19th Trauma

[wondering_eye]

A friend of mine recently lent me a few books. Among them was a trilogy called "The Lord of the Rings." I've only read the first two books so far, but...I'm enjoying them. They raise a lot of interesting questions about morality and power

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[godisachild]

By now?

I'd say all of the above.

[wondering_eye]

That's an interesting answer. How is it possible for someone to be good and evil at the same time, though?

[Actually, after her time in Mayfield she more or less agrees with Pokey; she's playing devil's advocate.]

[godisachild]

...Still don't really know. I just know they can be. And sometimes someone who's evil can be good.

It's odd. I won't say I fully get it.

[wondering_eye]

I don't fully understand it either. I don't think it's something anyone can really provide a definitive answer to. But it's an interesting question, isn't it?

Honestly, sometimes I think that humans don't really have a true nature. Given how different they all are from each other, it's hard to shrink their behavior down to a common denominator.

[godisachild]

....A general nature? Probably not. I think each human has a personal nature, though.

But even then? That nature can change.

[wondering_eye]

A malleable nature...that probably suits humans best, doesn't it? Perhaps it's their true nature not to have a true nature, but rather an individual one, as you say.