Saturday, September 13, 2014

Come to the Dark Side Luke...

              I do not believe that there is an absolute good and evil. We as humans naturally have a tendency to judge people because of their actions, and often to simplify this we put them under very broad generalizations like "good" or "evil". We have to be reminded though that when were making these generalizations, people are not born good or evil. Often it is an outside source, whether that be family, ideas, or circumstances, that cause people to perform "good" or "evil" actions. To better describe this concept, imagine that every new baby, every new person, starts out as a blank slate. A blank slate that can be molded into any character or personality. However they themselves have very limited control in writing their own story, especially early on, and we find that the pen is often placed almost entirely in the hands of the people around them.

                A perfect example of this can actually be found in Anakin Skywalker, or better known as Darth Vader, in the Star Wars Trilogy. When we first meet Anakin, he is the definition of good. A innocent little slave boy who loves his mother, and works to support her, all the while trying to satisfy a deep curiosity for the world and the outside universe. You never would have guessed that he would grow up to be the infamous and murderous Darth Vader. He was not born evil, he was anything but that as a child. However, after losing his mother and his wife whom he loved very much, the love he had harbored for them instead turns to rage. Rage that there is nothing he could've done to save them. A thick rage that blinds him and his better judgment and turns him into a monster capable of destroying entire planets. People aren't born with a specific affinity for good or evil. They must first travel down the path of life, and whatever happens to them on that path affects their choices, and decides whether they'll end up a good person, or whether they'll turn to the dark side.     

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