Power ( Part 12 ) - The Power of Morality
Dear Reader's, To day we will be discussing about "The Power of Morality".
Most of us in the Western World are imprinted with similar ethical and moral standards. We learned them from the schools or churches we attended or observed them in action in our family situations, and we can picked them up from our acquaintances in the business world. and on the street.
Whatever, our concepts of fairness tend to be very much alike. Few of us can walk through life without believing that what we're doing is for the good of mankind-or "Peoplekind."
That's why, if you lay morality on people in an unqualified way, it may often work. And if you throw yourself on their mercy without defense or pretense there's a chance they may succumb. Why? Because they can relate to you and are hesitant to take advantage of someone who is truly defenseless.
Even if someone has the law on his side and theoretically can crush you, if you say, "You can do anything you want with me ... but would it be the right thing?" your appeal for mercy has a fighting chance. This is true even in the judicial system. Defendants sometimes throw themselves on the mercy of courts, and courts occasionally grant mercy.
For example, a defendant, standing before a judge, may plead, "Judge, would putting me behind bars for a long time be the right thing? I have 3 small children at home. I have a wife. By sending me away, you're only penalizing them. Judge, I don't mind taking my punishment, but think of what a long sentence would do to my family. Judge, I know I deserve to be sent away forever for this crime, but would it be the right thing for my innocent family?"
Chances are, the judge will think long and hard about sentencing.
Will this type of appeal work with people who have different values in other cultures? No. Will it work with those whom imprinting is entirely different? No. People who are Programmed in ways alien to us, such as fundamentalist Shite Muslims, can't comprehend our concepts of forgiveness, cheek turning, and extended olive branches.
What they understand is Power, Opportunism, and Revenge. Don't be made a sucker by such people. You should deal with people based on their frame of reference.
However, most people you come into contact with share your background. So if someone close to you - your spouse, you boss, or a subordinate, for instance- shafts you by putting you down, letting you down, taking a cheap shot, exercising malicious obedience, or not doing what he/she promised., ask other other party if it was fair and right.
Not surprisingly, that question shakes up even the most worldly, self-seeking, and jaded.
Next we will see and Discuss what we call
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