Heroes, Villains, and Victims

A brief insight.

Both a hero and a villain work hard, even tirelessly. One produces creation while the other destruction -- but they both produce.

You’ll notice that interesting stories rarely if ever have victims has their main characters. Why? Victims don’t do anything at all -- they just whine and complain. It's not that main characters haven't been victimized, they just don't accept victim-hood.

Perhaps this is the concept behind the verses in Revelation that say:

I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.

Joshua said "choose you this day whom ye will serve," and the choice of victim-hood makes you irrelevant to your own story because you are no longer striving to be the main act-or in it.