morally corrupted
a president's daughter once said:
"lying isn't always bad and truth isn't always good. if telling someone the truth makes them feel bad then lying is sometimes the better option."
this plus the inspiration i've been hit with recently from reading ali's insightful posts over the last few days made me inspired to post something that is out of the ordinary for us vikers. something that isn't weird, something that hopefully everyone else can understand, and shock horror something that isn't ABOUT US.
so my arguement is that everyone is morally corrupt. the only difference is the level of corruptness between all of us. we all do things that we know are wrong, things that will hurt someone else. we've all at least once in our lives have taken the easier road than the harder but more socially "right" road when we make decisions everyday in our lives. side note - this is more pointing towards situations that encompass more worldly decisions, not trivial ones like "oh i shouldn't have copied that person's answers".
so now my question (much like ali's god vs free will) is right vs wrong. why do we do things even though we know it is wrong. wrong to ourselves, wrong to the immediate other person, wrong to others, wrong, wrong, wrong. immediate self gratification from doing that one deed can only last so long till guilt sets in. if guilt sets in at all. for example an alcoholic deciding to get behind the wheel after a night out drinking. the immediate self gratification is there in the satisfying effects of the alcohol but then there's the risk of an accident occuring with tragic consequences. but then why does the alcoholic still drink though fully aware of the consequences that can occur as a result of their actions.
why and perhaps more importantly how can people justify their actions even though they are fully aware of the implications that their actions can take? how can people admit, accept but STILL denial the possible disastrous, tragic consequences that would most highly occur as a result of their decision and choose to take the more "morally corrupted" road?
is it not more selfish to do the wrong thing by others, but what may feel like the right thing for yourself? can such situations and reasonings be justified? then just as an important question is can those other people around the person accept his/hers reasonings behind their actions? should they accept it? should they intervene? but then conversely, should we sacrifice our own happiness for the sake of just doing "right" for someone else? at what stage then if we all adopt this strategy do we say enough's enough?
we (being the civilised, non psychotic kind) all have been taught and have our own measuring stick of measuring right and wrong. but then since nothing is set in stone, that fine line separating the two can and does get fuzzy. and most certainly more often then not it is our own fault for fuzzying up that line ourselves so that we may get what we want regardless of everything else. i have yet to see someone defy the age old saying of "the truth always comes out in the end". but even knowing that, and knowing that the degree of consequences that can be suffered as a result of the concealment of the truth rises exponentially over time, we still do it. we lie. we lie because it isn't always bad for others. and more to the heart of the truth, we lie because it isn't always bad for ourselves first and foremost.
"lying isn't always bad and truth isn't always good. if telling someone the truth makes them feel bad then lying is sometimes the better option."
this plus the inspiration i've been hit with recently from reading ali's insightful posts over the last few days made me inspired to post something that is out of the ordinary for us vikers. something that isn't weird, something that hopefully everyone else can understand, and shock horror something that isn't ABOUT US.
so my arguement is that everyone is morally corrupt. the only difference is the level of corruptness between all of us. we all do things that we know are wrong, things that will hurt someone else. we've all at least once in our lives have taken the easier road than the harder but more socially "right" road when we make decisions everyday in our lives. side note - this is more pointing towards situations that encompass more worldly decisions, not trivial ones like "oh i shouldn't have copied that person's answers".
so now my question (much like ali's god vs free will) is right vs wrong. why do we do things even though we know it is wrong. wrong to ourselves, wrong to the immediate other person, wrong to others, wrong, wrong, wrong. immediate self gratification from doing that one deed can only last so long till guilt sets in. if guilt sets in at all. for example an alcoholic deciding to get behind the wheel after a night out drinking. the immediate self gratification is there in the satisfying effects of the alcohol but then there's the risk of an accident occuring with tragic consequences. but then why does the alcoholic still drink though fully aware of the consequences that can occur as a result of their actions.
why and perhaps more importantly how can people justify their actions even though they are fully aware of the implications that their actions can take? how can people admit, accept but STILL denial the possible disastrous, tragic consequences that would most highly occur as a result of their decision and choose to take the more "morally corrupted" road?
is it not more selfish to do the wrong thing by others, but what may feel like the right thing for yourself? can such situations and reasonings be justified? then just as an important question is can those other people around the person accept his/hers reasonings behind their actions? should they accept it? should they intervene? but then conversely, should we sacrifice our own happiness for the sake of just doing "right" for someone else? at what stage then if we all adopt this strategy do we say enough's enough?
we (being the civilised, non psychotic kind) all have been taught and have our own measuring stick of measuring right and wrong. but then since nothing is set in stone, that fine line separating the two can and does get fuzzy. and most certainly more often then not it is our own fault for fuzzying up that line ourselves so that we may get what we want regardless of everything else. i have yet to see someone defy the age old saying of "the truth always comes out in the end". but even knowing that, and knowing that the degree of consequences that can be suffered as a result of the concealment of the truth rises exponentially over time, we still do it. we lie. we lie because it isn't always bad for others. and more to the heart of the truth, we lie because it isn't always bad for ourselves first and foremost.
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