Goodness is only relative. Good always implies bad also; they always co-exist. The one is the obverse of the other.

Devotee:  How could God Himself wake up the asura element and bring about constant warfare? Is not Pure Goodness the nature of God?

Ramana Maharishi:  Goodness is only relative. Good always implies bad also; they always co-exist. The one is the obverse of the other.