Betrayal
There is not a species more complex and intricate than humankind. Human beings have the unique ability to form complicated relationships based on trust and respect; a person will sacrifice many things to maintain an important relationship including pride and personal gain. Additionally humankind aspires to find the truth and the goodness of the world. Betrayal cannot be the only trait that sticks, for mankind is designed with a desire for stable relationships, a remembrance of forgiveness, and a yearning for righteousness. Particularly, betrayal is conquered by the human desire for stable relationships. The trials, errors and constant commitment to each other, will gradually build a relationship into an unbreakable bond. In the …show more content…
Even the youngest of children, righteousness and justice comes prior to the desire to betray others. In To Kill a Mockingbird, as Dill, Scout and Jem observed the courthouse, they noticed Mr. Gilmer, a white prosecutor, treating Tom Robinson, Dill breaks down. When Scout questions him, Dill replies, “‘It was just him I couldn't stand..that old Mr. Gilmer doin’ [Tom] thataway , talking so hateful to him’”(Source Z). The pure innocence is part of the natural human desire for righteousness. Dill was not old enough to understand everything about his world, but he comprehended that goodness and purity are important. Furthermore, he recognizes the hatefulness and immorality of people and is appalled. The fact that purity comes before betrayal does not imply that humans are always good, rather that there is a yearning to find the truth, to find righteousness and purity inside every person whether one acts upon this yearning or not. Betrayal can never be alone in the list of memorable traits, because betrayal followed righteousness. In Genesis, God created the world and prior to any evil, there was holiness and righteousness. Only out of human sin did betrayal arise. God ordained the earth to be a perfect place full of beauty and glory, therefore those traits are still present in the world. Righteousness and innocence is maintained to some degree in the smallest of children and the wisest of
There is not a species more complex and intricate than humankind. Human beings have the unique ability to form complicated relationships based on trust and respect; a person will sacrifice many things to maintain an important relationship including pride and personal gain. Additionally humankind aspires to find the truth and the goodness of the world. Betrayal cannot be the only trait that sticks, for mankind is designed with a desire for stable relationships, a remembrance of forgiveness, and a yearning for righteousness. Particularly, betrayal is conquered by the human desire for stable relationships. The trials, errors and constant commitment to each other, will gradually build a relationship into an unbreakable bond. In the …show more content…
Even the youngest of children, righteousness and justice comes prior to the desire to betray others. In To Kill a Mockingbird, as Dill, Scout and Jem observed the courthouse, they noticed Mr. Gilmer, a white prosecutor, treating Tom Robinson, Dill breaks down. When Scout questions him, Dill replies, “‘It was just him I couldn't stand..that old Mr. Gilmer doin’ [Tom] thataway , talking so hateful to him’”(Source Z). The pure innocence is part of the natural human desire for righteousness. Dill was not old enough to understand everything about his world, but he comprehended that goodness and purity are important. Furthermore, he recognizes the hatefulness and immorality of people and is appalled. The fact that purity comes before betrayal does not imply that humans are always good, rather that there is a yearning to find the truth, to find righteousness and purity inside every person whether one acts upon this yearning or not. Betrayal can never be alone in the list of memorable traits, because betrayal followed righteousness. In Genesis, God created the world and prior to any evil, there was holiness and righteousness. Only out of human sin did betrayal arise. God ordained the earth to be a perfect place full of beauty and glory, therefore those traits are still present in the world. Righteousness and innocence is maintained to some degree in the smallest of children and the wisest of