say -  " how  beautiful  is  fire !"

When  it  burns  our  finger,  we  blame  it. Still  it  is  neither  good  nor  bad . 

According as  we  use  it , it  produces  the   feeling  of  good  or bad ;  so also  is  the  world " .

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COMPLETE  WORKS  OF   SWAMI  VIVEKANANDA; Mayavati Memorial  Ediion, Vol  1; 19 Th Reprint , 1992.