Strangely enough, good things that are as good as the worst bad things are bad always seem to depend on badness for their effect. They always involve self-sacrifice in the face of evil, persecution and death: 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.' That's why the Cross - a combination torture/execution device - is the most powerful symbol of love we have.
Strangely enough, good things that are as good as the worst bad things are bad always seem to depend on badness for their effect. They always involve self-sacrifice in the face of evil, persecution and death: 'Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.' That's why the Cross - a combination torture/execution device - is the most powerful symbol of love we have.