Evil For Good

A poor mother stealing food for her children.

An abused spouse manipulating their partner, encouraging them to leave the home so that the abused can escape.

A father reporting his contracting income lower than reality, so that his child can qualify for free lunch.

A whistleblower breaking the terms of his or her NDA to expose deep injustice.

A queer teenager hiding their true self from religious family to avoid being homeless.

A friend calling the police on someone’s behalf in a moment of domestic violence, even when asked not to.

All are examples of the most fragile balance. The means of evil to respond to injustice. To handle and place a tainted weight back onto the scale for equilibrium, risking a tainting of the self.

Justice when nothing clean remains.