Cain and Abel

The ultimate sibling dispute: the story of Cain and Abel. Cain was the first son of the first man and Abel was his little brother. While Cain chose to tend the fields and harvest for a living, Abel chose to herd sheep. When it came down to give an offering to their creator, both men offered a bit of what they had: Cain some of his harvest and Abel a lamb. God was more pleased by Abel's offering, and Cain, overcome with rage, led his brother into a field and murdered him. This story is the hyperbolic version of sibling rivalry. While a lot of the times we want to murder our siblings, Cain actually did. He murdered his own blood which leads to not only his eternal damnation but also that of his offspring for generations. I don't know how one could possibly consider killing one's brother, especially his little brother, but apparently Cain was wicked a man enough to do it. I have a little brother and could scarcely conjure a scenario where killing my brother would be justifiable. The thing that really gets to me about this story is that it wasn't the usual little brother feels some form of jealousy/rage and decides to overthrow the top dog. That drama I think is typical in some common fictional stigmas, but here no one is really the better. Just because God was happier with Abel didn't mean Cain had done a bad job, and it also didn't mean that Cain was no longer in his favor. Cain must of been through and through a wicked man.