Page 39 - The Silent Language Of Evil

Harun Yahya

THOSE WHO PRACTICE EVIL IN SECRET,
PRETENDING TO BE NAÏVE AND INNOCENT
One of satan's treacherous methods is to get people to cover up
the evil they do by hiding behind a façade of innocence. He also
shows those under his influence how to hide the evil they do.
Innocence is not a quality that people often stress in their daily
lives. A good person behaves correctly; and everything he does is
out in the open for all to see, not hidden. For this reason, he doesn't
need to prove how well- intentioned and innocent he is. But those
who do evil are always uneasy, knowing what they have done in se-

cret. There's always some risk that what they have kept secret will
come to light at any moment. To make themselves appear blameless
in such an eventuality, they do everything possible to strengthen the
impression that they are well-intentioned and innocent. In the same
way, if the evil they do is discovered, they hide behind their inno-
cence again, deceiving others into coming to their rescue.
But by taking refuge in innocence, they intend to repeat their
hidden misdeeds if the need arises. They think that they will be
much better able to make people around them accept what they've
done if they cover it up well. If their pretended innocence yields re-
sults even once, they assume the same method will be successful
every time.
Along with the proofs they offer for their innocence and to ap-
pear blameless, they also want to quiet their own consciences. This
is because every evil act disquiets the human conscience. A human
being who commits an evil act knows that it is against his conscience
and, to escape the pangs of remorse, makes up excuses to make him-
self comfortable and justify what he did. But the only remedy for
this pressure from one's conscience is to live according to the moral

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