Moral – The Evil in Savery.
Although some see evil as commonplace and slavery a “natural” phenomenon, this simple is not true. Evil can change from one location to another; in some societies eating the dead is a religious experience however for others it is a great evil. Yes, there is evil and yes, it is common, but what is evil? Is slavery truly evil? Are not all humans slave to some job? Without performing their job they would die from lack of sustenance. Hunter/gatherers are slaves to the environment; agriculturists are slaves to the land; industrialists are slaves to the factory; and modern office workers are slaves to their computers. What is truly the difference between these types of subsistence and being a slave to a human? Is the reasoning behind slavery is evil that it puts one man in control of another? Yet, parents control their children; bosses control their workers; the rich control the poor; the government controls us all. Being subservient does not make one a slave nor is subservience evil, being a slave for sustenance to provide for yourself is not evil. The “Evil” of slavery is not in the subservient, not in the lack of control, but rather because it is part of the mindset of the master and the slave. The master knows the slave is less than him and treats him so, the slave knows he is less than the master and treats himself so. The slave begins to lose his humanity and his ability to believe and think of what could be and focuses on what is. That is where the evil begins.