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Good and evil
Humans have always viewed the universe in two ways: Good and
Evil. Conflicting concepts ever locked in battle.
Every good story must not only have a happy ending but also
a worthy antagonist. One that will simply make the hero’s life a living hell.
Whose ultimate defeat- death- will serve right. The fall must be spectacular,
bloody and merciless.
Yet the greatest of evil is a monster. An abomination of a
thousand forms and names. Ever since there was good, it was there. The devil,
the anti-thesis of humanity.
The devil has been blamed for all the evil there is. When
Hitler killed millions of Jews, it was believed that he must’ve been the devil.
When Judas kissed Jesus and sealed his fate, the Devil possessed him. When
Brutus stabbed Caesar it must’ve been the Demon’s work.
Every human culture must’ve had a dark figure in their
faith. A harbinger of chaos and despair. But isn’t it unfair that the demon is
the causality of every atrocity there is. The devil was once the bringer of the
dawn, it fell from grace when he disobeyed. It was casted to the deepest depths
of the earth- hell.
It must feel bad being eternally damned and getting blamed
for everything. In the end a deep question remains: is there a demon to begin
with?
Real or Fantasy
It’s an irony that humans get all the credit for the marvels
they make. Creations like the pyramids are testaments to our ingenuity.
But what about the tragedies of our history? Every single
war, every life lost to the inquisition, the holocaust, 9/11? We stop, stay
quiet. “It wasn’t us,” is what we can mutter.
Is the concept of a demon real or simply a figment of our
minds? It’s human nature to point the finger at someone else when it should be
at us. The truth is, the reason why we play the blame game for so long is that
we can’t accept the probability that it might be our own fault.
The worst part is, it’s not just a probability but a truth
we are at fault and it’s quite obvious. How we keep on passing the blame is
surprising. Humans have been like this since we began. Since Eve blamed the
serpent for eating the fruit of knowledge.
Mirrors and Reflections
Over and over, devils and demons. Never ending, but where is
it? The antagonist of humanity has been
around for millennia. We’ve even given it a name. Even more so a description.
around for millennia. We’ve even given it a name. Even more so a description.
I stare at a medieval painting of a demon. Two arms, legs.
Chest. Walks upright. It has a likeness to it. The face is so familiar. It has
ears on either side of its face. A mouth that’s blood red. It even has a bush
of hair on top. Its face is contemplative. Different emotions could have
channeled through its face. But I can get over its eyes. So deep and dark. It
pierces myself.
I look away. All this about evil forces is getting on my
nerves. I get up and go to the washroom. Water splashes on my face. I get the
towel and dry myself. As I look up, I face a mirror. And on the other side of
the mirror I see the greatest revelation of my life.
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