On The Nature Of Good And Evil or Help! I Need Somebody

Pretend you come home, or wherever, only to find a friend or family member engaged in an unacceptable activity. Would you say what they are doing is evil? Maybe you replied yes to that question; maybe you didn't. If someone does something "bad" or "evil", is their only reason for doing it to be "bad" or "evil"? What if the want of something good makes a person turn to bad things? Perhaps you say that that situation cannot exist. Well, what if a person desperately needs love, but cannot for some reason or another find it? He or she might turn to drugs, or pornography, or something else to console his or her self. He or she probably doesn't want to engage in these behaviors; but to the person the temptation overwhelms them, because they believe they have no other place to turn to for comfort. They eventually begin to despise their own situation, which makes them less successful than they were before at getting whatever they needed. In response to this they unwillingly cling to their vice all the tighter. These people can't manage to help themselves; all they can manage to do is hurt themselves. If you know someone in trouble, do what you can to save them, because inside themselves they are saying "Help! I need somebody!" but they can't do a thing about it; it's up to you.