I am afraid we learn right from wrong the hard way and when taught wrong many of us will do as they are told/taught. Look how many German children were forced to join the Hitler Jugent before and during the second world war and how they learned to hate jews. Fortunately we do develop a sense of empathy too, so we get a chance to figure out not to do to others what we don't want done to us. Though looking around I see more spite than empathy.
Doesn't stress have an effect on us in a way that makes stong-minded people weak with fear?
"Fight or Flight" right? (Oh no, I'm starting to do that poetry crap-thing!)
At some point, maybe after so much stress and strain, the chemicals wear-off and a person comes to his senses and realizes, "I have a choice to make here".
Maybe that's what makes the difference between saint and sinner -- that final choice based on doing what's right and what's wrong.
If it hurts or harms another person, surely, that's the wrong thing to do, right?
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Spite and empathy
I am afraid we learn right from wrong the hard way and when taught wrong many of us will do as they are told/taught. Look how many German children were forced to join the Hitler Jugent before and during the second world war and how they learned to hate jews. Fortunately we do develop a sense of empathy too, so we get a chance to figure out not to do to others what we don't want done to us. Though looking around I see more spite than empathy.
cowards
those who are afraid to be beaten are afraid to stand and make strong statements
empathy goes to those who die trying
sympathy is snickered to those still lying
neutrality is nothing more than being neutered
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stress and its effects
Doesn't stress have an effect on us in a way that makes stong-minded people weak with fear?
"Fight or Flight" right? (Oh no, I'm starting to do that poetry crap-thing!)
At some point, maybe after so much stress and strain, the chemicals wear-off and a person comes to his senses and realizes, "I have a choice to make here".
Maybe that's what makes the difference between saint and sinner -- that final choice based on doing what's right and what's wrong.
If it hurts or harms another person, surely, that's the wrong thing to do, right?