Reading, Writing, Right or Wrong..

I don't know why I post at such a late hour.
I guess it's when my brain starts slowing down.
And when I feel most that my day is lost.
Instinctively I try to capture it's last remaining, dying, breaths.

I've been reading a book called Evil Genius lately. I've quite enjoyed it. Though it's a bit strange carrying around a book of such a title with a seductively innocent yet creepy cover, I can actually relate to quite a lot of the book. It's set in Australia, so there are a number of things that are familiar with my recent history. Also, the trials of the young boy being small and cute, and getting away with far more than he should. I could definitely identify with that. I'm not saying that I am or ever have been a genius, but I've been unchallenged, and teased, and ignored in my early years enough to relate to this little fella in here.
I like the moral challenge this book raises. I find myself questioning the definitions raised in this book on frequent occasions. What is Evil, what context does bad become really bad, or even good become bad. All these things we live with and justify. War. Deceit. Greed or Selfishness. All of these things, terms and labels for when society would deem them inappropriate.
Is there any pure good? any untainted truth?
I also watched a movie recently, called "The Man from Earth." It was about a man who lived from the paleolithic period. In the discussion about his fictional life, many good questions were raised about the nature of man. What it would mean to live forever.
Following the movie, I read a little about Buddism. Discovered that it's another religion that doesn't make sense to me. Some Buddha spirits help a prince to become some kind of master Buddha. The teachings socially make a bit of sense, as do many of these religions. Most of them are socially responsible, as they have to be to maintain some kind of foundation for sustenance as well as growth.
-len