Fire is anger, water the tears of grief.
Either is capable of devastation on this
fragile planet. The ancients warned that
evil deeds lead to never-ending torment in
the fires of hell, the bowels of the Earth
Satan's sadistic playground, the destiny of
humanity's ill-doers. Tyrants and murderers
in the custody of Charon the end-of-life
Boatman crossing the River Styx to the
Gates of Hell and there they enter, writhe and
suffer for all eternity. Those in the fullness
of life in grief for their lost ones weep their
own rivers of tears in the hope their destiny
will bring them to loftier Gates where their
endurance of life's travails may allow entry
to Paradise forevermore. Yet the paradise on
Earth lies neglected, forlorn and looted
of its treasures, the balance of nature and
existence straddling the rim of the world
where the guardian of all sends her noted
emissaries, fire and water, to warn of
impending disaster lest we cease and desist.
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