Good vs. Evil
If you compare Mother Theresa and Hitler, it’s difficult to
believe that they are the same species. But which of them is an example of the
human race in its purest form? Are humans essentially good or evil? The nature
of humans has been explored relentlessly, with no absolute answers. What people
believe the nature of humans to be is a personal belief that is shaped by the
religions we believe in, the culture we grow up in, and by our life
experiences. With so many different circumstances to take into consideration, the
question “are humans essentially good or evil” is quite a perplexing one. For me,
I believe that the human race, as a whole, is essentially good. Most of the time
we only hear about the evil that happens in the world; therefore I’m going to
tell you some of the good that we over look.
The shooting in Aurora, Colorado took 12 lives, one of those
lives was a young soldier named Jon Blunk. Jon and his girlfriend Jansen Young
went out for a fun night at their local movie theatre to see the premier of the
new movie “Dark Knight Rises”. Unfortunately, only one of them would be able to
come home at the end of the night. When
the assumed gunman, James
Eagan Holmes, began his attack on the crowd, Jon knew what was going on, Jansen
said. “He knew and threw me on the ground, and was like, 'We have to get down
and stay down,'". Jansen heard the constant "boom, boom, boom"
of the guns and smelled the gunpowder. “There was kind of a break in between
each gunshot,” she said. "Every gunshot, I was like, 'this is it … I'm
done for.’ “The one constant for her during the attack was Jon's arms pushing
her under the seat to keep her out of the line of fire. At one point, she felt herself get
struck by what she believes may have been from shrapnel. Jon pushed her once
more against the concrete and then Jansen couldn’t feel his arms pushing her
anymore. She didn’t believe that he was dead until she tried shaking him and
calling his name and he wouldn’t respond. When she finally wiggled her way out
from under Jon she realized he had passed. Jon took a bullet and sacrificed his
own life to protect someone he loved. Jon Blunk is a hero, and a remarkable
example of how humans are essentially good.
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