Good and evil

The nature of the human person is good. It may seem idealistic but I believe that the human person is born good. It is natural for us to do pleasant things to others. We are born compassionate to our fellow human beings. We know that we need to survive but sometimes, survival is second to being compassionate. People think that they can do good because they are naturally good. It would be inborne in them to do good things because they are made to be so. Desire for things in this world that is not originally ours is the main root of our evilness. With that desire, we feel urges to do whatever is needed to get what we want even if it means to hurt and step on other people along the way.

Conflict is justifiable when it is to fight for the betterment of the general good. World leaders cannot completely end global conflict and violence because I think it is impossible. As long as people are capable of bad thoughts and greediness, there will be a beginning for conflict and violence. Peace can be promoted through being "human" in the natural sense of the world. Since I believe that humans are born good, I know that when we go back to who we originally were, goodness and peace can be attained.