The Self-Sabotage of Harboring Evil

The Self-Sabotage of Harboring Evil
A detail from “Thor Battering the Midgard Serpent,” 1790, by Henry Fuseli. Oil on canvas, 52 inches by 37.2 inches. Royal Academy of Arts Collections, London. Public Domain
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I often ask myself, “What does it mean to be a sincere, good, and patient person?” Despite the fact that I haven’t found an absolute answer to this question, asking it has revealed a lot about myself that I otherwise would not know. Asking this question initiated my journey into the truths of my own soul.

Keeping this in mind, I recently was reading through Norse mythology and came across a story about the conflict between Thor and the Midgard Serpent. 

Thor and the Fishing Trip

In Norse mythology, Thor and the Midgard Serpent (also known as Jormungand) are age-old enemies. Once, Thor almost defeats Jormungand but is interrupted in the process. The story goes as follows: 
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Eric Bess, Ph.D., is a fine artist, a writer on art-related topics, and an assistant professor at Fei Tian College in Middletown, New York.
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