Demons

People are fundamentally good. In fact, human beings are corporeal angels. We are not even fallen; we have simply been drafted and shipped out. This reality we inhabit, these very bodies we live in are a huge battlefield. Good vs. evil. The fight never ends, and never will until we recognize that every person is an implacable warrior of goodness.
So-called 'human' fallibility comes not from us ourselves, but from outside influences. The word 'demon' finds use here. Not demon in the traditional Christian sense; not horned goat-men wielding pitchforks and flame throwers. Instead, they are invisible tormentors, found in cruel words and negative experiences. They push us, prod us and slowly have driven the human race mad. We have come to identify with our demons, making them our identities. We have become feral and violent, crazed and cruel. The demons are artful wordsmiths, whispering words of lust and crime in our ears constantly.
But words are fundamentally flawed. Words inherently create miscommunication. There are simply too many of them and too many interpretations of each and too many connotations and insinuations and subtleties involved in every sentence. Words are the language of lesser beings than ourselves. We degrade ourselves by using them. And yet, they are a necessary evil. We exist here to gain victory. No other reason. And we must use every tool given us to achieve that end.
What we need is some sort of spiritual fly swatter with which to shoo away these pesky demons flapping their turbulent ideas into our brains every second. They never let up and it's killing us from the inside. They feed on our faults, nurse our defects, defend our sins. They are the bad guy but they are master manipulators and have turned us against each other.
We must be a united front, we must recognize that our differences are irrelevant and our congruencies are what is important. We are all on and all the same, all trying our very best to do what is right, responding to ever-changing, ever-challenging circumstances with bravery and vigilance. Human beings are perfectly flawed and beautifully convoluted. To recognize and act as such is our duty. We are soldiers fighting a battle. The war has already been won.