Man's Greatest Enemy

Epitome of humanity’s greatest enemy

Enemy. When one hears this word, people tend to automatically relate this to negative emotions such as sorrow, despair, anger and hatred. By definition, an enemy is a person we feel hatred for, foster harmful designs against, or engage in antagonistic activities against; an adversary or opponent. Most people think that an enemy must be someone you foster a great deal of hatred for, but that is not necessarily the case. While saying that the person you hate the most should be considered your enemy is correct, the question that I would like to bring forward is who you will consider to be your greatest enemy. By now, I believe there are already some names that stir up the emotions mentioned above, such as anger and hatred; however, that is not the answer I am looking for. Have you ever considered the idea that your worst and greatest enemy is someone you know better than anyone else; someone who is closer than you might expect? Sir Thomas Browne once said “Every man is his greatest enemy, and as it were, his own executioner”. Keeping that thought in mind, the question that remains unanswered is who is man’s greatest enemy?

Wayne LaPierre from the NRA once said “Guns don’t kill people”. While there are many arguments with regards to this topic, one thing is quite certain and that an inanimate object is not able to cause harm by itself. However, when any type of items is placed in the hand of a human, especially one that is not mentally or emotionally stable, there will be deaths all around us. Donald K. Martin wrote an article titled “Letter: Guns don’t kill people, etc” about his experience with an experiment he conducted at his home. He placed his shotgun on the front porch, gave it six shells and a wheelchair to move around since it has no legs. At the end of the day, the shotgun was still sitting in the wheelchair and not killed anyone. This might sound hysterical to some, but it is definitely a true event. To add on, the...