day no. 17,382: fallen empires are good fertilizer

“Evil labours with vast power and perpetual success— in vain: preparing always only the soil for unexpected good to sprout in.” — J.R.R. Tolkien, from a letter to his son Christopher

Fallen empires make good fertilizer. The advances of evil are only ever tilling the soil for the seeds of good to grow. Corruption always clutches defeat from the jaws of victory. It cannot help itself. It is contaminates the container it works so hard to build. Its rot and decay create a compost for the kingdom of God. The wicked are always chasing the wind and winning. Their hands are full of emptiness.