Animal Farm.

So last week I read Animal Farm by George Orwell. It was disturbing. I kept shaking my head going "no, No, NO, NO!" as it got more intense and the lies of the pigs became more blatant.

I loved it.

It said/says a lot about power and what those who are hungry for it are capable of doing. That's what makes a book like this so troubling, everyone's capable of turning into a power-hungry monster that can't get enough. We can start out with the best intentions. But if we don't watch ourselves and have a network of people who we trust to keep us in check, we'll ruin something beautiful and drag others down with us.

Selfishness. That's what it's about. When one puts the self ahead of others, one can destroy the best and most indestructible of ideas and relationships. It's the most slippery of slopes. And the worst part is that the whole time we're destroying something, we can convince ourselves (and maybe others) that we're completely right. By the time you realize you're a monster and you've become what you set out against, it's too late.

Just ask Old Major. And Jesus.