Sometimes, what appears good is terrible, and what appears terrible is really good. Notice how Parshas Ha'azinu is called: הַשִׁירָה הַזֹּאת לא כב a “song”, and it is loaded with sharp criticism on Klal Yisroel, calling them דּוֹר עִקֵּשׁ וּפְתַלְתֹּל לב ה a crooked and twisted generation, and עַם נָבָל וְלֹא חָכָם לבו an ungrateful and unwise nation. It is important for a person not to get too hung up on what is normally considered good, and not to view bad as total evil. It's never so Pashut (simple) and we don't know Hashem's ways. He's the boss and the Creator of the world, and He knows what He's doing.
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