“Evil” is permanently banned from usage. It’s the way we use it that sucks.

 

 

Not ban the word evil. Just its use, its interpretation.
The word “evil” is a cop-out.

 

Daily Prompt: If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?

 

Young Helen Keller is evil in our current interpretation. Anyone who can’t see, hear and so, speak human, and therefore acts in an incomprehensible way, terrifying, terrified and violent and we feel we can do nothing to stop it qualifies as “evil”.

 

Evil is where communication failed. Evil is an un-touched child in a grown-up body. Evil is an impossible extreme were only an Anne Sullivan destined to attempt the impossible finds purpose and fulfillment and something priceless.
Yet, once the magic word “evil” gets applied, challenge extinguished.  You don’t have to stretch, work hard, grow, come to understand or be accountable for your actions toward anything tagged “evil”. You can do the same things “Evil” did or does without becoming “evil” yourself. It works, I promise. It’s a game of tag. It’s a magic bullet. It is the most useless word for getting any peace and happiness, except for in the form of entertainment. Movies and stories of “good” vs “evil” are fun.

 

If you want action-adventure, to fight and be right and win, if you want to use the essential word “evil” to set up this story-game, set it in Middle Earth, a galaxy far far away, or The Matrix. There is no place for this word among human beings in this realm. Here, when tempted to label any person “evil”, consider it a sign of ignorance. Maybe it’s a moment to reconsider what you believe and an opportunity to connect a Helen Keller with her Anne Sullivan. It may become a heart warming story. And perhaps, only the one right person may be the answer.

 

 

Failure to see the truth and find the right solution and connection does not equal “evil”. It just makes a mess like failure to find the solution that works in any other kind of problem. It’s just an unfinished adventure story, success story. When you see “evil”, you are on that exciting catalyst dilemma part of the story where you can’t see the truth yet. It’s one of the best parts of any great story, though it’s challenging.  If you tag it “evil”, there is no adventure, no story, no growth, no fun for your superhero. And you become what you see. By seeing “evil”, you become the antagonist. Have fun being the antagonist while thinking you are the hero.

 

“Evil”, like “sodomite” is a magic bullet irrelevant interpretation of a word. It only works like “Tag! You’re it!”, or normal people transforming into Agents when they see “evil” , if you are playing tag or plugged into the matrix.

 

Possible interpretations for the word evil:

 

I tried everything and failed.

 

I don’t know were to find the person who has got the medicine for this.

 

I don’t understand this person/problem. Can someone else f-ing figure this out?

 

That is an “evil” person, project problem, we need an Einstein.

 

No satisfactory solution or balance has ever been achieved here, yet.

 

It seems impossible, but since it needs to get done, it is possible.

 

WTF! I am so not the person for this issue!

 

Help!

 

Evil

 

I know there are lots of other options, just can’t think of them just now.

 

Daily Post: If you could permanently ban a word from general usage, which one would it be? Why?