Good or evil?
A reader, On e-mail
The eternal question of all time and a matter of intellectual debate; which can be interesting, intriguing and thought-provoking is that which came first in creation; good or evil? As children we used to roll around in our limited imagination, "Which came first? Chicken or eggs?" To an extent, it's still a puzzle, for the egg to come a rooster and a hen were needed to start with; for the two creatures, at least two eggs had to be there! How did it happen? Was it chicken or egg first?Looking back to mankind's origin, religion states that mankind came from The Almighty's first creation-- Adam, followed by Eve. They started life in heaven; the epitome of all things good! Evil however lurked round the corner in the form of Satan who provoked and misled Eve into eating the forbidden fruit. It resulted in their banishment to Earth; where evil and good go hand in hand in coexisting together! Satan was the evil angel; defying the Almighty; and refusing to prostrate to Adam; His finest creation. Eve was not there; she came later to be enticed by Satan. Be that as it may, I apologise to all women if I hurt their sentiments because I rationally believe that good and evil are both present in us-- women and man. I hope most rational persons will accept this logical observation. Both good and evil are embedded in mankind; it is to us to see which becomes dominant and which we relegate; that is the paradox of human character.
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