Proximity does not indicate similarity. Just because we are physically close to someone and may even spend a great deal of time with them, does not mean that we necessarily share the same outlook, values, or morals with them. We may be near them because we have to be. Maybe we live with them, work…
Tag: ethics
Our Inner Voice Is Ours Alone
We should not be jealous of others for behaviors our consciences will not abide. A conscience is a funny thing. It is both very personal and very specific. Attitudes and behaviors that do not appear to bother one person’s conscience may make another’s flail and scream in protest. Some people, it seems, have much stronger…
Unity With Purpose
Unity is an empty vessel to be filled with whatever form of good or evil we choose. We often throw around word like unity, community, or tribe as if they are inherently positive concepts. The truth, however, is that they are neutral. It is as possible to be united around evil causes, ideas, and behaviors…
An Aesthetic View Of Morality
Our choices are not always as clear as right or wrong; we must sometimes choose between beauty and ugliness. We often think of morality in terms of black and white, good and bad, right and wrong. This type of either/or thinking makes us feel better about the path we have chosen because it places us…
Our Children Are Watching Us Do What Is Right (Or Wrong)
The best time to do what is right is before we are told to, but doing so after we are told to is a close second. The most important trait we can pass down to our children is a moral compass, the ability to know and do what is right even when peers, society at…