Nice guys finish last.
I believe every myth, legend, folktale and even lie has a foundation in truth- no matter how far removed or dolled up.
The phrase above is no different.
I think we've all heard it at some point. Hell, I may not be a guy but I feel it.
There comes a point when the "nice guy" (who only considered himself a regular guy prior to this moment) has a profound epiphany and realizes the extent of his niceness, the volumes in which he's been screwed over, and that the two are directly related.
This is when he A. decides to stop being so nice, or B. swears off people forever.
It's about survival, right?
Just as the car can't drive with a crack in the engine block, a man can't live with a broken heart.
His friends tell him things will get better; not all humans take advantage and intentionally inflict harm.
But the pain is just too great for chances.
Besides, the past is proof. The Universe has shown him, time and again, that Nice Guy=Pain and Heartache.
But the Nice Guy always bushes himself off and lowers his shield. Eventually. It takes longer and longer each time, but it happens. He is, after all, nice by nature. It's in his DNA.
The Evil One is always lurking. Watching. The Evil Ones' radar is preset to seek out Nice Guy. Nice Guy makes a tasty yet unsatisfying meal. Evil is ever hungry because of this, therefore never rests.
Now, Evil... One may assume Evil is just evil for the sake of being evil. That would be a consideration for forgiveness. After all, Nice Guy can't help it- it's in his DNA, it's who he is. If Evil couldn't help it that might soften the blow.
But Evil knows full well what it's doing. Evil is calculating and deliberate. Evil may be insecure and nefarious but it fully realizes the extent of it's harm. This lingers like a rock in Evils gut; causing insomnia and emptiness. Evil cannot enjoy anymore. Nor taste delectable dishes. Or feel passion or belonging. Not anymore.
That is only the beginning of the price Evil pays for their choices.
Deception and malice fill the swimming pool for Evil. It may be ornate gold and Olympic sized but it's frigid and flowing with revolt and shame. Deficits of empathy are replaced with the diamond tears of it's victims. And the shattered hearts of those who did not survive form the elaborate stained glass windows where sun may never shine again.
Evil disgusts itself, so it pulls Nice down to the sewers for a footstool. The vicious lies that spew from the Evil ones lips slice it's tongue with razors, making Evil see fit to sever Nice and render him dehumanized, helpless and humiliated. Evil chooses to blame Nice. Who else could possibly be at fault? And because he's such a nice guy he accepts the target on his back. Nice is always aware of the targets whether he chooses to acknowledge or deny.
Evil's character disorder is carefully chosen and meticulously polished. When Evil is jealous, or wants something Nice has, there is no stopping or stalling.
Evil moves at its own pace.
It's the only thing Evil can control.
Evil is seriously disturbed, lacking the character attributes that most of us share. Yes, as humans we each are capable of hurting others, and we've each done so inadvertently or accidentally, or sometimes from sheer ignorance. But Evil consciously conspires to inflict harm. Evil's character disorder is wrapped in malice and tied with a bow of manipulation.
Despite it all, the pain and fear and helplessness and questions why, I choose Nice.
Choosing joy over malice allows for pain. But choosing evil ends stagnated in a pool of bile duct flavored misery.
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