Cuckoo for Cuckoo's Egg

There is not a great divide between a hero and a villain.  They are like two sides of the coin.  There is a chance for the result to come out one way or another.  The result is a consequence of the choices that are made.  Those that are capable of great good are also capable of great evil.  There are several examples of where this is true, where evil people change and become good.  The best example may be Saul from the New Testament.  He committed great acts of evil, including killing the followers of Jesus and after a powerful spiritual experience he became an apostle of Jesus Christ.  He was capable of great evil and of great good.  It is our choices that determine what side of the coin we become.  Clifford and Hess from The Cuckoo's Egg are also two sides of a coin.  Both of the men do impressive things, especially considering the time period.  They both were breaking new ground in hacking.  Hess brilliantly navigates in and out of systems stealing information.  It took intelligence and creativity to be able to do that.  The same can be said about Clifford.  Through intelligence and creativity Clifford was able to track, disrupt, and eventually catch Hess.  These two people are two examples of greatness, one bad and one good.  The choices that we make are determine what we will become.