Do you think that all people are good at heart?

United States
February 8, 2007 3:16pm CST
I believe that all people, no matter what they do are still good at heart. I believe this because there are so many cruel people in the world, but they are always good at heart. If they do something to harm someone, they are still good at heart, because they wanted to do good, but their mind took control and told them deceitful things, such as in the play, Macbeth. That little seed that someone or something plants in their head makes them do something they would have never done before. What is your view on this subject? Do you think the same thing? Do you think differently? Please take some time and tell me how you feel about this subject.
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• Philippines
8 Feb 07
Everyone was born with a clean heart and a clear mind. We are all on equal footing on this one. As we grow older though, the influences around us made all the difference. If we grow up in a loving and caring environment, then we grow up truly good at heart. However, if we grow up in an environment full of hatred, bitterness, and all those negative attributes, I doubt it very much that the same kind of heart shall have been developed here. The kind of love and consideration we could have here shall be founded on being self-centered and greediness. We can only feel love for those close to us like our children and wife, and we will be willing to eradicate all else that run contrary to this. This is a harsh reality so portrayed in Macbeth.
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• United States
8 Feb 07
That is a great response. I feel the exact same way. I feel that people are influenced to do bad things, but they have always been good at heart. They have their own choices also. Their mind makes up the choices by what ever goes to their mind first. I believe that if people just thought about things without putting anger into everything, we would be living in a peace-loving society and that would be great.
@lidiane (40)
• Brazil
10 Feb 07
Yes, the heart goodness does not on the nationality or the culture. Each one is good in its way. The respect for the differences in makes them to see optimum in the people. Whit one to look at prejudicet is difficult to see goodness in the things.
@ryanbgico (258)
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
We are born good, and that's the fact. God created all of us, and everything He did was good. There is goodness no matter how bad we are. As you can see, the word "good" is "God" adding the letter "o", and the word "evil" is "Devil" subtracting the letter "d". As you can analyze doing goodness to everyone brings abundance, an add effect. But doing evilness, will absolutely brings sufferings, a minus effect. So, let's do good always, for this is what we are meant here living this life.
@XxAngelxX (2830)
• Canada
10 Feb 07
I definitely feel everyone is born with a good heart, and I think most people do have some good in them. I don't know what causes people to turn into serial killers or rapists or such, but I don't think they were born bad. It has to be something in their life that causes them to turn into this type of person.
• Pakistan
9 Feb 07
I too believe that EVery Person is good of heart ..Do you think Anyone would like killing anyone ...Cutting someone's throat or Robbing anyone?. No none would like that But It's the circumstances that force these people to such things. There is a reaosn behind everything and the Reason behind their Crimes is Just Need..They need those things. It's their circumstance that forces them to take such steps. We all have done stealing in our time one way or another mostly in school we Take our friend's things and don't return them..Sometime there are people who steal books and copies of other students..Why do they do that?..So that they don't have to buy the book.Why do you think they would not want to buy the book ..Because they know that Either their Pareents are under a debt or They're not rich enough to fulfil their childrens need..So they take such steps...I know it's bad and they get addicted to it.But that is how life goes and we have to learn to live with it
@mssnow (9484)
• United States
9 Feb 07
We all have good hearts. Some times things happen to people to make their hearts change. But I think deep inside even those people want to be good hearted. They just need the right chance to do so.