When it comes to morality, our society tends to rush into two extremes: either common truths are arrogantly imposed on the listener, or people are afraid to use the phrase “moral choice” itself. Moralist arguments clash with nihilist arguments, but the result is that the average person feels antipathy for both the "good" guys and the "bad" guys.
Where the sacrifices begin
A moral choice is a situation in which a person has to make or not make difficult decisions for himself for the benefit of another person or in accordance with his views and beliefs. Most often, the question is blunt: is a person ready to sacrifice his comfort and pleasure for the sake of another? Simple everyday issues can also include moral choices: the husband and wife are tired, she is going to wash the dishes, will he take the initiative or leave him to fight with dirt, going to his favorite sofa?
How to devalue goodness
If you think this example is too small, you are wrong. Serious sacrifices can only be made by people who know how to control their moral will in small things. 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 destroys in the moral sense 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 your eyes
If an act does not give a person a visible reward, what makes him choose an option that is uncomfortable for himself? Psychologists have discovered that each of us naturally needs to feel good. Therefore, people tend to cheat - but on average, not much. Many will assign a small amount of money found, but if the amount is large, they will most likely 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 trifles occurs, but serious - only in mentally unhe althy people. So people want to feel “right”, at least in their own eyes, and are willing to pay for it with lost rewards.
Success and morality
ProblemThe moral choice of a person, so 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 associated with a person's ability to wait for a delayed reward 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 we althy people abroad who honestly earned their money give huge amounts to charity.
A person makes a moral choice every day. To be faithful in big things, one must learn to be faithful in small things. It seems that this biblical thesis should simply be believed.
