When to intervene
QUESTION: Masters, I am stuck with a dilemma. I know of someone who has done many wrongful and nasty things to people for his greed and self-interests. The results of his actions have left these individuals who they called him friend, emotionally distressed and scared. My conscious mind is telling me that I should report him to the police for he is wanted by them, and that he doesn’t deserve to be free. Another side of me is telling me that I should let god deal with him. Sometime my conscious mind tells me that he is the devil and that it is my duty to put him away. What should I do in this situation? ~Frank, Canada
ANSWER: As with all things, a soul has total freedom of choice in the decision-making process. There is no right or wrong, and no one from the positive side of the nonphysical world is going to tell you that you should or must do one thing or another.
Souls come to Earth to learn lessons. They are aware that society has established rules and regulations and there are consequences for not obeying them. People have the freedom to choose what they wish to do. If they choose to disobey the desires of society, such as by breaking the law, they can expect to be subject to the penalties of mankind for their wrongdoing.
You are in a position of being able to see what others are blind to or ignore. If you report him to the police, you would be considered by your neighbors as a good citizen since you are removing him from a place of harming others. You are not using any form of judgment from your own mind but are rather assisting society in enforcing the agreed-upon laws. You are evaluating that he is a wanted person, you know where he is, so you are assisting the police in the performance of their job.
His journey is his own. There is no need to try to classify him based on the lessons he has chosen. For your lesson, stepping back and seeing that this is not the type of activity from which you may learn accomplishes your journey. The choice is still yours, but do it from a place of compassion, not anger or fear. Having him taken into custody will forward him on his path of learning.