- By Bahram Maskanian - June 05, 2001

Definition of Evil:

Evil is not some biblical hocus pocus nonsense person. Evil is a malicious tyrant who is ethically bankrupt with no sense of decency. Evil is a heinous oppressor who through fear and division causes ruin, injury and pain, in order to secure his or her social, economic and political dominance. Evil is the infamous source of suffering, misfortune and destruction of the public's lives and properties. Evil is not from out of space. Evil is not made in the nonexistent hell or heaven. Evil is made on Earth.

There can be no compromise when confronting evil. This is precisely the reason why from ancient times, the fight between good and evil has always been characterized as battle between the forces of "Light" and "Darkness". Evil thrives in secrecy and darkness. Confidentiality is what saves criminal evildoers from facing the public and the rule of law. There is only one effective approach to confront and eradicate Evil that is by shining a big spotlight on them and their action, revealing their true evil character.

Evil obviously is a personality and character we are all very familiar with. Again, evil is not some biblical hocus pocus mythical figure. We, the humankind are just like soft clay at birth, easily shaped into many forms with a variety of good or bad characteristics. We, the people, must begin thinking and implementing preventive measures along with procedures to eradicate evil.

The building blocks of Evil in any given society are: greed, racial and religious prejudices, ignorance, greed, bigotry, elitism, individualism, greed, poverty, lack of clear, unbiased and unambiguous public education, conducive social and economic conditions, in which the value of humankind is replaced with commercial profits, where the public is constantly bombarded with divisive messages of fear, hate and violence, ranging from violent sports to fearful violent news and fearful, hateful violent entertainment.

To recognize if any given society has been infested and taken over by evil is not that difficult, just look around. Preventing and eradicating evil is actually very easy. It begins with a simple self-examination, followed by self-correction and ultimately self-realization.

REMEMBER, REFORM ALWAYS BEGINS WITH ONE-SELF.