WHAT’S YOUR EVIL?

When we read about a doctor or teacher sexually abusing a patient or student, people tend to say all sorts. Some even go as far as sharing false personal experiences just to drive home the point or gain cheap popularity. We call the perpetrators names like “beasts” and maybe rightfully so. We can’t seem to imagine how one who was meant to be a professional or guardian could do such a horrible thing. Families and loved ones of the victims are the worst hit even if they had severed ties with the victim or played a role somehow. In that singular moment of grief, it all doesn’t matter. What matters is that an evil act has been committed and it must be punished.
What about fathers who constantly molest daughters or aunts who do the same to innocent nephews? These are all “Guardians” turned “Beasts”; people saddled with the responsibility of nurturing someone but who have chosen to destroy instead. Let’s not forget that all these people are first humans with blood flowing through their veins. Is that an excuse for evil? Absolutely NOT! Permit me at this point to quote a portion of one of my favorite books. It reads “the heart of man is desperately wicked, who can know it?” It therefore goes without saying that all men are capable of evil. What’s your evil? What have you been given the task of nurturing that you have slowly killed through neglect or misuse? What happened to that idea you had months ago? Where’s the talent you were known for a couple of years back? Take a pause and think. Are you a “Guardian”, a “Beast” or both?
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