Mankind, in the most natural of states, care only for themselves and surviving the world we live in. Take a baby for example. A baby's only cares are getting sufficient food, sleep, and being satisfied. Taking any of these necessities away would risk the life of the child and potentially threaten proper development. Taking away such vitality would be considered extremely unethical and crude. But what changes us from this adolescent state of wanting only what's best for us, into a more selfless, and in sense, ethical human being? But on another spectra, what keeps people from developing those compassionate emotions? Is the evil of the world corrupting the good? Or is the good overcoming the evil? In other words, is it human nature to feel such strong emotions like love and empathy, or is it in fighting off the natural man that we find the heart to be a generous human being.
In current headlines, newspaper articles, and other media updates, we constantly see the evil seeping through. School shootings, kidnappings, burglaries, break ins, bombings, homicides, bullying, - it's everywhere! It's confusing to consider the possibilities of this kind of behavior in our society. We would all like to believe that mankind is compassionate, loving, and incapable of such actions. But we know it's as real as ever. We'd love to believe that being a sympathetic person is second nature; Men tend to be kind to one another. But finding out the truth of this matter is the real challenge.
I'd love to believe man is naturally good, only corrupted by the evil of the world. Overcoming the evil is the true challenge of life.Those little moments when good conquers the evil are truly the precious moments in life.
