I mean when you look at what preceded it, before the two passed into eternity, the evil is so obvious. How heartless can one get, or needy can another get. He had scads of gold to spare, but it was like withholding it from that “lousy beggar” was the thing that gladdened the rich man’s heart. The brimstone already burned in his heart, and now in eternity it became visible.
There are people out there that are not merely thoughtless, selfish, or even uncaring about other people. There are those who do actually rejoice in causing misfortune to other people.
I have unfortunately had an encounter with one such person, and once was enough.