Down the Rabbit Hole
After reading an article on John Steinbeck written by Maria Popova, I clicked on the link "the Greatest Antidote to Evil." I was drawn to this particular link and not another because evil is inevitable and if there is a cure for it, I'd like to explore it a bit more.
What I learned after spending some time with the article on the greatest antidote to evil is how "evil takes root when one man starts to think that he is better than another"- Joseph Brosdky. Evil lurks and as humans we are unaware of it at times. However there are times where our instincts kick in and we assume the worst. Things such as narcissism, resonate evil and can blur our thoughts with such impure thoughts. Evil doesn't necessarily have to be shown through action, because our minds can be filled with such evil thoughts.
Near the end of the article, Popova includes a quote by Joseph Brodsky saying,"'All I aspire to do here is erase from your minds a cliche that has harmed so many and yielded so little.'" I'd assume this is what was meant to be the "greatest antidote to evil."
What I learned after spending some time with the article on the greatest antidote to evil is how "evil takes root when one man starts to think that he is better than another"- Joseph Brosdky. Evil lurks and as humans we are unaware of it at times. However there are times where our instincts kick in and we assume the worst. Things such as narcissism, resonate evil and can blur our thoughts with such impure thoughts. Evil doesn't necessarily have to be shown through action, because our minds can be filled with such evil thoughts.
Near the end of the article, Popova includes a quote by Joseph Brodsky saying,"'All I aspire to do here is erase from your minds a cliche that has harmed so many and yielded so little.'" I'd assume this is what was meant to be the "greatest antidote to evil."
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