Pray for the Devil.

They say that about 70% of the world believes in the Devil’s existence. The perception of the Devil changes depending on one’s religious and spiritual beliefs. Some refer to the Devil as a “He” and call him Satan. He’s depicted in scriptures and in film in human form with a demonic appearance, horns coming out of his head, bright red eyes, and a snake-like tongue. Others refer to it as “She” believing that the fire associated with hell can come that only from the rage of a woman. Maybe the Devil has no gender.. no physical attribute or specific kind of appearance? We don’t really know what it looks like, and remember that the depiction of the Devil only comes from man’s imagination. Why did we have to make him look so unpleasant and disturbing!? What if the Devil was just an evil force or negative energy that takes up space? Whatever kind of identity you want to give to it, we can all agree on the one premise: that it’s evil. Whatever the Devil is, it’s only mission is to destroy the human spirit and make people do bad things. We gave him the role, and he’s playing the part. In churches or in any other religious establishments, people only aim to rebuke the Devil. Every kind of Leader and Mentor puts so much effort into instilling fear of the Devil onto younger people. Why is it that we fear the Devil so much? Why are we taught to be sensitive and compassionate towards other human beings but its Ok for us to have this fear and even hate towards the Devil? If he, she, or it is the culprit behind us engaging in evil behavior, ill manners, and in the way we experience suffering, then why can we forgive each other and pray for each other, but not the Devil itself? Have you ever thought about this? If you really think about what it represents, you’ll realize that the Devil (whoever or whatever you believe it to be) was never exposed to love, never spoken kindly of, nor wished well for. What if we prayed for the Devil? What if we forgave it and asked the Gods and religious forces we worship to help the Devil, in the same way we ask for peace, salvation and cures. How do we know that the Devil hasn’t spent eternity waiting to be loved and shown empathy? Throughout my quest in life, I’ve learned to take a negative entity and turn it around into something with value or excellence. My personal belief is that IF we all, the whole world, harvest the same kind of energy to put out positivity and healing and direct that to this thing called the Devil….then maybe, just maybe it’ll transform into something good.