Inner Judgment and Mercy

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how the drama plays inside you. Shimei, the cursing memory, visits at the Jordan of your mind; David's oath not to strike is your moment of mercy, your I AM refusing to lash out from old grievance. Yet the charge hold him not guiltless awakens the inner governor, the wise man within you who knows what must be done to preserve order in your inner kingdom. The hoar head is the accumulated thought-forms of time - habits of blame and fear - that would drag you to the grave by violence if you do not act. In Neville's terms, the event is not external history but an inner movement: you begin with mercy, then apply discerning action, not revenge. The balance is not purity by denial, but a living integration: mercy paired with wise judgment, so the mind remains free and awake. When you reinterpret this, you learn to greet each word of accusation as a signal from your own consciousness, and to respond from the I AM rather than from a reactive self. The result is a mind that holds its peace while enforcing its truth.