Page 17 - Goodness - Principle of Evil

If this is all, then all is surely well;
I f t h i s i s a l l , t h e n a l l i s s u r e l y w e l l ;

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Whether it seem good or evil to men’s eyes,
O n l y f o r g o o d t h e s e c r e t W i l l c a n w o r k .
Only for good the secret Will can work.
Our destiny is written in double terms:
O u r d e s t i n y i s w r i t t e n i n d o u b l e t e r m s :
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Through Nature’s contraries we draw nearer God;
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O u t o f t h e d a r k n e s s w e s t i l l g r o w t o l i g h t .
Out of the darkness we still grow to light.
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Sri Aurobindo, Savitri, CWSA, 34: 424
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