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Sunday, December 16, 2012
Good vs Evil
Only one clear quality marks an action as either good or evil: If it increases the amount of love in the world, it is good. If it separates people and creates animosity among them, it is bad.
This morning, in my daily reading of Leo Tolstoy's Calendar of Wisdom Quotes, I came across the above and immediately made a connection between what it says and the unspeakable tragedy of the elementary school children massacre.
All day today, I couldn't help thinking about what is being said here. Because of this senseless evil act an outpouring of love and goodness beyond measure has engulfed us all. How can such a evil horrendous act result in so much good coming from it? I can't figure out the paradox here?
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness.
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It is during the most evil & darkest hours of man that some of the greatest earth changing discoveries come forth. Mankind seems to shine only when the greatest pressure is put on it.
During World War II, it was many inventions discovered that now serve us daily. Penicillin that now saves lives hourly, jet engines to transport us around the world, radar & satellites to guide us & rockets to travel in space. We can't do today without plastic invented during the same time, even the lowly aerosol can was invented for bug spray for the troops. The SUV you drive today has as it's ancestor the army jeep.
Today we listen & watch in horror at the attacks by deranged lunatics at schools, malls & work places in the US. While the weapon of choice has been guns, the attacks are not unique to America. Since 2010 there have been a series of attacks in Chinese schools, weapons being hammers, knives & cleavers with the result of 21 deaths & 90+ injured.
It is truly hoped that this time of horror will spur deeper research into understanding what triggers the unreasoning madness & resultant actions of individuals that commit these travesties. The mass killings are just the tip of the iceberg & the most visible, what of the thousands of individual attacks on women & children around the world?
We can only pray that in our darkest hour that there is once again an Alexander Fleming to bring a flicker of light onto the mysteries of this insanity.
“Can you imagine what I would do if I could do all I can?”
Sun Tzu,
"If it separates people and creates animosity among them, it is bad."
Does this apply to local government?
This doesn't only apply to local government it applies to your local SOCIAL SERVICE office too. One single person has the POWER to legally kidnap your children with no questions asked. Don't even need a COURT ORDER or tell you why? John, thank GOD you don't have any kids under 19, or they would be after you and them.
Its unfortunate when it takes a tragedy like this to get our attention. Each shooting seeming that much worse than the last one. The previous one seems like yesterday but only getting the media attention until the next big news event. Have we learned anything from this probably not will it happen again unfortunately yes. Wish i had the answer that would prevent this from happening again.
One prominent dr. from the states said yesterday that it starts with people reinforcing in their children to take responsibility for their actions. That is lacking in parents nowadays, then it just turns into a runaway. Look at this kid, lots of money, home schooled, violent video games, but in total isolation. If you have a kid like that you are in trouble.
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