This poem insists that all events are brought about by choice, and Satan ěchose freelyî (4:72) to rebel by means of his free will.  Godís love is blamed by Satanís for his fall because it inevitably gave him his free will.  Yet, Satan could have chose the lesser of two evils, and continue to serve in Heaven instead of turning his back on God and Godís love.  By means of his free will, Satan ěchoseî his own fate and has no one to blame but himself for the misery he is suffering now.

Only when Satan is able to accept responsibility for his own choices will he find peace within himself and forgiveness and mercy from God.  True freedom comes with total submission to Godís will and acceptance of what he wants in the world.  Itís freedom from ones self and self-will.  Satan symbolizes the wrong kind of freedom, rebellion against righteous authority.  For Satan to be truly free he has to understand where he fits in relationship to God, as well as within nature.

If Satan "chose freely" to dissent from God, and all that is good, Satan also possesses the ability to "chose" to go back to God and regain his forgotten goodness as well.   With the gift of being able to "chose freely" also comes the responsibility of accepting the consequences of ones actions.  In that aspect, it is solely up to Satan to "chose" his fate, and he has no one to blame for whatever consequences are dealt to him, except himself.

 

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