THE DESTROYER

Thou shalt not kill.
Exodus 20:13 (KJV)

Have you killed? If you have never taken the life of someone, you may feel you are good to go, on this directive (Commandment). When you think of killing; murder, homicide or assassination may come to mind.

Let us investigate another point of view on the terminology, kill. To cause the death of someone or something, kill, also, means, an end to; or to destroy the vital or essential quality of something.

Now ask yourself, have you destroyed or ended:

• Something perfectly good, out of anger?
• A marriage, because you were involved in an extramarital affair? Or, not exhibiting and executing the elements it takes to be a good spouse?
• The relationship with your adult children, because you’re overbearing; being too involved in their lives; always dictating what they should be doing according to your thought process?
• The relationship with your young children, because you are ill equipped to raise children and refuse to listen to wise counsel to overcome your deficiencies?
• The career of someone by telling lies or using deceit because you wanted their position?
  Your career by coming in late; leaving early; taking excessive days off; or not doing the work required?
• Your school or college years by partying too much and not enough studying?
• A friendship due to not being a good listener, or not taking the time or effort to be a good friend?

What drives the need to kill, as in the terms of ending, or, destroying the quality of something?

⦁ Selfishness. When you are concerned, only about yourself, and the not the needs of other people. Everything is about you. You will destroy others to preserve and gratify self.
⦁ The I want what I want mindset. Everything you desire, you feel you should have, right now, at any cost.
⦁ The I deserve it attitude. This is an entitlement way of thinking. You think you have the right to receive whatever, because you are privileged.
⦁ Comfort and Convenience. Destruction will come when you cannot venture out of your comfort zone. If things do not come easy, you may destroy or kill an opportunity that may take more work than you are willing to do.
⦁ Money and Power. People, with money and power, want more money and power and will destroy anything or anyone that hinders them.
⦁ Poverty and Poor. When you are in a constant state of lack, never having enough money, having few possessions or owning things in poor condition, you may reach the point you will do anything to get out of your circumstances.

Hatred, anger, grudges, envy and other fueled emotions burn in your heart and kills a part of you, destroying  your positive ways of thinking, actions and behaviors. These same emotions you execute toward people can destroy them. You may have never committed a murder or taken a life, however, your emotions, actions and behaviors may be killers.

We all have destroyed, ended or killed something, for whatever reason. If you have a houseplant that died, due to your lack effort or knowledge, you killed something. This post is to bring a greater understanding on how killing is just not taking a life. It is about destruction.