The Blind Side Of Evil: When Righteousness Turns to Darkness!

Evil is rarely a conscious choice. No one wakes up and declares, “Today, I will be evil.” Instead, it creeps in through conviction, through the unshakable belief that one is right. The most dangerous forms of evil are often born not from malice, but from an unyielding sense of purpose—when the desire for order, perfection, or justice becomes so absolute that it justifies destruction. This is what I call the blind side of evil.

History is littered with examples of this phenomenon. Take Hitler, for instance. His rise was not initially about extermination; it was about restoring German pride. In the aftermath of World War I, Germany was humiliated, economically crippled, and politically unstable. Hitler’s message was not one of evil at its inception—it was one of resurgence, of reclaiming a lost identity. The problem was that in the pursuit of an idealized German state, he identified enemies, he categorized, he purged. What started as a vision of strength became an instrument of suffering.

This pattern repeats itself throughout history. The Old Testament God, in his most wrathful moments, is often viewed as cruel, but from another perspective, he was enforcing Divine Order, ensuring that his chosen people did not stray. To the Israelites, this was righteousness. To those on the receiving end—whether Egyptians, Canaanites, or others—it was annihilation. Even the devil, if we strip away the religious symbolism, can be seen as a being who simply refused to bow, who saw himself as a victim of imposed order rather than an agent of chaos.

Perfection, control, and righteousness—these are the roads through which many have walked into the darkness, often without realizing it. The bureaucrat who enforces a law without questioning its morality, the leader who silences dissent in the name of unity, the revolutionary who justifies bloodshed for a cause—all operate under the assumption that their actions serve a higher purpose. And in that belief, they become blind to the suffering they cause.

So, the real question is: how do we recognize when our pursuit of good is leading us into evil? The answer is not easy, because evil does not always look like evil. Sometimes, it looks like justice. Sometimes, it looks like progress. And sometimes, it looks like God himself.

Jimmy