This is a comment written by me in Sana's blog Musings under her post-THE DARKNESS NEVER ENDS.Please visit her blog to check up her interesting and thought provoking post.
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A thought provoking post and you have beautifully portrayed how humans become inhumans by choosing evil.
A human being has a conscience where as wild animals which kill other animals for food don't have.Animals don't have conscience or common sense. This is why we are masters over them. We can use our conscience to select evil or good.We can choose to starve for a day or steal. We can chose to live in penury or rob people and become rich. We can choose to love peace or react in anger and destroy other people. We can have religious tolerance or can kill people,innocent children,destroy landmark buildings and terrorize to make them submissive and follow what we believe.
Jesus clearly said that those who take the sword will perish by the sword.There is no escape for evil men and women.They will get double punishment both in this world and in the next.They can't perpetrate evil and get away with it. As far as I know all evil men have been punished in this world itself. The perpetrators of evil will be brought to justice some day or the other.The reason is that vast majority of people are good,love peace and as you said human.They are against evil and perpetrators of evil in any form.
In the Bible, the fist perpetrator of evil,Cain who killed his brother Abel, thought that God did not see his evil act.But God called out to him and said Abel's blood is crying to HIM.And God punished Cain.
You will find evil people punished every where in the world.There is no escape for them.The terrorists hijacked planes,killed innocent people and children,destroyed the famous Buddhist statues in Afghanistan, trained and funded terrorists etc. but these terrorists only increased the resolve of the civilized world to fight terrorists on all fronts.The terrorists will be hounded out of their hiding place and severely punished.Nations that encourage,fund,train and equip terrorists to serve their political ends will soon have to face the wrath of nations which want to live in peace and harmony.
If you read Dr.Faustus by Christopher Marlowe you will find that Dr.Marlowe is a highly accomplished man and yet he wants to control the world with the assistance of the devil. While the good angel constantly tells him not to follow these evil thoughts the devil persuades him to sell his soul for becoming the master of the world.The end is disastrous and the devil completely grips Dr.Marlowe in his tight hold and finally drags him to hell.
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This is the burning subject of the day and is in the minds of every one all over the world. I am sure you will have plenty to say about this.
That was a wonderful post and
ReplyDeleteyour comments sort of stole its thunder :)
Your clicks are interesting to put it mildly!
Loved the expression of the kid in the last pic-
racing against her friend but still an eye
on the camera, eyes filled with innocence
WOW Joseph, what a wonderful comment to have made.very thought provoking and profound. I most certainly enjoyed the read and as usual the photographs were excellent.
ReplyDeleteHope the rest of Sunday is peaceful.
Yvonne.
great pics joseph...nice comment too...we may not see justice in this world for all the eveil done but one day...
ReplyDeleteGod created us in His own image the Bible says. That means H e gave us free will to choose between good and evil, which animal don 't have, they just follow their insticts guided by nature.
ReplyDeleteWe are responsible to God for the choices we make.
Those who don 't believe in God or moral absolutes are really faking it, because they will not like it if someone robs or hurts them.
Your photos are super, specially the botanical sculptures
"We can use our conscience to select evil or good." It seems to come from the core of your heart. Salutations. Pictures are superb. Is it the Jews Street (last but one.
ReplyDeletegreat shots and nice comments joseph!! see u soon!
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What they say is that every human being has a good and a bad side to him/her.
ReplyDeleteIt is left to us how to use it.
And I clearly remember reading the story of Dr Faustus.
Is that from the Jew lane ? (the second last pic)
Another nice topic with great pictures.
ReplyDeleteDr. Faustus is one of most gripping tales about the victory of evil over the good.
ReplyDeleteIn our lives we are constantly tempted to do the things we know are wrong , but voice of goodness is lost in the din created by evil within us. Against our will we let ourselves to things and regret it later, when nothing can be done about it.
A good topic.
We will be faced with good and evil but one must use their knowledge and wisdom to a solid differential between the two. May your day be filled with joy. God bless
ReplyDelete" We may gamble on outsmarting the law; we may even gamble on the leniency of man and the mercy of God - but no man ever won a gamble with his own conscience." - Sidney Greenberg.
ReplyDeleteThere is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience neither could a sleeping pill take the place of a clear conscience. He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes.
Thanks Joe for good sharing. Have a great day.
that was indeed a wonderful comment Mr. Joseph, all your comments are really inspiring :)Thanks for mentioning my blog :)
ReplyDeleteHonestly I have never heard of the man you speak of. Im a very different person , in the way that i do not read or pay attention to the news very much at all. I read the local paper, which is not very big, but worth the read, to see what devel, local. Enviroment issue around the world and close to home i read up on. Im not a relig. person Jo. I follow much more a Buddhist, Hindu path. Your post is something i dont touch on much. I used to be "christian" many many moons ago. I hear what you are saying. I wish i could give you more feedback, other than a great thought prov. post.
ReplyDeleteThis is such a profound post. There is a lot of evil working in this day and age. The thing I think of when I read about evil doing is I am thankful for all the good people in the world to balance against evil. If people did not believe in the Bible we would have so much wrong going on, you would not be safe and afraid to leave your home. Have a nice week.
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