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Saturday, August 05, 2006

A take on Right and Wrong Part 2

It isn't always easy to make the right decisions. In fact, it is always difficult to make the correct decision. Our society is just too complicated, with too many people judging us and too many eyes watching our every move.

I wish to continue from where I left off from my previous post: Doing the right thing or Doing the thing right. Sometimes, one might just do something just because the society or the system deems it to be the thing to do. Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to say that rules are bad, in fact, I like the existance of rule. It is just that people are so rigid with these rules that they tend to forget that these rules only serve as a guideline. They are not absolute! While following the rules will ensure thta one always do the thing right but sometimes, one has to bend the rules a little in order to do the right thing.

I have seen people trying to do the right things blindly. I cannot state too obvious examples for fear of offending anyoone that might read this. But I guess the previous paragraph will ring a note to many individuals.

There is one particular case that I like to mention though. I have a friend who was stuck in the middle of two guys. One was a guy that she had a relationship with for a couple of years, the other was someone that she felt comfortable with and she could be herself whenever she is around him. She has made her choice for quite some time. But till today, although I respect her decision, I cannot accept the reasoning for that choice. Her reasoning was as such:

"I don't think my parents can accept him for they like the other guy better and my friends all feel that his educational level is too low for me."

Before she actually went on with the guy of her choice based on this decision, she yo-yoed between the two guys. She felt obligation for the guy that she choose but she said that she knew she loved the other guy. I guess she did the thing right for the rest of the world approved of her decision and supported it. I guessed she did the thing right for there was no objections from her parents. I guess she did the thing right for her friends all seemed to thank god that she came to her right senses. But did she do the right thing? I guess only time can answer that question...

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