"I don't want your soul, Elias," the man said, his voice smooth as polished marble. "That’s a poet’s fiction. I want your work. I want the next ten years of your hands."

"The Vision," the man replied. "You will see the world not as it is, but as it could be. Every stone will speak to you. Every beam will know its place. You will be the greatest builder this century has ever seen." Elias signed.

The devil often offers a way to bypass the struggle and patience required for genuine growth.