EVIL = NO FAMILY

In December 2008 Bernie Madoff admitted to scamming his family with a Ponzi scheme that ended up destroying his entire family. This scam not only destroyed his family financially but also destroyed any relationship they had with him. Even his wife and sons turned their back against him. 

Sadly malevolent individuals like exist in all families. They have one desire to deliberately cause harm to someone for their own gain. I myself have two evil individuals in my family who divided the family for financial gain. Unlike Madoff, they were never caught and today they lead a luxurious life gained from others demise. 

Most often these individuals have a few common traits that many times go unnoticed because of the charm they exhibit. These traits include being manipulative, self-centred and indifferent towards otters. For example, let's say you are planning a trip with them and have already prepared a plan that fits everyone’s needs, somehow they will manage to change the whole plan to suit their needs whilst making you look incompetent.  At a wedding or a part that is not about them, they will still manage to be the centre of attention. If they are not fond of you they will manage to convince everyone in the family to dislike you. On the other hand, they will pretend to be the kindest souls around so that you are never suspicious of them. 

These traits are their strengths which they will use to break relationships and create jealousy and even rivalry within the family. Seriously think about it haven’t you met a pair of siblings who were always close and never fought to suddenly break apart from each other and build intense hatred for each other? Where did this sudden rage come from? Was it because they grew up? Or was it because that one person they trusted deeply, managed to create a rift between them? These are questions you have to ask yourself if you suddenly feel like your family is drifting apart. 

Sometimes people tend to drift away from each other but sometimes this drift is purposely created by a meddler who often rejoices in your demise. 

When such things do occur reflect on your interactions, be honest with yourself and try to find a reason why this relative has suddenly kept away from you. If you have the courage you should confront them, tell them how you feel and ask them why you guys aren’t in touch. This clear reflection should give you ideas on whether it was you or their fault that caused a rift between you two, or did someone manipulate them. The truth is that talking and being open with one another could mend some familial relations, but if you truly can’t fix a relationship then it’s better to move on and focus on yourself instead. 

In the end, Karma is real and no matter how long it takes these malevolent individuals will eventually meet their demise. You could prevent their actions by picking up on their traits early on and actually making the people you love aware of their destructive behaviour. If a family is strong and united no one will be able to break them apart.