The Jekyll and Hyde In Each of Us

Robert Louis Stevenson once wrote an unforgettable story about a Dr. Jekyll and a Mr. Hyde. Most of you know something of the story. Dr. Henry Jekyll was respected in his community — a gentleman in every respect. But he had some secret vices which he kept carefully hidden from public view. Desiring to practice these vices unrestrained, without endangering his standing in the community, he concocted a strange potion that would allow him to transform his physical features at will. Thus he would be free to move about town and practice his vices without damaging his reputation. Unfortunately, this physical manifestation of the evil monster that he kept carefully hidden within his breast began dominating his life and wreaking havoc in the community. Such unrestrained evil could not be kept in check, and the battle within Dr. Jekyll ended in great tragedy. Stevenson’s point was that there is a battle going on within each of us. Each of us carries around within us a little of Mr. Hyde.