The Two Sides

By Ananya Sarkar

Tell away an angel from a demon - it isn’t as easy as it sounds, and trust me, there is a lot of foul play in the course of every action that leads to the final results. Call it a game of ‘Deception’ if you may, for in reality, angels and demons look nothing like those paintings in the books and on the church walls, flying with the winds by the clouds in the sky. Instead, they tread on this very earth, all around us, and…they look just like any other human. Human- that is what they really are...

What I mean to say is that, be cautious. I do not ask of you to always be suspicious of every little incident that occurs, but, I ask of you to take the stray hints. Someone who seems to be an angel can gift you a bouquet of daturas to congratulate your success while someone with a seemingly demonic character can incinerate your traumas and embrace your flaws better than you yourself ever would. It differs for everyone. All humans are not equal or the same. The farthest they can go is being similar in certain but limited ways. That’s all.

I say that it is a difficult task to truly and truthfully know the real ‘good’ and the real ‘evil’ as a single human wields both sides- just like a double-edged sword. Humans are complex beings and understanding them is a process full of complexity itself. Every individual has their unique mind-set, thought processes, interpretation skills, varying levels of compassion, empathy and sympathy, and differing opinions over the same topic.

When it comes to human nature, there lies just one very fine boundary between the ‘good’ and the ‘evil’, the ‘hero’ and the ‘villain’, the ‘right’ and the ‘wrong’, the ‘angel’ and the ‘demon’; not everyone has a high morale or a sense of righteousness. This is a truth- inevitable and irreversible. Nature built us that way, and nature holds a power stronger than the strongest of us. So, the best we can possibly do is find a point of equilibrium between the two extremes and accept ourselves the way we are.

By Ananya Sarkar