Thursday, February 23, 2012

Right Vs. Wrong

On daily basis we contemplate the right and wrong things to do. Whether it be something as simple as recycling or not, or something as important as choosing to rob a bank (drastic, i know) but regardless, a decision must be made. How do we know which is the right decision. Clearly, when regarding the bank robbery, i would hope that most of you would decline that opportunity if it ever arises.
At a young age our parents instill in us three important things, love, respect, and values, of course amongst many other things but I think these are within the top five at least. From the beginning they teach us that hitting is wrong, you should always use your please & thank yous, never ask someone how old they are, and you should know the difference between right and wrong. However, can right vs. wrong, be taught? I think that has a simple answer, no. Right decision vs. wrong decision is not something that we can read about in a book. Instead, we learn through way of life and with experience. When you push your best friend down when your little, they cry, you learned that crying is a way to show sadness or hurtfulness therefore you learn that pushing (which made them cry) must be bad. The values our parents instilled in us at that young age I think are guidelines for learning ethics later in life. We learn that most things in life have ethical reasoning. The ethics that we learn help us to better make decisions. As stated before, these decisions can be an 1 second answer or two-day answer. It doesn't matter, all that matter is that at the end of the day you're happy with your decision and your not afraid to own the decision you made. If you dont want to announce the decision you've made and you're not proud of it, whelp, you my friend may have picked the wrong answer.

Have a great day! Make good decisions!



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