Chapter 3
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KWAME AND THE VOICES
Kwame had grown up in Shonga. He had turned just a year old now. And, this was when he began to hear lots of voices whose origin he never knew and could not discern. Being more of an introvert, he naturally kept this burdensome development to himself. He was simply under attack by these voices that were in fierce contest for his attention and companionship.
Antagonism and rivalry are stark realities of existence. These two will never go away from the theatre of life. It has been observed that the relationship between cats and dogs uphold these two aspects. Human existence and interactions are huge arenas where antagonism and rivalry act out their various scripts on a daily basis. Political campaigns make a great picture for these, and politicians act these out perfectly. Desires of the spirit of a man and those of his flesh are constant rivals that will never end their rivalry until a man’s flesh returns to dust from which it arose. Good and evil are also no strangers to rivalry and antagonism. They are fierce rivals, always in constant battle within human minds, heads, and hearts—Battles for who will win over human faith, who will keep humans under control and get them to become handy tools with which to give rise to destruction, or peace and harmony. Battles for who will determine the path in which human destiny shall head. Fierce battles always rage between these two that hate each other so much. Good and evil always go out and about in search of fertile grounds with lots of opportunities to establish their intents. They love to leave no vacuum at all with a passion. Either good reigns, or it is evil which does so. These two had now found a fertile ground in Kwame.
“May evil reign all the time!”
“Evil is good!”
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“Allowing evil to reign all the time is a sweet experience that the sweetest of honey cannot equal.”
“Kwame! Do not mind them!”
“Doing what is good is always the best!”
“That is a lie, Kwame! Do not fall for that deceit!”
“Evil is good.”
“Do not mind them! Evil is horrible!”
“Look, Kwame! You must know that doing evil is not good.”
“That is a lie! They are only trying to keep you away from doing what is good! And that is doing evil! Do not listen further to what they are telling you.”
“No! Kwame! Do you want the worst things life can bring? I’m sure you don’t. Always choose to do what is good. Evil is the way forward for destruction and damnation!”
“Kwame, choose evil and live, for the path of doing good leads to destruction.”
“Doing evil brings great joy to a man’s heart!”
“Doing evil brings prosperity the way of a man!”
“That is a big lie, Kwame! Don’t ever take that! Does that sound like the truth? It is certainly not!”
“I am telling you the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Doing evil is the only way a man finds fulfillment in life!”
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CHAPTER 4
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