Following is an essay I wrote on Evil in Nature. This is my belief and
does not constitute the beleifs of any group that I may be affiliated
with. I do not speak for anyone other than myself. So for you "forestal"
people that like to blame clans for a persons actions...don't waste your
time.

EVIL IN NATURE

Evil exists in all things and all people. Whether a person or a group
chooses to admit that evil exists within them it is there. Some people
choose to open admit they are evil while others attempt to hide,
claiming they don't serve evil in any way. In this essay I will show how
evil, as defined in the seven truths, exists within nature despite the
claims of Nature and those that serve her.

The first truth states, "What is called evil is simply the drive for
advancement, for greatness. We seek, through discipline and pain, to
spur the advancement of nothing less than sentient life." Everything in
nature seeks to be greater than everything else in nature. The tall
redwoods each strive to be taller then those around it. To succeed in
this it makes every attempt to gain as much sunlight as possible,
thereby suffocating the smaller trees around it. The animals seek to
inflict pain on the others in order to show their dominance and hunt the
weaker ones that they may grow stronger and survive. Though this truth
states sentient life as applied to the people of the world it can also
be changed to read plant and animal life and applied to nature without
changing the meaning or purpose behind it.

The second truth states, "Cruelty - the application of pain - is the
method by which one weeds out the weak and feeble-minded from the
population." This can be likened to a Pride of lions or a Harem of
gorillas. The position of leadership in the pride or harem is determined
by who is the strongest. Those that wish to challenge the current leader
and think they are strong enough to win fight to take control. If they
lose they generally are cast out of the group and left on their own,
thereby eliminating the weak from the ranks.

The third truth states, "Weakness must be eliminated in all its forms:
Physical, Mental, and Spiritual." A weak tree will be attacked and
destroyed by many forms of disease and insects. This allows the stronger
ones more room to grow stronger and larger. A weak animal will be killed
to sustain those stronger then they are. This ensures that only the
strong of a species survives and ensures they will continue to prosper
and not fall into weakness and be destroyed. Elimination of weakness in
all forms is a necessity to the very survival of nature.

The fourth truth states, "The enemies of strength are those who trumpet
the effeminate values of forgiveness, tolerance, and laxity of
discipline." If the weak are tolerated within nature, disease would
spread throughout like wildfire, and all would perish. If a member of
the Pride is not disciplined enough to do their part, all in the pride
will suffer of starvation and eventually death. Those that seek to allow
such weakness and laxity allow for the very destruction of nature
itself.

The fifth truth states, "The body may be made stronger through combat."
Young animals learn to fight as they grow. The more they fight the
stronger they become and the better they are to lead others. If they do
not learn to fight they will spend their life looking over their
shoulder for attackers and will eventually fall to those that mastered
the art of combat.

The sixth truth states, "The mind may be made stronger through the
elimination of conscience. One does this by inflicting pain on others."
This may sound like it in no way pertains to nature, however to truly
understand nature one must delve deep and look hard. If the lion stopped
to consider the consequences of its actions it would lose its prey. If
they lion stopped to consider they affect that killing the deer might
have on other lions or on the forest community, it would perish, as it
would have nothing by which to maintain its strength. The lion cares not
for the well being of others, he realizes he needs the deer for his own
well being and does what is necessary to get it.

The seventh truth states, "The spirit may be made stronger by enduring
hardships, both self-imposed and externally-imposed." Nature inflicts
hardships upon itself in the most basic form of fire. By inflicting fire
upon itself nature eliminates the weak plants choking the life from the
forest as a whole and allows room for, and strengthens those that
survive the trial. This hardship is also imposed by elements from
outside nature, namely the mortal population of the world. Through such
hardships nature is able to continuously hone and strengthen itself.

As you can see by the very definition of evil as set forth by the Lord
of Evil himself, evil is a most integral and important part of nature,
as it is of all things. We should all seek to understand the part that
evil plays in everything around us so that we may better serve our Lord
and strengthen ourselves.

If you read this far I hope you learned something. I look forward to all
the comments I am sure to receive for this post.

Kirath, Druid of Old Times

Penned by my hand on the 24th of Miraman, in the year 354 AF.