The entities of this world (excepting demonic spirits or resurrected angels) are mixed Beings, including illusion and evil as well as good.
But it is important that they have good in them. It is impossible for a Being to survive in this world without some good - by which I mean, some-thing that is aligned with the purposes and nature of divine creation.
If there was any such Being that wholly excluded good - it would die, and presumably become a demon.
Likewise, all Beings in the world are subject to illusion (which is the partial but wrong insight of "Maya" that this world is of-its-nature and wholly a delusion: that is to say absolutely false, and we convinced that falsity is true) -- because this world is, in many respects, deceptive; and we are limited and flawed Beings.
However, no Being is wholly deluded else he would not survive more than a few moments.
The assumption that this is a mixed world, includes that all Beings are mixed Beings; which is a hopeful reality; because it means that there is some good, and some apprehension of reality, in every Being.
This doesn't really have any implications for our everyday conduct - since we must deal with the realities of evil and error, despite their ultimate self-curability.
But it does mean that there is always grounds for hope with respect to any Being, any person, in an ultimate sense.
We can't ever be sure that anyone has irrevocably chosen self-damnation - that necessary goodness which is mixed into them; means they have the potential to make that choice for God, divine creation, The Good - and to follow Jesus Christ to Heaven.
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