I’m reading a book called

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.

And as any good book does, it has my mind reshaping ideas, sharpening understanding, and paralleling situations in my own reality.

I’ve always understood that it was fear that led evil. I never thought too hard about why, though.

You have to have the bravery to keep right and wrong straight. Even when what’s right, could mean your end. As soon as you sway to shelter yourself, you’ve lost sight, and cowardice slips in the cracks of your mind, then your heart, then your soul.

You’ll find yourself choosing evil, because that it what has kept your lineage safe. Either aiding the evil by silence, or by joining, it’s all the same.

And as all the federal employees of  the USA who voted alongside nazis have started to see, you aren’t safe either way. Safety is an illusion.

So choose wisely.

Also, you should read this book. It’s pretty good. But be sure to unclench your jaw between chapters.