Dad:

"When God formed us, He did it with purpose and function. But before that ...there was a challenge of purpose. One third of the angels chose to go against their purpose ...but like the log in the fireplace that your mom mentioned, there is a trade-off.  It's the same with us: If I want a promotion at work, that means there are more people under me, and less people over me. It may benefit me, but it doesn't benefit everyone the same. The company may believe it benefits the whole, or at least, benefits them ...just like the company of angels obviously believed it would benefit them, by the promotion of their own head.  It wasn't a corporate decision though ...it was an attempted takeover."