-- Mae West

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AM I EVIL?
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In the year of 1980, I was ten years old; Diamondhead recorded a song that asked a question that lingers to this day.

It's a question we all have to stop and ask ourselves at some point, the question is...

Am I Evil?

The best way to define a word is to look at its synonyms.

For "Evil" I see the words, sinful, vile, bad, wicked and vicious.

I am most certainly a sinful individual.

No one would dare argue that I have led a far from pure life, my views on religion are enough by themselves to find me guilty of sin.

I can also be classified as a very spiteful and vile individual.

I am not a forgiving soul and when I am done wrong, I accept no apologies and I take no prisoners. 

I guess one might say I am vile.

Bad is simply too vague of a word to attach any of my actions and thoughts to so I will continue down the list.

Wicked is the next one.

I admit I can be somewhat sinister in my plotting.

I often conspire in less-than-pristine ways to get what I want.

I can also be very vicious and cutthroat in my actions.

When the time comes, I have no heart and I will tear at someone's soul like a rabid dog at a piece of meat.

The lesson to all is don't cross me.

So, here I am, flunking the ‘Am I Evil?’ test.

Unfortunately, at my core I don't see myself as being too different from everyone else.

Who hasn't conspired for their own gain?

Who hasn't been betrayed and been brutal?

Almost no one.

So the fact is, not only am I on trail of being Evil, but so is the bulk of the world.

Now we come to the verdict and the end of this peculiar rant.

You see, this year I've taken a long hard look at myself and I've had to with a tear in my eye, come to the same conclusion that Diamondhead did in their song...

"Am I Evil?"

"I am man, yes I am!"

 

Riding a Moral Fence You are 50% truly moral. Really.

This puts you in a precarious position- which way to go?  Should we give up trying to be so nice all of the time, or work harder at making decisions based on how we would like to be treated?  Well, either way, have fun up there- you're not inherently bad or good, just looking out for #1 like most of us, but at least you have some kind of moral quality. Or do you? Another test of mine you should try, if only to tip the balance: The Will YOU Cheat?  http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=968919867401187720

My test tracked 1 variable How you compared to other people your age and gender: You scored higher than 8% on true morals

Link: The True Morality Test written by UmbralTiger on Ok Cupid, home of the 32-Type Dating Test