As destructive as life,
As healing as death;
An institutioner of strife,
Just as prone to bless.
It is all that is good,
Yet with an evil trend;
As it was the beginning of things,
It can also be the end.

(In reply to Hmmm... by TamTam)

I think I have been able to figure out the answer, but would not like to mention it at this early stage.
Hint:  Take a very close look at lines 1, 2, 7 and 8. After doing this, verify if the solution satisfy  conditions inclusive of lines 5 and 6.

Edited on September 29, 2006, 12:25 am

Posted by K Sengupta on 2006-09-29 00:21:55