Chance

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I have, for a long time now, been wandering the earth, my mind full of questions. I have met sorts and sorts of people. I have been called names, good, bad, neither.
In my pursuit for answers I have only come upon more questions.
One of my recent interests, good and bad, and when is and isn't a second chance appropriate, has been taking a lot of my thoughts.
Has anyone got a precise way to tell when an action is good or bad?
Many people who we consider good have probably done as much, if not more, bad actions than the ones we vilify. Based on what?
What makes the so called "good" better than the others?
If a king judges a peasant for slaughter, he who has slaughtered armies, destroyed villages, looted and killed in the name of power, is he any better than the peasant?
Everything the human eye sees is subjective, everything done is seen differently person to person.
But if a crime of slaughter is bad, then how come the king is the judge on the throne?
How did he deserve the name "good"?
How did he deserve the second chance?

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