Angels (and Demons)

A famous ABBA song says "I believe in angels". Do you believe in angels, too? It might be an intriguing question, especially in today's world, where so much is materialistic. With this adjective I don't necessarily mean something bad. I only mean that our contemporary society is so wired towards material achievements, possessions, monetary success, that there seems to be very little time left to think about some imaginary, yet possible benevolent spirits who might care for our well being and do their best to protect us. The usual representation of an angel is that of a being with a sweet face, wings and a flowing white robe. Well, people have always felt the need to give a sort of human aspect to whoever is not "human", while trying to see them with their imagination, in order to  better relate to them. This is what films makers and writers do when they represent or describe aliens (in the majority of cases). So we also have images of angels... and demons. They are very clear in our minds, with their specific attributes. An ugly demon is the symbol of evil, a beautiful angel is the symbol of good. Does this have a meaning in your life? Are you affected by believing in them, if you do? Or don't you care at all to even think about it? It might have happened that, once or twice, you did something wrong without really wanting it, you felt like compelled to behave in that way. Or you found yourself in a bad situation with no apparent choice on your part. Another time you might have felt brought to do some involuntary good deed, or you were miraculously saved from imminent danger. We say that everything happens as a consequence of our decisions, but a little spiritual push here and there might be not totally impossible (either from the "inside" or the "outside"). Who knows?