Monday, September 14, 2015

Good vs Evil- Meriwether Carling

In most stories I read when I was younger there was always the "good guy" and then there was always the "bad guy". But in real life, is there such thing as being the hero or the villain? In my opinion, the answer to that question is no.  There is no definite good and evil. Much of it has to do with the circumstances that arise around the situation to confirm it as such. Take Robin Hood for example. Robin Hood takes from the wealthy and gives to the poor. Does this mean he is a good guy for helping the less fortunate? Or does this mean that he is a thief who should be considered evil for stealing from people? One can not define him as a bad person because he is helping those who can't help themselves, but one also can't define him as a good person because he is stealing money that is not rightfully his to take. Just because someone does bad things does not mean they are bad people and vise verse. No one can be good 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It not how us humans were built to function.

 I believe people have good and bad intentions but I do not think that one is born to be evil or be good all the time. This is where the so called grey area comes in. Its all about perspective and how the situation is viewed by someone. And with this, I conclude that a so called "hero" or "villain" are only terms that we give people to place them into groups with others of the same name.


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