Murder

You know how in books, movies and on TV how those murder stories start: "Murder just didn't happen here or She wasn't the type to get murdered". That kind of thing. I personally think that's a stupid hope or wish of a person who didn't want to face the reality of it all. The truth is murder can happen anywhere at anytime. I've been lucky enough never to have anyone I know or cared about murdered. I can never imagine what kind of torture that would be like, nor could I ever imagine the sick, twisted thoughts of the killer. To just take a life without any remorse, is a horror. I don't believe a thing they say about being born that way. I don't believe that certain elements of your DNA create a tendency to kill. I do think that life experiences have something to do with it, but that's no excuse. Tons of people have experienced horrible things throughout their life and have still made it out ok. I believe that we all have decisions to make. There are only two options good or evil. I know, it's totally cliched (did I spell that right, I don't know. Forgive my mistakes) but it's true. All of us have the capacity to choose good, but we also are more drawn to the evil, it's the path of least resistance...at least that's what we think.

Now, this goes back to Adam and Eve. I, in case you've forgotten, am a Christian. I'm not sure if you've heard the story, but basically Eve in enticed to eat the forbidden fruit by Satan in the form of a snake. He tells her that the fruit will enable her to become as powerful as God. So, Eve bites into this apple and finds it to be quite delicious, she offers some to Adam who also takes a bit from the apple, completely going against God's orders. When they realize just exactly what they had done, they hide from God, ashamed. God finds out what happened, and surprisingly is saddened to hear it, not very angered. For what he has to do now, is throw Adam and Eve out of the Garden.

There is, or rather was, a lot of displeasure regarding Eve. Throughout history, men have place woman at a lower status then themselves, using Eve's betrayal as an excuse. They try to place the entire blame on Eve, which I totally disagree with, not only because I'm a girl. Like I stated earlier, we all have a choice. Eve had the chance to say "no" to Satan, and do what God told her. Adam, too, had that choice when Eve offered him the apple. It wasn't just Eve's fault, sure she might have used some peer pressure to get him to eat it, but it was still his choice. These days if you get caught doing drugs because you had been pressured into doing it, you don't get let off easy with "ok, next time don't listen to your friends". No, you get the same punishment that you're friends did for doing drugs, even they were the ones who started it. Peer pressure is no excuse! Not in the past, not now and not in the future!

Anyway, I've been going a bit off topic. What I've been trying to say is that there's no excuse to choosing evil. In the short run it seems easier, but in the long run it'll just ruin your life. Good is...good. It's more beneficial, it's going to help you not harm you, at least in most cases. And being good doesn't mean to let down your guard. Even if you are good, there are still evil people in the world who will gladly take advantage of your kindness. So, stay vigilant, live your life and live with goodness inside you.

More thoughts to come eventually!
You're friend, A. Siemens