Liars, cheaters, and thieves...is that who we are? Is all we do lie, cheat and steal? They all correspond with each other so if you lie you are cheating someone of the truth and if you cheat someone of the truth aren't you stealing from them as well. When was the last time you did one of the three? I'm not gonna say there isn't one person who can't avoid this, but society lacks the moral fiber. Most people would say stealing a song is different from stealing a car, but is it? Ethically it's not, it's all the same, stealing is the same on all planes. Why do we do these things? We are selfish, greedy, and lazy. We do it all for ourselves, don't fool yourself. We don't lie to protect people, we lie to protect ourselves. We cheat and steal because it's easy and we want it all for ourselves and with as little work as possible. We are weak. Some people say you can't progress in society without doing these evils, but you can.
Is society devolving back into animalistic instincts or was it always this way? There are people who say survival of the fittest and they have to do what they have to do, but you are always presented with choices and options. Maybe society has become lenient to these evils, because during the times of The Code of Hammurabi it wasn't acceptable. I think we are born lying, stealing, and cheating and have to develop honesty and truth. Others say people can't handle the truth, but if you keep feeding them lies how can you expect them to swallow the truth. Sure the truth hurts, but lies hurt more. The most messed up part about it all is that we usually do wrong to the people who mean the most to us.
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Did you notice you write a lot about cheating or lying?
ReplyDeleteMaybe there's an underlying cause. Hmmm.
Kevin, *pause* Are you ok?
We are all liars, fakers, immoral beings. Human nature is to be deceitful, to look out for number one, to care about no one but yourself and what happens when you try to break from the norm? You get hurt. Is this a generalized statement? Yes, it is and it isn't always the case but most of the time it is. In an average conversation people lie 3 times every 10 minutes. How crazy is that? How does this statistic affect you? It hurts to think of human beings in this way but if you think about it, it's true. But is it morally ethical to lie every once in a while? Well that's debatable because people often lie to avoid hurting someone's feelings. In my opinion lying is never alright and I try my best to never lie to anyone, no matter what. I just try my best to sugarcoat the truth. Like if I had a girlfriend and she asked me if I thought she looked bad in a dress and I did, I wouldn't say "baby you look bad," I would go with something a bit sweeter. "Baby maybe a different dress would look better," or "Try one with a different pattern."
ReplyDeleteIt's easy and effective, try it out.
I call it Radical Honesty.