Good vs. Evil- Chelsea Southworth

In the stories, the shining knight dressed in white armor always defeats the dark, evil villain. It’s easy to tell who’s good and who’s evil even at the quickest of glances; the good guy is beautiful and virtuous, while the bad guy is hideous and despicable. Even their color schemes match the black and white morality: villains are dark and wicked, while heroes are light and pure. But in real life, how can you tell who’s ‘good’ and who’s ‘evil’? Is the mother who takes the money from a lost wallet to feed her children evil, or is the evil one the corporate executive who dropped his wallet on the street?

The truth is, in real life, there is no defined line between good and evil. Everyone is capable of both, and everyone does things that are good and bad over the course of their lives. Even the definitions of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ are subjective – it all depends on your perspective. To quote Tom Hiddleston, “Every villain is a hero in their own mind.” At the same time, anything you do, no matter how good and heroic you think it is, can be twisted into and portrayed as something bad. There is no ultimate, universal black and white regarding humanity; there are only billions of interpretations of the grayscale in which we exist.