Good Morning America! Evils Of This World! All through my life, Ive tried to understand why people do evil, when good is so manifestly better for an individual and a society. Why do we have to deal with evil? Evil followed us where ever we go. Even in this glorious nation, which gave us all freedom and opportunity to be the best we could be, evil exist in our peaceful, normal life, both personally and professionally. It was not simply the cataclysmic expression of evil that troubled me. The world of the past century offers horrific examples of evil: Stalins extermination of more than 30 million people, the Holocaust, at this very moment, with ISIS. In less dramatic ways, evil resides everywhere among human beings. In subtle, bigoted remarks. In the harassment and bullying of a school yard. In political arena across the country. Acts exerting malignant influence are everywhere. In plain English, acts that harm other people. Every day people commit acts that intentionally or otherwise harm others, one person at a time, or collectively, all without fair or reasonable justification, as in self-defense. We seem to tolerate these acts as natural to mankind, as something to simply be overlooked as an unavoidable part of being human. The man that hides behind a facebook post, but hes a good guy, right? Its OK to terrorize people, destroy lives, as long as its for the good of the bottom line. You have to get your hands dirty in business so they say. The truth is, you dont. The best organizations, and the most effective individuals, have the most sterling codes of behavior. Theres no need for cruelty in any walk of life. Malignant acts of harm are immoral. People get hurt. Lives go off the rails. Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness. Ephesians 6:10-18 For the good people of this world, we have a choice. Every day and every hour. My meditation on evil has convinced me that its a set of behaviors that may have made sense when, as a species, we needed to survive by force, and by cunning. But weve reached a point where none of these behavior makes sense anymore. We can choose to abandon it. We must. We can choose to be kind, compassionate people, in every choice we made, dozens of times every day. And we do it be looking clearly at the harm we do when we choose anger and callousness, or we cheat, or lie, or betray someone for our own supposed gain. Everyone gets hurt in that process. If we commit to better choices, to be better people, one person at a time, well build better families, better communities, and a better world. Time is now America!
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 14:59:25 +0000
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