Nothing Good Comes From Evil

Bad shit has absolutely no redeeming value. Nothing good comes from evil. I've heard the cliche "Well, maybe something good will come from Aaron's death." What good could possibly come from the death of a young person? Good is a relative concept. For something to be "good" it has to hold up as equal or better than the event or object it is compared to.

God did not intend for man to die or suffer. It is by choice of man that we experience death and pain. The evil which takes a young life in war or illness, accident or misfortune is worthless.

Evil and bad shit gets credit they don't merit when we say "Something good can come from this." Good can't come from evil anymore than a healthy meal can come from a dead fish. An action has to be taken in a good way by good people with good intentions. The dead fish just stinks.

When shit happens, placed before us are two hands. In one hand is evil, the other good. We choose which offering to accept. Now that this has happened, what am I going to do about me? Somewhere around 850 days later, I'm asking myself that question for about the 850th time. What am I going to do about me? What do I want my life to be in the world? I want to be compassionate. I'd like to go through life not hurting anyone and not taking. I used to pray for things like health, wealth, and happiness. Humility and compassion are more than anything else and they're enough.

School started yesterday. Patrick drove himself to school in his car. Cathy makes a big deal out of the first day of school. She has pictures from every year. This one was the last year that the boys went to the first day of school together. September 2003. They are walking to Aaron's truck. He died in that vehicle. In September '03 we had hope. Ninety days +/-, after this picture was taken Aaron was on his way to Oregon.