Reality, life, and the world are evil rather than good. That of an entrenched negative state of mind, a permanent expectation of the worst under all circumstances, between the world as it is and the world as it could be. The existence of evil and the link between suffering and sin have been dwelt upon since ancient times. I life in this world as rooted in misery, pain, and endless struggle. The idea that all the ends and happiness of life are illusory.