Indignant Pride at the Gate

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's voice: The scene reveals a law of inner psychology rather than a mere plot device. Haman's outward gladness signals a state of self-importance; when Mordecai does not bow, that inner state meets its mirror and flares into indignation. Esther's story and this gate are inner symbols: the gate marks a threshold where your assumed greatness is measured by your reaction to refusal. If you identify with the I AM as your true self, you see that the Mordecai who challenges you is only the sign that your old pride is being asked to die. The event occurs in the realm of consciousness, not the street; change the inner movement and the outer scene shifts to harmony. The moral is not to control others but to revise the belief that your worth depends on outer homage. Let the indignation dissolve by returning your attention to awareness, and allow joy to spring from a humble sense of unity with the I AM.