Inspired by the TV show Spartacus, I’ve been reading quite a bit about Roman history. The Roman Empire is so well known for good reason, because even though it was around 1000 years ago, the technology, systems and developments they had were far more advanced than civilizations centuries after theirs.
One thing that stood out to me though was the act of torture. Torture on slaves and prisoners. They do the most disgusting things and I was appalled by how such cruel people could exist. Then as I thought deeper I realized that torture and cruelty such as this existed throughout history all the way to the modern world today. From the Rape of Nanking in World War 2 to even the world we live in today. There are still innocent people today who have been treated with much cruelty whether in Syria, North Korea or in some parts of Africa.
At times like this I ask myself why does God let this happen? Aren’t we God’s children? If we’re God’s children, why does he let so many innocent people suffer? It’s one thing to have people kill one another, it’s another thing to make the process worse by torture. Why? I can’t explain this.
Why is there so much cruelty in this world?
Then a thought came to me. That it’s not just Syria or North Korea but sometimes even in the most developed countries in the world that such cruel crimes are committed. So it’s people that are cruel. Not all of us but some of us regardless of which part of the world we come from. It’s just that in the more developed countries we are protected by laws and enforcement.
A quote came to mind.
“The only thing necessary for the Triumph of Evil is that Good Men Do Nothing”.
Maybe instead of looking to God to help us out, we should look first at ourselves.
Maybe what we need in this world… is for more Good Men to act.
Pray then… that God will give us more good men who will act against evil.
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space