Intention: The mind's hidden construct

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The mind is hidden and a chamber accessible to just the individual. Whether or not an action is noble is a function of the intent, a creation locked in the seclusion of the mind.

Thus,

1. An action could have a wonderful, noble, nice outlook. It's sulken bad if the intent is evil!  Have you permitted someone to have access to your parent's car to drive in their absence? The fellow felt happy for graciousness. Was that good, was it evil? 

2. Alternatively, have you offered help to make the recipient feel you are better than them? They are happy and grateful, but you know deep down why you did it. For self-adulation. Was such act indeed good help??

3. An action could be looked at as sinister, weird, bad. It's not if the intent is good! What could be said of mercy killing? Have you denied or rather prevented someone from taking something he/she desires to have. Just for their good?? But the person felt bad for having been denied a desire. Was that evil, was that good?

Our intentions that drives our beings, and hence, our actions ultimate bear conception from the mind. The mind's chamber is the epicentre of our every conscious commitment.

But who can verify the mind's content? Who, apart from the individual and the Omniscient Being can have a view of what the mind constructs to give visible action? 

That's the dilemma of a good grip of an action that's good or evil.

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