When it comes to morality, oursociety tends to rush into two extremes: first-hand truths are arrogantly imposed on the listener, people are afraid to use the very phrase “moral choice”. The arguments of moralists come up against the arguments of nihilists, but as a result the average person feels antipathy towards both the “good” and the “bad” guys.
Where do the victims begin
Moral choice is a situation in whicha person has to make or not to make difficult decisions for himself for the benefit of another person or in accordance with his views and beliefs. The most common question is an edge: is a person ready to sacrifice for the sake of another his own comfort and pleasure? Simple domestic questions can also include moral choice: the husband and wife are tired, she goes to wash the dishes, will he take the initiative or leave to fight the mud, going to his favorite sofa?
How to depreciate the good
If you think the example given is toopetty, you are mistaken. Serious sacrifices can be made only by people who know how to rule their moral will in trifles. A single beautiful gesture does not prove that a person is able to consciously and for a long time be committed to the values of kindness. Most likely, the person will soon regret his decision. By the way, in the Orthodox Christian tradition, repentance in a moral sense destroys not only bad, but also good deeds. That is, if a person did good, and then regretted it, then a good deed does not count. So morality is not a single gesture, but a lifestyle.
In their eyes
Если поступок не дает человеку видимого rewards, what makes him choose an inconvenient option for himself? Psychologists have found that each of us naturally needs to feel good. Therefore, people tend to deceive - but on average, not much. Many will allocate a small amount of money found, but if the amount is large, most likely they will return it to the owner. That is, inside each person there is something like a counter, a radar that does not allow him to fall below the bar set for himself. Self-deception on trivia occurs, but serious - only in mentally ill people. So people want to feel “right”, at least in their own eyes, and are ready to pay for it with uncollected awards.
Success and morality
Проблема нравственного выбора человека, столь popular among philosophers and religious figures, turned out to be associated with the overall success of a person in life. It turns out that moral choice is connected with the person's ability to wait for a pending award instead of receiving it immediately. It turns out that moral people have higher self-control and the ability to achieve goals. So success and morality often go hand in hand. Many very rich people abroad who honestly earned their money donate huge sums to charity.
A person makes moral choice every day. To be true in big things, you need to learn to be true in big things. It seems that this biblical thesis just needs to be believed.
