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The evil that lurks...

Deep inside, we are all the same. Despite our seemingly outward differences and self inflicted desire to be different, deep entrenched in the crypts of our sulci and gyri and between the creases of our DNA, we are all one. Our desires, our inner, our likes, no matter how much we deny or suppress, it is pretty much the same.
We may impose restrictions on what we should eat and should not. It would only last that long. The inner drive would prevent it or suppress our desires to taste the forbidden fruit but at the same time we change the goal post to suit both the regulations. A vegetarian yearning for fish came with fish textured soya minus the odour, prawn like crusted soya to be sizzling in a wok and  so on. Kebab and teriyaki lovers replaced meat with cheese on skewers. They keep their faith and their taste buds happy.
With the aim of keeping social problems of uncared children, society imposed strict rules and penalties for its subjects pertaining mixing of the carnal kind. Again and again the virtues of monogamy and responsible parenthood had been impressed upon their offspring. Society imposed draconian rules and even inhumane punishments to cow the society to fall in line. In spite of apparently outward manifestation of conformity and piety, the primal need to sow the seed and immerse in the joy of union of the sexes thrives in all. In spite of the strictest law cast in stone, the animalistic desire prevails again and again. Of course, all laws are made to be broken, they are also amended and manipulated to please their fancy.
Traditionally, the female gender have been left with the unenviable task of running the household as the men left the caves for long spells in effort to hunt to provide for the society. The nomadic tribe had the same arrangement. As the organised religion came to fore, the gender roles reversed. The society took a patriarchal stance. The female partner became subjugates to do and don'ts. With evolving times and demand for equality via bra burning, something had to give. However, hocus pocus pseudo-scientific cockamamie excuse for protecting the weaker sex still manage to con them to submission. The fear of God, as usual, works all the time to win the male's place in society.
We make dress to appear modest and civil. We may claim conservativeness in our drapes so as not excite the faint-hearted. But deep inside, there is an eternal desire to be noticed, to stand out, to be praised of our looks, our beauty albeit skin deep. Even if the mandatory sensitive areas that need to be covered are so, the hide and seek game continues. Even the covered areas are highlighted and enhanced with accessories to enchanter the eyes of the beholder.
We can hide, we can deny but deep inside our primitive primal desires lurks like a caged animal waiting to be unleashed. When conditions are ripe when he perceives himself to be off the radar, this demonic desire surfaces. But then... he can say, "I was weak, I was tempted, in my lowest ebb, the Devil with his devilish ways won. I repent. After all I am human, I err!"

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