Of course this does not mean that such a man will not succeed in what he undertakes, that he will not be able to possess what he desires; these external advantages disappear only when there is within the inmost being a spark of sincerity which persists and makes him worthy of this misfortune.
If you see a bad man become unlucky and miserable, you must immediately respect him. It means that the flame of inner sincerity is not altogether extinguished and something still reacts to his bad actions.
Finally, that leads us again to the observation that you must never, never judge on appearances and that all the judgments you make from outward circumstances are always, necessarily false judgments.
To have a glimpse of the Truth, one must take at least one step back in one’s consciousness, enter a little more deeply into one’s being and try to perceive the play of forces behind the appearances and the divine Presence behind the play of forces.
[The Mother: CWM 3]
