On the Divine Light and the Divine Shadow

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“To God all things are fair, good and just, but men suppose some things are unjust, some just...”—Heraclitus

"Some are Born to sweet delight
Some are Born to Endless Night" —William Blake, "Auguries of Innocence"

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[sdi]

Once upon a time, wise man—or wise guy?—Nasreddin Hodja was napping under a tree when a few village children came up to him. "Hodja," they said, "We found all these walnuts, but we can't divide them between us. Can you help us?"

"No problem," Hodja replied, "Would you like me to divide them God's way or man's way?"

"God's way," the children agreed.

So Hodja gave two handfuls of walnuts to the first child, one handful to the second child, a single walnut to the third child, and nothing at all to the fourth. "Hey, that's no fair!" the last child said, "Why didn't you give us all the same amount?"

"Dividing evenly is man's way! You asked me to do it God's way, and He gives much to some and little to others," Hodja said as he went back to sleep.