One animal chasing and killing its prey serves the greater purpose of preserving the balance of nature, wether or not the animal is aware of this—and again, the animal's intent is not evil. Man consumes ideas. In doing so he contributes to a different kind of balance, of which he is usually unaware. But no man acts out of the pure intent to do wrong, or to be vicious. Storms rend the summer sky, sending forth thunder and lightening. Earthquakes may ravage the countryside. You may deeply regret the havoc worked, knowing that neither the storm nor the earthquake is evil. Not only did they have no wrong intent, but the overall condition corrected earth's balance.
This requires some unique understanding. I am aware of that—and yet the destructive storms worked by man ultimately cannot be said to be any more evil than the earthquake. While man's works may often certainly appear destructive, you must not blame man's intent, nor must you ever make the mistake of confusing man with his works. For many well-intentioned artists, with the best of intentions, produce at times shoddy works of art, all the more deplorable and disappointing to them because of the initial goodness of their intent.
Their lack of knowledge and techniques and methods then become quite plain. By concentrating too deeply upon the world of newspapers and the negative reports of of man's actions, it is truly easy to lose sight of what I tell you is each man's and each woman's basic good intent.
That intent may be confused, poorly executed, tangled amid conflicts of beliefs, strangled by the bloody hands of murders and wars—and yet no man or woman ever loses it. That represents the hope of the species, and it has ever remained lit, like a bright light within each member of the species; and that good intent is handed down through the generations. It is far more potent, that illumination, than any hates of national grudges that might also be passed along.
It is imperative, for any peace of mind, that you believe in that existence of man's innate good intent.
It is shared by all of the other animals. Each animal knows that under certain conditions the other may fight or posture aggressively, or defend its nest. Each animal knows that in time of hunger it might be hunted by another. Except for those situations, however, the animals are not afraid of each other. They know that each other animal is of good intent.
Grant your own species the same.