[HPforGrownups] Re: Tom, evil, choices

[Juli]

No: HPFGUIDX 134482


(Snip My-Juli and Del's post)

Del wrote:
To put it in an extreme way: LV never chose to be
Evil, it's just that he never knew Good, he was never
presented with Love in a way that could reach through
his inborn barriers. He did not reject Good and Love,
he simply never felt them, never understood them.

Juli again:
I understand your point Del, I really do, but I have
to disagree. I believe Tom did have a choice, whether
he realized it or not. I guess we'll just have to
agree to disagree ;)

His raison dtre is to rule the world, to be
immortal, to be powerful, invincible. There must have
been a moment in his life when he set these goals,
when he decided that was what he was going to do, when
he decided to use his magical powers to gain more
power, it was a turning point in his life, the moment
he became truly selfish. And selfishness and
egocentrism leads to evil. I think of him like Hitler,
he wanted to make the world according to his desires,
and hed do whatever it takes to do it, not caring who
got hurt on the way. 

About this last paragraph, I don't quite understand
what you're saying. Since Tom didn't know love and
goodness, he couldn't adopt them?. He must have known
good people (Dumbledore for one), but he decided on a
different path, IMO. It's like the old saying "You
don't know what you've got 'til it's gone", so if Tom
doesn't know Good, then he does not know Evil? 

I don't know, Tom's psych is probably every
Psychiatrist and Psychologist worst nightmare...

Am I making any sense at all?


Juli
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