Insane Mind Power: Deeds

Perhaps one of the things that intrigues me most is the definition of good and bad. Who is that person who decided that which is good and that which is bad? Which makes me think if it was decided by any one person at all. Most religious fanatics, freaks rather, would have you believe that good comes from god and bad comes from the devil. Other morons would claim good and bad are both from god. How did they know? Did they receive direct information from some entity claiming to be a god to tell them to do things in such a manner? A lot of them would loudly say yes to such baseless claims. If good and bad were already categorized by some entity claiming to be god, why then do human beings see things differently? Some people, not me, would say that the human being has been created to think on his own free will. Other post-modern humans would claim that there is no such thing as good or bad. It all depends on the predicament. Which makes me think, why then would some god want to set about rules and regulations when he/she/it knows well that the human being isn't going to give a rat's ass about them? Something just isn't right.

Which begs the question, what then is good and bad? I don't know anymore. Is doing something good purely meant for the benefit of oneself, for others or for society? Likewise for something bad. Admittedly, some people do bad things to benefit themselves. Some do good things for the betterment of others and society but are they really doing good or have they been misled to think so? Take charity for example. Yes, charity is meant to be done on your own will. Not just when organizations and associations scream for help. The kind soul who gives charity believes that he is somehow cleansing himself of his sins or to make himself feel good. Rarely does one do things without asking for something in return. We never know if all the donated money goes to charity. Yeah, yeah, all charitable organizations and associations will claim that all proceeds only go to them. Who wouldn't love the idea of having so much money coming in as and when you wish? The idea of swindling such fat cash would even strike my head. I'd do it. Honest. By doing that, am I doing a good or bad thing? You wouldn't know because you don't know what predicament I'm currently in.

Yet another provoked thought.