Sunday, November 15, 2015

November 14: Writing Prompt #318-Write about Evil

Write about evil: how you understand it (or don’t), what you think it means, or a way it’s manifested, either in the world at large or in your life.

Evil is profoundly immoral or malevolent by simple definition. Dictionary.com goes a bit further by saying evil is the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin.  I’ve always understood evil as the work of the devil, and it’s manifested in the world today just as it has always been…through murder and perverted acts that hurt others. It starts small with lies and rule bending, then it progresses to rule breaking, pathological lying, emotional and physical pain inflicted on others.  I think it means that we’ve allowed ourselves to give into the devil’s lies, his whispering in our consciousness.  To fight it, you must make a move back toward God, the epitome of all goodness.  Just as the super heroes we all idolize do, you fight evil with good. 

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