I like the approach you have given to this. So, Cain and Abel is a dualism between us and what we want (we should) be. Interestingly, Cain can kill Abel, but it is impossible to happen the other way around. If the murder had not happened, although there is a certain inevitability there, Abel would always have to live with Cain. With everything that implies.
By the way, your posts are truly entertaining and thoughtful, good work, regards!
Howdy, thanks for replying, I really enjoy reading your work too!
And yeah, you nailed it right on the head. Cain is basically the archetypal human, (which is why we all descend from him) and Abel is the elusive idea to which all people aspire (elusive because he was killed, and fathered no children). I really like this story because it's so darn short and yet it packs in so much wisdom and truth into like ten lines. You can really relate to a story like that, whether it "historically" happened is really besides the point.
Good day!