Sometimes you have to choose what is right, not what is easy.
When was the last time that you had to step up and have that difficult conversation?
Conversations stem from myriad variables, but inevitably, when it becomes time to have said conversation, it may prove to be considerably more difficult than might have initially been contemplated.
When we are in such a position, there is a natural tendency to shirk away from having to find the right words and explain that which must be explained.
There are not any easy solutions, there are very few, if any, shortcuts and our entire suite of resources must be deployed in order that we are able to insure that we are doing the very best that we are able under those circumstances.
When we determine what we believe is the right thing to do, we are often times persuaded by our viewpoint on the world and as a direct consequence we may not share common perspectives on what is genuinely the right thing with others.
However, there are many situations in which we are looking at life through a suite of moral filters in which a majority of humanity might tacitly agree.
Under those circumstances we are feeling morally inclined to ensure that we are continuing to operate within a code of conduct and under which we most certainly will choose the morally appropriate choice over perhaps the much easier one.
When we find ourselves doing something altruistically, and we are contemplating whether or not we are making the proper decision, we are very interested in the positive karma for having made the morally appropriate decision.
We may not ever truly know whether there were karmic rewards that arose out of a general adherence to continuing to act in accordance with obvious morality, but perhaps we may sleep easier, knowing that we are, most definitely working to maintain our segment of social civility.
Happy Friday!
Brian Weiner 