“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.” — Elie Wiesel
“There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.” — Socrates
“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” ― Elie Wiesel
“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed.” — William Faulkner
Darkness is the absence of light. Cold is the absence of heat. Going on with this will make one logically conclude that evil is the absence of good.
So, with other words, if you don’t do good, nor bad, then it means you are indifferent, which as concluded earlier, falls under the evil category.
In conclusion, the opposite of any positive thing is indifference, while hate, ugliness, heresy, death, etc, are just examples of outcomes of indifference.
See also: Duality versus Polarity
Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Fight bullshit and bureaucracy every time you see it and get other people to fight it too.
Even if we can’t fix everything, we should always speak up and tell others when something is wrong. It’s our moral responsibility to say something and stand up for what’s right, even if we can’t change it all by ourselves.
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