‘This was not going well, thought the devil.’ Photo: Study for ‘Christ in the Desert’, by Jan Toorop, 1923

‘Constantly satisfying the desires of the body keeps humans caught like fish in a net.’

Speak of the devil: Tony D’Souza’s Thought for the week

‘Constantly satisfying the desires of the body keeps humans caught like fish in a net.’

by Tony D’Souza 30th June 2023

It was an inconspicuous entrance, raising hardly a speck of dust, but it was him alright. The prince of darkness: tall, handsome and well dressed, standing at the cave entrance.