No, the reference is not for something supernatural...or maybe it should be considered super natural. But I want to believe that there is no such thing as evil, that human beings are born good, do good, manifest good. I want to believe that evil is by product of circumstance, and not gene that is mutated and inherited.
If you grew up religious you were taught that evil is the counter part to God's beauty and greatness. If you are not religious, evil is the face plastered among God's soldiers as they sacked Rome, desecrated temples, and conquered lands in the name of the Lord.
If you are an American, evil is a dark skinned, turban wearing asshole that flew a plane in to the towers. If you are a black American, evil is the white police man who shot Oscar Grant at the Bart Station. If you are a mexican american, evil is the politicians that call your mother illegal and tell her that despite years of back breaking service, bearing children and raising them American, paying her taxes, this is not her home and she should go back from where she came from.
To a mother, evil is the guy that raped your children and left them for dead. To the rapist's mother, evil is the father that raped her son for years and made him in to a monster. To the rapist, evil is his mother who didn't stop it.
Where does evil begin, and where does it end. It's scary to wonder where it begins, because it means that we have no way to identify. Evil takes the forms of smiles, hugs, marriages, family, politics, music, and faith.
I want to believe we were all born good.
*Disclaimer: I do not believe that anyone wearing a turban, or brown skinned is evil. I do not believe that police men and politician are evil. However, we do live in a society where people openly believe this. I hope you can take it as this: our perceptions of evil will always depend on our circumstance. Evil is subjective, hardly every objective.
You're absolutely right... Evil IS subjective. I never really thought about it that way.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that there are acts are evil that are across the board evil. But so much of it is subjective, its a scary thought.
DeleteYeah, most of those are evil.
ReplyDeleteYeah. There are just some evils that will transcend culture and view point.
DeleteI am so much in love with you. You. Believe. What I do. And write it.
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Thank you and ditto. this was a hard topic.
DeleteGreat post, so true. One man's Evil is another man's truth. Man that bum's me out...
ReplyDeleteYeah, its funny how perception and standpoints will make or break the evil. To some, us abortion loving women are evil baby killers. It's hard to pin point. Except for rape...I think its safe to say that RAPE is BAD
DeleteTruth. Evil, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
ReplyDeleteBut my cynicism is telling me that all politicians ARE evil. At the very least, totally selfish bastards.
yeah, i tend to agree. It's hard to see some legislation that is passed that is so ass backwards.
Deletenot only that, but the stuff that they DON'T pass because it will hurt some other politician's chances of being reelected, or it doesn't jive with the party line or some other stupid reason. And the fact that they are all fat and happy with their paychecks and health care and multiple homes, while the people they "serve" are being furloughed, or laid off, or losing their homes. It it totally inconceivable how they sleep at night.
DeleteVannessa, this is great. You are such a good writer.
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