Monday, June 14, 2010

Thoughts

I have had some interesting questions and queries from those on my blog and some outside of my blog lately. So I shall reverse them and put them to you, my readers-

1) What is a conscience to you?

2) How do you know what is right and what is wrong?

and my own questions I draw from that-

3) How does this apply to gender equality?

4) What do you do in those times of crisis when your faith in yourself has been shaken?

4 comments:

  1. These are off the top of my head, but I think are a pretty good indicator of my beliefs.

    1) Conscience: Awareness of and willingness to consider the ideas and feelings of others(this includes animals) before taking action.

    2) How do I know? My feelings let me know.
    If you mean, how did I learn right and wrong? A combination of learning from my parents, unlearning parts I disagreed with as a I got older, exposure to others points of view.
    These are simplistic answers to a complex question I think you're asking.

    3) The same as it applies to any consideration of "the other." Selfishness versus altruism.
    I believe we do things BECAUSE they benefit us in some way. There is no pure altruism. When I care about and help others, I FEEL good; I am rewarded by those I know who regard what I do as good and important. Even when no one knows, I take comfort in making others lives better, at least, from my point of view. My belief system about helping others who have less than I is reinforced.

    4) I do a lot of wrong things and often doubt myself (right now I should be working instead of composing posts for a blog), but I have not had a self-faith crisis as you mean it. I don't think I have anyway. I'll have to think on that.
    Maybe I have lots of little ones. I know when I've gone WAY off track, I have always recognized it and decided to get back on. I don't see that as a crisis, though. Just a re-decision to go back to what makes me happy in life versus the momentary reinforcement that self-destructive thoughts and behavior sometimes has.

    I think I'm having a hard time answering your questions the way you wanted.

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  2. I wouldn't attempt to answer these without writing a book, or at least a VERY long essay.

    An honest answer wouldn't necessarily sound "nice", because after all. . . maybe the universe isn't really nice at all.

    Crisis of faith in myself? Happens so much that I don't pay it any mind. Therefore, I have no idea what I "do". It is like the weather - you know it will change. Again and again. . .

    To be honest, I've not had such a "crisis" in years. Can't remember the last time, which means it must not have been very memorable.

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  3. Thanks for the answers, I don't really have much to say in response haha

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  4. And I searched my soul for you.
    Sigh, sister, sigh. hee hee.

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