Right or Wrong?
By: tmhogirl (24 March 2010)
Sometimes doing the right thing sucks!
But who is the arbiter of what is right and wrong? If we believe in God and try to follow his teachings, then of course that is probably a start but who am I kidding? I am as flawed as the next man. My sins are plentiful. I cannot pretend to be living up to the standards taught by the bible, far from it. I'm not even sure that I want to. Not right now anyway. There are sins that I am not yet ready to repent from but maybe one day.
Is society the arbiter of what is right or wrong? This argument is seriously flawed because all societies differ in what they hold dear. What might be perfectly acceptable in on e culture, might be deemed an abomination in another. For example, in the Western society, it is perfectly acceptable for an unmarried couple to live together. The laws of the land even go some way to protect this way of life. Living together without being married is deemed an abomination in some culture. It is deemed dishonourable. People have been killed for less in the so-called honour killings.
I allow my conscience to determine what is right and wrong. There are things that are clearly wrong but I sleep easy at night by justifying them. If my conscience feels OK, I feel fine. I call this the Catholic guilt. I may be a sinner and a lapsed Catholic but hide as you may, the doctrines, teachings, head spanking, still gets you. There is nowhere to hide from myself.
When I do bad things that prick my conscience, it nags me, I lose sleep, I analyse it to death until I do the right thing and correct my actions. I can't run away from myself. I try and I try but I can't.
Sometimes, it's time to clear your head, analyse your beliefs and allow your conscience to lead you to what feels right.
I don't know all the answers but it has to feel right. It has to be the right thing.
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