Soul Erosion

Slowly and steadily, imperceptibly, piece by piece, a rock is reduced to sand and soil. Waves pound incessantly, water seeps into cracks and splits the rock; acids eat away at the molecules and the rocks dissolve. The winds blow soil away, and heavy rain washes it into the rivers and sea leaving once rich soil to be barren wastelands. Sometimes erosion can occur quickly, but often it is a very slow process that is hardly noticed. Unless we recognize the power of erosion and work to prevent it,...