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Sunday, May 14, 2006

evil&pain. 4:00 AM

people used to ask me why i'd refer myself as dev_il or devilisheretic or superman_devil. i'd always answer them that i prefer the evil from good because in this world - in the real plane - there's no such thing as a happy ending; good doesn't always conquer the evil. those who always choose the right path end up suffering while the evil gets the chance to feed on those suffering. don't get me wrong, i still believe in God and in His existence. let's just say im one of those "opened" already. i can accept life for what it is (though most of my friends would say it isn't obvious).

and just an hour ago, i truly proved that evil does exist. even in the most "holy" of religions.

i was cleaning up my in-boxes in gmail and in yahoo. there was this forwarded mail about an 8-year-old boy in Iran (or was that Iraq?) who was caught stealing. i can't remember what he stole but his punishment is something i can't forget. his left arm was run over by a car so it would be crushed. honestly, i tried to cover my eyes, expecting a gory and bloody picture. surprisingly it wasn't bloody but it became ironically more disturbing. i saw his face all crunched up in pain. it is a powerpoint presentation that's why the pictures were showed slowly. as if really depicting the slow and agonizing pain that the poor boy was in.

something in one of the slides made me think.

"...he was being punished in the name of Islam..."

no offense to Islam, but i think what they did was really screwed. and although i believe that pain does teach you a thing or two, i also believe that your punishment should be what is due you. i mean, there are a lot of bad guys out there who have done more than stealing but they are even allowed to visit their mothers or attend certain occasions as long as the judiciary would allow them (if you know who i mean). well, maybe we're not Moslems or something but the point is, it was an 8-yr-old they were punishing. did they even looked into what he stole or why he stole it?

my God. it's such an evil, evil world out there.

so be careful.

~O~

there was also one of those forwarded messages - chain messages, more appropriately - about being harmed if you don't produce 24 copies and pass it on.

i did pass 24 copies (actually, more than that) but that was purely out of the belief "walang namang mawawala kung maniniwala" and of course, courtesy to the one who sent it.

i don't really agree in the messages of those chain mails. they tell you that you'll die or someone in your family will be hit with misfortune if you don't pass it. i don't believe that the God that i believe in would just go punishing you if fail to forward the mail. because if that's the case, constantine would be so right when he said that God is a spoiled brat or something (i have rephrased it coz i can't remember). it's actually bogus, but you can't actually do something. it's become a part of the email life.

~O~

damn.

these are some of the reasons why religion is so cliche and tiring.

sigh.

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