evil

             Evil is everywhere. Evil staggers up and down the streets of the world every day, it walks in and out of doors and into homes every night. Evil can manifest itself in the most accomplished of people, and it can appear in the nastiest sections of civilization. Malevolence is the worlds' most sophisticated chameleon.
             As a society, we try to run and hide, but as much as we try to rid ourselves of evil, it is one thing that will eventually sniff us out, and exist among us. This simple fact is known to the greater part of the population in the world, but the question remains, of all the sin and iniquity in the world today, are there certain components of evil that can be forgiven? Are there elements of evil that undoubtedly can't be forgiven? Parts of evil which are so heinous and unjust, that the doers of said evils need be punished? The answers to these two questions lie solely in the opinion of the individual judging the severity of the evil being questioned.
             If I was to be doing the judging, I would be fairly lenient to most forms of evil. Murder for instance is a very immoral and wicked crime, yet I believe that everyone has the capability to murder someone, then again, the majority of people choose not to carry it out. The jails and prisons throughout the United States are filled with guilt stricken murderers that see and know there wrong doings. By no means am I agreeing with what these malicious criminals might have done, but I believe there are greater evils in the world. I also consider many corporations to be evil. Several corporations are involved in mass amounts of propaganda, and they themselves can't find their way out. Some might say the old adage "only the strong survive" might apply to this particular situation, and though it is very unethical, it has its truths in it. I could list several other evils in the world that are worth mentioning in this category, but I don't hav...

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