Shaniya Davis, RIP 2009

There is no shortage of evil in the world carried out be people making evil choices. Often enough we dismiss things. The shooter was crazy. That person was suffering from psychological disorders. The killer had ideological reasons that can in theory be understood.

We cannot imagine deliberate evil in large ways despite the evidence of history. We fear to acknowledge the capability of man.

But again, there is no shortage of evil in the world carried out by people making deliberate evil choices, centered on self, lacking vision, warped by internal desire and blind to light. Evil is self placed above all, disregarding the life and freewill of others. Evil is lack of love. Evil is pride.

I am reminded of the character Wil Muny in Clint Eastwood's western Unforgiven, quite possibly the most meaningfully violent western every created. He states, "It's a hell of a thing, killin' a man. Take away all he's got, and all he's ever gonna have."