aspects of evil

"It is better to remain alone than to be in bad company "

a french saying

The psychiatrist scott peck discusses the idea of evil in "the road less travelled"

Does evil exist and if so how does one define it in objective terms, unrelated to religion?

Religion defines evil as what is not moral behavior according to the code of conduct that defines a good person

nonreligious terms fail to define evil but i think that most of us can agree

when we read the  daily newspaper or am unfortunate to encounter callous

destructive behavior , it seems that evil exists just as we can clearly feel

at times the fortunate ways of grace surrounding us with a protective  shield.

Evil, scott peck argues in "the road less travelled" is that inability to be

conscious, and i would suggest to support the argument by saying

it is a stubborn refusal to not only do good but to do good with those

who desparately need to have good deeds done to them.

Evil is that ability to walk away from those in need

evil is the ability to sleep at ease when others suffer

evil is the ability to deny another person's pain

evil is the ability to turn your back when someone who has treated you with kindness turns to you

evil is the ability to turn your back and pretend you just dont see

What can be done to combat evil?

according to the mental health expert Scott Peck it is the work to be done

in therpay for exemple or during a spiritual journey which takes you

from the unconscious to the conscious and makes you a more aware person

a more conscious person aware of how your deeds influence others.

It seems that role playing has the world divided at times to those who run over others without looking back

who hit and run

and those who continually roll under those wheels,

getting injured time after time

only to fall again

A growing awareness , argues Scott Peck, puts an end to the vicious cycle

and ends the martyr's chosen life style as it ends the torturer's life style

running over people with his or her vehicle.

An ability to look inward, to inspect and examine one's deeds brings

that grace, that ability to admit faults and to feel a wrong doing

take responsibility and not repeat it .

Will evil ever leave the earth ?

Considering the fact that mental health workers are expensive and that

those who seek help in correcting their wrongful ways are probobly the ones

have already gone the half way, that are aware they have something to repair,

one wonders what are the chances of those evil to find healing and grace

and ability to be aware of their evil wrong doings?

The answer given by society is either the electrical chair, jail,

for those breaking the law

but to those only breaking the heart there is no punishment

there used to be the social pressure defined as "shame" but too often

those who have been wronged were blamed

the witches burned at the stake were often nonconformists

cat loving strangers while the true evil doers continued with their deeds

with the seal of approval of society

Many societies rule by force

many people admire physical strength, the ability to rule over feelings,

the capacity to deny others , to play with their feelings, to torture those

who are naive to believe that good will come out of evil deeds

however let it be clear

those who present themselves as other than who they are

who pretend to love while their true nature is hateful

who pretend to care while their true nature is to ignore

who pretend to befriend while they have no clue as to what a friend is or does

those who deceive , deny define evil in a new way

an evil person is unaware of his or her deeds while having the full potential

to be aware

an evil person does not bother to do the work necessary to becoming a good person

for he or she seeks the fruit of love without having cared for the tree

the evil person takes from the tree of knowledge a bite of the apple

and spits it out

The good perso, in contrast to the evil one , eats the apple and lives to regret his or her deed

and spends the rest of his or her life compensating for the injury done

thinking about what had happened

and making amends.