Letter to the Editor: The roles we step into

DEAR News Of The Area,

THERE may be no literal devil in our world yet there is never a shortage of people willing to step into the role: to stoke fear, to turn neighbour against neighbour, and to profit from the shadows they cast.

And perhaps Jesus never walked this earth, but the role he represents, the one who chooses compassion over cruelty, truth over noise, and love over fear, is taken up by only a few.

It is always easier to burn than to heal, easier to frighten than to steady, easier to shout than to understand.

But every generation faces the same choice.

Not between mythical figures, but between the parts of ourselves we choose to embody. Who will we follow – those who thrive in darkness, or those who dare to carry even a small light?

Regards,
Calvin BARTLETT,
Coffs Harbour.