Aditi Lohe Blog Post #3

Our world is based on the idea of good versus evil. Many believe that a person can only be one or the other. That is where I think they went wrong. People are born as innocent, naive, and good; its what they go through later on in their life that causes the evil within them. For instance, many people believe it is a sinful act to commit suicide, but what they don't take into account is why the other person killed them self. That person wasn't born unhappy, people made them that way. Society, especially in today's time, is very powerful and people don't always realize the repercussions of their words.

Good and evil are not things people can avoid or only have one of. Everyone has wronged in their life and everyone has good within them. Our actions are what make us who we are. It is the evil in us that makes us appreciate all we have and helps us learn from our past mistakes. Just the same, it is the good in us that makes us who we are and makes us care.

The difference between good and evil cannot be one specific definition because it is a subjective concept. One cannot simply declare what is right or wrong for the whole world. There are certainly good and bad qualities one can possess, or what one can act in favor of, but you cannot simple title them as good or evil because everyone has some of both of these traits, not just one or the other.

People are like labyrinths. All of our unique qualities are what individualize us from others. We are confusing and unpredictable and hard to understand. There are many paths one can take, but our exclusive personalities---shaped by our experiences, family, friends, actions, decisions, past, and present--- make us who we are.

Do I believe that people can only be good or only be evil? The answer is no, I absolutely don't believe that. Everyone has come from a different background, shaping them in an exclusive way as they matured. Good and evil are inside everyone. A person cannot simply possess a single one of these traits because no one is completely good or completely evil. We all contain aspects of both of these traits within ourselves---it is what makes who we are as individuals.

The two ideas of good and evil are very broad. Either way, there cannot just be a single way to describe what is right and wrong in this world. Why? Due to the fact that reason is subjective, and everyone is their own individual person. Good and evil in people are like the two colors black and white and what they are like when mixed together; it is not a matter of one or the other, its about being in the middle, being gray.