Stupidity
as a tool of Evil—this intrigued me.
Imagine
that you are under attack from a super-power country with every imaginable high
tech military weapon ever invented. However, this Enemy decides to start off the
attack with a simple, yet amusing tactic: Gift-wrapped
bombs! Boxes of all sizes, packaged in shiny wrapping paper, tied with
pretty bows. Curiosity and stupidity will cause thousands to open these
packages, destroying themselves and their loved ones in the process. After many
such experiences, the news spreads by word of mouth: these shiny boxes are not
as they appear. A few may decide to leave gift-wrapped boxes alone. Then the
Enemy changes its tactic just slightly. Scatter a few harmless packages filled
with useless trinkets amongst the bombs. People will let their guard down and
convince each other that these baubles are worth the risk.
Why
would the Enemy go to such trouble? Why not use the direct approach and just drop
bombs on top of homes and destroy people? Why would he toy with civilians? We
expect the Enemy to fight fairly, to conduct an honorable battle. However, this
is not how this Enemy operates. He relishes deception and humiliation. No need
to pull out the big guns when banana peels will bring someone down just as
easily.
The
Enemy finds it extremely amusing to bring an intelligent person down by having
them do something stupid. Anyone can bring a dim-witted person down, but where
is the challenge in that! Yet, to watch an intelligent, capable, talented
person self-destruct because of one stupid move—is something for the Enemy to
gloat about.
The
Enemy uses strategic deception that exploits our weaknesses, causing us to
self-destruct. We slip and fall on the banana peels of pride and stupidity. We
eagerly open gift-wrapped packages of greed, lust, and ambition which soon
explode in our face. Yet, we seldom learn from experiences. We continue to fall
for these traps.
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