Good and Evil

This topic is probably discussed and debated since the beginning of the time and though there is nothing left that is to be discussed, the debate has shown no sign to be ceased. So why to spend time on this one ?

Well yesterday(Its after 12 now, so technically it was yesterday) I went to watch the new "Batman" movie, "The dark Knight". It turned out to be amazing. I have seldom seen an action/Super-hero movie so intense and thoughtful. Obviously I went into a thinking overdrive after going home (It was difficult to think whle watching such a captivating movie).

The question that came to my mind was what makes a guy evil. Few examples ran through my mind.

- Someone like Hitler, who started with a determination to fight domination and ended up with greed and hate, so extreme that people considered him the evil of all time.

- Someone like Lord Voldemort, who loved power and inflicted so much pain in general masses, just because he was hated while growing up as an orphan.

If you consider the common factor, all of them were lunatics and beyond reason and remorse. But more than that there was a selfish motive behind it. For power, domination and hate. But is that all....So does the selfishness and selflessness are what makes a person closer to good or evil. Then how do you describe a person like Joker from the movie itself, who just wanted to spread chaos for fun shake. I can probably go on.....but I still can't pinpoint what makes a guy evil may be I can use your help in the comment section. :-)

Again all those Heroes had personal revenge and motive (an act of selfishness) against evil. So are they heroes just because their work favoured a wider mass of people or they had real good intentions. Its hard to tell only they can tell...Sometimes I regret studying science rather than psychology, which could have been more interesting after all. :-)

But one thing for sure, Devil himself is childless. Or anyone would be born evil. Its the opposition, one faces from the surrounding that can either build up his character or destroy it. Devil himself always lays two paths in front of us. Its up to us to choose between what is right and what is easy.

I thought again where that lands me up. I am definitely not a complete selfless guy. I have done pretty selfish acts few times, which I am ashamed of and don't want to mention......but does that make me evil ? (I hope not....I m such a harmless one ;-) )

Then it hit me hard....An evil cannot love but himself. Any person who loves anything, be it a human, a pet, knowledge or art would never give in to such atrocities that an evil is capable of. Only love brings remorse and redemption.

So my conclusion will be this........Don't know about yours though. :-)

Evil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Evil is a broad term used to indicate a negative moral or ethical judgment, often used to describe intentional acts that are cruel, unjust, or selfish. ...