As you can imagine, ethical issues are very high on our list of priorities. Today, I spent 4 hours reviewing numerous articles and videos on the subject of ethics. And, if this is a subject you are seriously tracking, you will note the same thing that has crossed my mind: so 'close' (common sense?) and yet so 'far' (how confusing can we make it?). One of the Great Thinkers of our time (still alive) describes 'ethics' as just doing the right thing. More specifically, he believes that every single person on this earth deserves the right to happiness and well-being. Simply put: anything that you do (or don't do) to assist all others in attaining this right to happiness is 'ethical' -- conversely, anything you do (or don't do) to interfere with the right of others to enjoy happiness is 'un-ethical' -- how much more simple does it need to get? While it is enjoyable for some of us to delve into specific cases, one by one, and analyze 'who did what to whom and why' it is really unnecessary. Make today a great day -- be ethical -- "first, do no harm." You, too, will find that the definition is not nearly as important as the action.
[Tomorrow, I will write on the issue of 'Disillusioned Ethics' -- a far too common malady.]
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Great definition of ethics. It seems that, like so many things today, the phrase ethics is thrown around far too much without knowing the proper definition. Folks in the media and politics should really think hard about the definition before abusing the term unnecessarily.
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