"Tell me would you kill to save a life. Tell me would you kill to prove you're right"?
"No matter deaths that I die I will never forget. No matter how many lies that I live I will never regret."
And with that I must start by saying how many people are really willing to do what their character deems necessary. Be the justification through self preservation, the preservation of the life of one dear to you or simply to better your positioning in the world or improving your own life. I am by no means glorifying homicide or it's variants, but there are countless people's modern day success founded upon the death of another. Rappers have written songs about those whom they have allegedly had a hand in murdering. Apparently a tear being tattooed on the face is symbolic of that very act. It's often been misinterpreted as taking the life of another human being in contemporary belief is a good thing, but I have a different opinion. There are of course acts carried out in which blood is spilled for the benefit of political figures or even entire empires. Countless historical figures made themselves very influential or even powerful through the blood they spilled. Some founded entire empires, such as Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, even Julius Caesar. The saying goes "if you haven't found something worth dying for then you haven't lived." I possess my own variant which states: If you have not found something worth killing for you haven't lived. Death is certainly a very big hurdle to overcome for a cause, yes many a man has died for his beliefs. But many have killed for the very same reason. When you've taken a life to preserve or even solidify your faith in your cause, you've made a potentially life-long commitment to guilt. At least facing death shows you were willing to take a mortally wounding blow. To deliver that blow, and live with what comes after, especially after facing whomever you cut down, takes far more resilience and fortitude on a mental and emotional level.
Now this isn't about any of you actually murdering anyone, so let me divert from that topic. My point is how many of you are really willing to do what's necessary or what you deem necessary for your cause? For some, arguments are enough, for others there are petitions and protests and demonstrations and the lot. There's nothing wrong with any of these methods or actions. Are you achieving what it is you've set out to do? Possibly. You've done something at least. How many people are willing to go that far; let alone further? Sabotage, thievery, and self deformation of character are the ammunition for others to attain their goals. Because at the end of the day, those people feel the ends have justified the means. What exactly is justice though? Is it that arbitrary sense of morality that's been instilled in us all? If so, why do some deviate from the path they were raised on even if their influences aren't contradicting their upbringings? What determines what is right and wrong for us? For example, what of all the white Southerners whom aided in the civil rights movement? What made them risk their lives and the honor of their families to help out a few negroes believed to be inferior by most of white America? What made them come to the conclusion that despite their influences, that people of different colored skin were their equals? What blends that obvious black and white into a broad, thick shade of gray? Like how many of you would truly play Robin Hood to aid those less fortunate? How many of you would play Genghis Khan or Alexander the Great and wage wars and dominate territories in an attempt to unify a continent? How many of you would play catalyst to your own happiness in order for someone you care for to benefit in the long run? Or how about playing the villain in this case. Shut down maybe an orphanage in order to extend a hospital that caters specifically to cancer patients of all creeds? Could any of you honestly say you have the capacity to be the 'bad guy' in any of these situations in which there is of course a good outcome but you must do something that would probably guilt trip you for the remainder of your lives? I'm sure many of you would say yes, but then when the opportunity arises, you won't act, or worse you completely disregard guilt and attempt to rationalize what you've done as entirely right and care not for what had to transpire. Now THAT is inhumane behavior. I'm not saying feel guilty forever for what you've done, but you must experience some form of remorse for any discomfort or unhappiness you've caused anyone to some degree.
Maybe that's why those people have that tear tattooed on their face. A constant reminder everytime they look in the mirror of what they've done. But some of us are guilty of similarly heinous crimes be they against our fellow man, a beast, or nature. I'm sure those guilty don't always need a blatant visual reminder, but the same effect takes place when they look themselves in the eye whilst facing a mirror after washing their face, the one thought they all share; "What have I done?" And what's sad is some cope with alcohol, others with various substances, for a few it's work or something mind numbing, or there are those who spend their time writing. The fact remains that there aren't many people determined enough to do what needs to be done for their own sake, let alone for the sake of those around them. For the few who do, the guilt has to be experienced for you to be a decent human being. It just doesn't have to be forever. Though it's nice a nice gesture to honor those whom you've trampled on in the sake of your beliefs once in a while. The reminders are there and should be acknowledged. It's okay to regret certain things, but when we've justified our actions and haven't compromised our morals with what's been done, there is no room for regrets. It was right. Depending on who you are, it's okay to forget and to regret. I'm different. I wish to never forget, and I've reached the point where I no longer regret what's done. Turns out my actions over the years have always been justified one way or another to most people involved. Now I just have to ask again:
Would you kill to save a life (especially if it wasn't yours)? Would you kill to prove you're right?
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