Being Human When one thinks about who or what a human is, one finds that a human is merely another animal. A human has its light side which is caring, loving, affectionate, tender, and amorous, but with the light must come the dark. A human can be cruel, cold, maniacal, callous, and in other words: Cold hearted. Sometimes a human, because of its dark side, destroys, kills, hates, and commits other acts of violence towards other people and the environment around them with no expressed emotion because it is nature.
No matter what, goodness lies in every heart of every human being and every person makes his or her own decision on what is good and bad. Wickedness leads to violence in any situation, but the situation itself is the cause of a good person becoming violent. In the novella “The Secret Sharer” a young captain who is unsure of himself and his ability to perform his duties finds his second self. The captain’s copy is a strong, accomplished man with nothing to fear.
The duplicate’s name is Leggatt and he was swimming in the open sea because he had escaped from his ship where he had saved the lives of his crew but in an unconventional way. He tells the young captain his story where he violently argued with a crewman to do his duty to take the sail down because a storm was coming. One thing lead to another and the rigging fell down and the crewman found dead. Whether or not Leggatt actually killed the man is undetermined, but if he did kill the man, he was not doing out of ruthlessness but out of goodness. With good things sometimes causing violence does not mean violence reflects a secret, dark place in the hearts of mankind.
The Essay on Violence And Nonviolence Intrinsically Good
Violence and Nonviolence Violence is a problem that we as humans, deal with everyday. Today, it seems that we deal with it in just about every aspect of our lives. From childrens cartoons to the nightly news, we are witnesses to its power and harm. A highly debated argument for the causes of violence are surrounding our homes as well as our government. No matter the causes of violence or for that ...
