Does the bad always creep back up?
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Re: Does the bad always creep back up?
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The Government in Divergent attempted to fix the human condition by instituting the factions. the idea being that those that strove for good would not be tempted to do evil. the only problem is that to every good thing there is a dark side. those that desire knowledge may be turned to greed. those that desire truth may be prone to criticism in the name of being truthful, those that seek courage may fall to cruelty and foolishness. even in selflessness there may be fault if your intentions are not true. I've heard that humans are actually wired toward negative tendencies. if this is true, then all seems lost if not for that little spark in us that tells us what thing are wrong and what is right. and we must choose. as in Divergent, we all have a choice and those choices define us. if we give up we are a coward. if we give in to our temptations then we are selfish, if we say we are good, then we lie and the truth does not reside with us. and if we let evil overtake us then we are without wisdom or knowledge.
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However, while the bad (thoughts) might always creep back in, it's a choice between whether or not you act on it.
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This is a really powerful line in the book and actually one of my favorites.
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I agree. It's very easy to let the bad creep in. It takes a lot of self control to stick to being good. Though, once achieved you tend to choose the good always but I haven't yet found out a way or made myself strong enough to not let the bad thoughts poison my mind.
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