10-07-2025- Many of us who grew up in the 40s and 50s as young Roman Catholics often discussed how evil was the absence of good and to be aware of the dangers of succumbing to evil in our
thoughts and actions. While most persons now use words like bad and inappropriate thoughts
and behaviors rather than the word evil,the condition is the same regardless of what word we
use for it or whether we give it a spiritual or secular cause. I like the word evil because it clearly
and appropriately conjures in the mind a very dangerous individual. Even though none of us are
perfect and do things we wish we had not done and try not to do them again, persons who are
evil feel no guilt or wrong for what they have done and would fit into the category of what mental
health professionals would now call a sociopath/Antisocial Personality Disorder(ASPD) or a
person who has no sense of right or wrong, no conscience and only does things to advance
themselves regardless of the havoc or hurt they cause others. The fact they are often charming
and convincing in deceitful actions allows them to deceive a trusting and good person who
believes they have good intentions as they are taking advantage of them emotionally, financially
and any other way they can. They also think nothing of lying to employees or partners as they
claim to be working with and for them while they actually are taking advantage of them and will
think nothing of firing them or taking whatever they can from them just because they desire to
and can. This is all done under the guise they are doing the best they can do for you and are
trying to be helpful when in fact none of this is true at all. They are using their charm or raw
power to deceive and do evil to others who put their trust in them. If married to an evil person or
related to them or having to interact with them, it can be very difficult if you are a trusting and
caring person who tries to trust people in your interactions with them. To protect yourself,you
first need to know the characteristics of an evil sociopath. Then you need to separate from them
as much as you can as they are toxic to you personally and will cause you great harm
emotionally, financially or in any way they can. The difficult thing for a good person to
understand is that there are evil persons and they will be destructive to you if you do not
prepare and defend yourself.