Sunday, May 23, 2010

A Brief Thought

I am reading Tony Judt's book "Ill Fares the Land" and I just had a spontaneous thought that I want to put into words.

Is it possible that the greatest evil on earth is taking advantage of the trust of another individual or group of individuals in order to achieve one's aims?  Okay, maybe not the greatest evil, but one of the greatest?
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3 comments:

  1. JoslyneMay 24, 2010 at 9:37 AM

    Yes, I think that could be true. Very true.

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  2. racheljenkinsMay 24, 2010 at 7:49 PM

    When you think about it, what does that evil go back to? It goes back to being arrogant enough to believe you're worthy of taking advantage of those people--you are ABOVE those people. That's what i would say is one of the "greatest" evils...just a thought :P

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  3. UnknownMay 25, 2010 at 8:10 AM

    Yay! Two comments! And one from Rachel! Hi Rachel!!! :) Thank you both for your thoughts. And Rachel, it is interesting to go back behind the action to the arrogance that preceded it. Great food for thought.

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