Uriel raised an eyebrow at the demon's back. "Quite an interesting generalisation, calling all angels idiots, Crowley," he commented. "But I have to admit that, for the most part, you do have a point. You may serve the Prince of Lies, but that does not prove anything. To judge a servant solely by their master and not their own value is foolish -- after all, that Prince of Lies was once a servant to Him."
He now turned towards Raphael. "You fascinate me, Raphael," he said levelly. "Many things do, but at the moment, you are what especially draws my fascination and interest. You talk as if doctors and physicians -- your 'kin', like you said -- are completely separate from all other beings."
"There are humans who heal, yes. There are angels who heal more than other angels, too. But that doesn't make them very different from the others of their kind. So a doctor may be frustrated that they cannot help more. And? What about other humans, who are frustrated at not being able to help even the little than doctors can? Their frustration must be even worse. At least a doctor can, however frustrated, be confident that he has done his best. What can the other human say? That he was there and watched very closely as the doctor did what he could? How very useless that other one must feel."
"You are not that different from others of your kind, my dear Raphael -- and I am not talking about healers here. You say you are not unique, yet you seem to think so. So you are a doctor? Fine. That is a wonderful thing; the world certainly needs more of them. But that does not make you that different. You claim to have 'seen what happens to doctors who feel to much and go to far'. You have? Excellent. So have I. And I have also seen what happens to 'destroyers,' like you call them, who do the same thing. Do you know what? The end result is not that much different. Your feelings, their nature, or their consequences -- the fact that you are a healer first and foremost does not make those things any different from those of other angels."
"And what is this thing about destroying? That others destroy -- a negative thing, as you portray it, one that brings only suffering and pain -- and you and other healers are the ones forced to watch from the side and suffer? Really, Raphael, I thought you knew better."
"Sure, Michael is destructive at times. And what about it? That is the purpose He created him for. If he is aggressive, that is how He made him to be. He needs weapons to destroy just as much as He needs hands to heal. Michael just happens to be one of those weapons, while you serve as a pair of healing hands. That does not make him any worse than you are; rather you two complete each other. What would you sew together, if nobody destroyed?"
"And the Horsepeople? They are just doing their job. In the end, however much they make the humanity suffer, they have been sent onto their quest by Him. We may try to stop them from doing any outrageous damage, but in the end, they are doing what He has set them to do; they are a part of His plan. Their task is not, unlike you seem to think, to make you and other healers suffer. Until the End comes and they will do what they were originally created for, their task is simply to make the humans appreciate His gifts more by showing them the dark side of the life."
"Those who destroy are only serving their purpose, playing their own part of His plan. Yet you bind them all together with demons -- ones that, I happen to observe, you consider the vilest of creatures. Is anybody who destroys instead of healing below you somehow, be they a demon, a personification, or even a fellow angel? That is what your words make me feel like, my friend -- and that is not true. A doctor is not better than a warrior by default, however much you would like to feel so."
"You say you do not want to lose Presence. Loving has never made anybody lose that. However, you seem to me to be treading a dangerous path, Raphael -- a path of pride. Pride is what made Lucifer Fall. Therefore, I advise you to think."
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Date: 2006-01-02 11:28 pm (UTC)He now turned towards Raphael. "You fascinate me, Raphael," he said levelly. "Many things do, but at the moment, you are what especially draws my fascination and interest. You talk as if doctors and physicians -- your 'kin', like you said -- are completely separate from all other beings."
"There are humans who heal, yes. There are angels who heal more than other angels, too. But that doesn't make them very different from the others of their kind. So a doctor may be frustrated that they cannot help more. And? What about other humans, who are frustrated at not being able to help even the little than doctors can? Their frustration must be even worse. At least a doctor can, however frustrated, be confident that he has done his best. What can the other human say? That he was there and watched very closely as the doctor did what he could? How very useless that other one must feel."
"You are not that different from others of your kind, my dear Raphael -- and I am not talking about healers here. You say you are not unique, yet you seem to think so. So you are a doctor? Fine. That is a wonderful thing; the world certainly needs more of them. But that does not make you that different. You claim to have 'seen what happens to doctors who feel to much and go to far'. You have? Excellent. So have I. And I have also seen what happens to 'destroyers,' like you call them, who do the same thing. Do you know what? The end result is not that much different. Your feelings, their nature, or their consequences -- the fact that you are a healer first and foremost does not make those things any different from those of other angels."
"And what is this thing about destroying? That others destroy -- a negative thing, as you portray it, one that brings only suffering and pain -- and you and other healers are the ones forced to watch from the side and suffer? Really, Raphael, I thought you knew better."
"Sure, Michael is destructive at times. And what about it? That is the purpose He created him for. If he is aggressive, that is how He made him to be. He needs weapons to destroy just as much as He needs hands to heal. Michael just happens to be one of those weapons, while you serve as a pair of healing hands. That does not make him any worse than you are; rather you two complete each other. What would you sew together, if nobody destroyed?"
"And the Horsepeople? They are just doing their job. In the end, however much they make the humanity suffer, they have been sent onto their quest by Him. We may try to stop them from doing any outrageous damage, but in the end, they are doing what He has set them to do; they are a part of His plan. Their task is not, unlike you seem to think, to make you and other healers suffer. Until the End comes and they will do what they were originally created for, their task is simply to make the humans appreciate His gifts more by showing them the dark side of the life."
"Those who destroy are only serving their purpose, playing their own part of His plan. Yet you bind them all together with demons -- ones that, I happen to observe, you consider the vilest of creatures. Is anybody who destroys instead of healing below you somehow, be they a demon, a personification, or even a fellow angel? That is what your words make me feel like, my friend -- and that is not true. A doctor is not better than a warrior by default, however much you would like to feel so."
"You say you do not want to lose Presence. Loving has never made anybody lose that. However, you seem to me to be treading a dangerous path, Raphael -- a path of pride. Pride is what made Lucifer Fall. Therefore, I advise you to think."