During class on Monday, everyone became very vulnerable. Each one of you who spoke your thoughts said something that was so important, so meaningful and most definitely got me thinking about my life and what my ethics are. I'm a little hesitant to share them honestly. Everyone's morals are similar in a sense, but mine could be completely differ from one of you, and I don't want anyone to view me in a negative way. But because you were all so courageous by speaking about sensitive subjects and sharing your views, I'll do the same!
What really motivates me to live a "good" life is due to the others around me. As I have spoken of before, my biological mother and I do not have a healthy relationship. Most of this was due to the lifestyle that she chose to live. In my eyes, she did not make the right decisions for herself, for her children and the rest of my family. This influences me to be a better person. What I went through with her reminds me of what I should do and what I shouldn't, as some of the things she did made me happy and other things hurt me. It's hard to describe what exactly a "good" life is, but to me is making sure I'm happy and content, and doing things I want to do while being conscious of others and their feelings.
As a part of my own ethics, I believe very strongly in not letting anyone or anything hold a person back from what they want to do. But of course, I get wrapped up in this belief sometimes! My brain sparks questions such as "Well, what would the people at school think?" or "What would my family think?" and I'm still trying to figure out if I ask myself those questions because I care about others or because I subconsciously know that it's not the right thing to do. Anyways, I believe that everyone should do whatever they would like to as long as it is feasible and is in that persons best interest. It's hard to live by that though, we are constantly thinking of other people, what they would think, how they would feel, etc. But I kind of always see it as tomorrow is not always promised. I could go to sleep tonight and pass away because of some freak accident (highly unlikely, but still possible!). Doing whatever you want also comes with responsibility, though. That is just how life works. I was paired with Nietzsche for the online philosophers quiz, and he believed that with happiness comes with suffering, and if you apply it to what I just said, it makes sense. I completely agree with him.
It really is difficult to explain what I think is right, what is wrong, my motivations for living life the way I do and everything else in between. I figured I would go off of the conversation we had in class on Monday. To sum up what I'm trying to say is I believe in living life the way you want to, but keep others in mind. I believe in being a "yes man" unless you know what you're being asked is not in your best interest. I believe in doing what you want/need to to make sure you're happiness is at it's full potential. I'm unsure as to how to explain it other than that.
Its great how you open up about your feelings and your ethics, I struggle with the same thing all the time. I, too, always have those questions of "what would people at school think?" and we should always try to not think that way. Its important to focus on yourself and what you think is good, and not be influenced by others around you. I was also paired with Nietzsche on the philosophers quiz. Great post and Im glad you opened up!
ReplyDeleteI think the way that you included what your personal ethics are and what they mean to you and how there is an importance to each one was actually pretty awesome. Your blog post made me think a bit deeper into my own ethics and think if there is a relationship to yours and my own. This was a really well written post and I liked the topics you talked about also. Awesome job!
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