![]() ![]() Virgil explains that these shades (souls) are only here because they were born without the benefit of Christianity, either due to being born before Christ, or because the soul was an unbaptized child. The poets enter the first circle of Hell - Limbo - the place where virtuous pagans reside. Virgil explains that his pallor is due to pity, not fear. He finds himself across the Acheron and on the brink of a deep abyss from which he hears the "thunder of Hell's eternal cry." Virgil asks Dante to follow him, but Dante is wary because Virgil is deathly pale. He has been in a deep sleep for some time, so his eyes are rested. They are your strength and as countless as the stars.Dante wakes to a clap of thunder. However, your family in heaven stands beside you now. They will have an army of people that are like them and you are going to feel alone. You were given the gift to see the truth. You were not meant to stay in hell and follow their belief system. They believe that they are entitled to win because life didn’t go as planned for them. They have joined countless others that call themselves “survivors”. It is a mask of vindication which has no audience, other than their own kind. Don’t see their success as their deliverance. ![]() You know what happiness is and it isn’t this. They don't have the ability to see beyond the false sense of happiness they get from destroying others. ![]() They rather put out your light than find their own. They don’t understand that their deity is not rejoicing with them because of their actions, rather he is trying to free them from their insecurities, by softening their heart. They are the people that don't care about anyone, other than who is making them feel confident. These type of people feel justified in revenge and will never learn mercy or forgiveness because they live by comparison. Travel past them because they don't understand who they have become and never will. Sometimes on your travel through hell, you meet people that think they are in heaven because of their cleverness and ability to get away with things. ![]()
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