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In Hamlet, William Shakespeare declares:
"There is nothing either good nor bad but thinking makes it so."
This also seems to be the mantra of the day:
There is no universal right and there is no universal wrong –
Morality is relative to the person and place in which it is applied.
You might have heard someone say, “there’s no right and there’s no wrong,” but you have to ask yourself, is their statement right or wrong? And I’m sure you’ve heard someone say, “It’s wrong for you to impose your morals on me!” But if you think about it, by them telling you that something is wrong, they are imposing their morals on you! How about this one – “There is no such thing as absolute truth.” I must be snippy and ask, “Are you absolutely sure about your absolute statement?”
The fact is, we all inherently know right from wrong; we just have this crazy tendency to disregard morality when it conflicts with our desire for personal pleasure or personal gain. Sure, we might justify having an affair, but we certainly wouldn’t condone our spouse cheating on us. And we might justify taking something without permission, but if we were the ones being robbed we wouldn’t think it was OK.
Simply, there isn’t a person alive today who would come home from work to discover that their house has been robbed, their dog murdered, and their child kidnapped, and say, “Oh, how wonderful that this person is able to destroy my life and enjoy all of my things. And who am I to impose my view of right and wrong on this poor, misguided soul?”
Here’s a good way to determine right from wrong: turn the situation around on yourself. Jesus said it best: “treat people the same way you want them to treat you.” The truth is we all know that murder, rape, lying, stealing, cheating, child abuse, torture, genocide, and other patent injustices are absolutely wrong. Why? Because we wouldn’t want any of these things to happen to us!
Just Thinking,
Randall Niles
www.RandallNiles.com
"There is nothing either good nor bad but thinking makes it so."
This also seems to be the mantra of the day:
There is no universal right and there is no universal wrong –
Morality is relative to the person and place in which it is applied.
You might have heard someone say, “there’s no right and there’s no wrong,” but you have to ask yourself, is their statement right or wrong? And I’m sure you’ve heard someone say, “It’s wrong for you to impose your morals on me!” But if you think about it, by them telling you that something is wrong, they are imposing their morals on you! How about this one – “There is no such thing as absolute truth.” I must be snippy and ask, “Are you absolutely sure about your absolute statement?”
The fact is, we all inherently know right from wrong; we just have this crazy tendency to disregard morality when it conflicts with our desire for personal pleasure or personal gain. Sure, we might justify having an affair, but we certainly wouldn’t condone our spouse cheating on us. And we might justify taking something without permission, but if we were the ones being robbed we wouldn’t think it was OK.
Simply, there isn’t a person alive today who would come home from work to discover that their house has been robbed, their dog murdered, and their child kidnapped, and say, “Oh, how wonderful that this person is able to destroy my life and enjoy all of my things. And who am I to impose my view of right and wrong on this poor, misguided soul?”
Here’s a good way to determine right from wrong: turn the situation around on yourself. Jesus said it best: “treat people the same way you want them to treat you.” The truth is we all know that murder, rape, lying, stealing, cheating, child abuse, torture, genocide, and other patent injustices are absolutely wrong. Why? Because we wouldn’t want any of these things to happen to us!
Just Thinking,
Randall Niles
www.RandallNiles.com
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Comment by Sandie on March 8, 2009 at 4:47pm
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Very interesting you have wrote this comment on right and wrong I absolutely agree with you....You have me thinking on this subject matter because my late husband always said there was no right and wrong....For all those times I just believed in God and that common sense and the love of God helped me through my trials. Bless you my friend in Jesus
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Comment by journeyman on December 3, 2008 at 9:18am
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Thanks for sharing this amazing fact. God's great commandments for us "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: "Love your neighbor as yourself." So wonderfully simple and right to the point. Yet the flesh is weak. Because of Adam and Eve we are flawed and we continue to sin.
The Israelites wandered in the "wilderness" for forty years. I wandered in the wilderness for 48 years before I saw the warmth and Love of God's precious Love for me. But, I know now that God was with me every step of the way even in the wilderness. I am so grateful God has given me the choice to follow him before it was to late for me. I am a blessed man because of many Brothers and Sisters I have never "met". But, who Love, care and pray for the lost and misunderstood everyday. May the Light of God's Love continue you guide you in his glorious work. May God's grace give you the strength to carry on.
Your friend and Brother in Christ,
journeymanhd
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