Nature of the beast?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>…”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span>:</p><p><span word="Race">Race</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="racial">racial</span> <span word="prejudices">prejudices</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="jus">jus</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="far">far</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beast">beast</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="are">are</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="definitions">definitions</span>. <span word="Nature">Nature</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inherent">inherent</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="characteristic">characteristic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>. <span word="Beast">Beast</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fierce">fierce</span> <span word="animal">animal</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beastly">beastly</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="baser">baser</span> <span word="sentiments">sentiments</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="associated">associated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="animals">animals</span>. <span word="Humans">Humans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="species">species</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beast">beast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="beast">beast</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="control">control</span>, <span word="constantly">constantly</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="beasts">beasts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> – <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="Henry">Henry</span> <span word="Jekyll">Jekyll</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Edward">Edward</span> <span word="Hyde">Hyde</span>.</p><p><span word="Oh">Oh</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="Beauty">Beauty</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beast">Beast</span>? <span word="That">That</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handy">handy</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="Beast">Beast</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="the">the</span> “<span word="nature">nature</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beast">beast</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="unpleasant">unpleasant</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p>
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