What we should all understand as humans is that we are different people who are born in different environments, with different religion, different cultures and beliefs. This entirely makes us to have different perceptions about things, on feelings of emotions and different when it comes lifestyle we choose to live.
Although, a man can give birth to five children in a household, bring them up in the same teaching, but they will grow up to have different behaviors because of what they have as dos and don’ts . Different opinions on issues and what is just and not.
I believe we can choose to make decisions of our own in a society, communities and environment, especially on those issues we can handle by ourselves, not those that are under laws, rules, regulations and legals. And this is where we can decide to choose to live morally, knowing what is good and bad.
So apart from what I learnt from my parents while growing up, as an adult now, I can decide to choose to live a good and justifiable lifestyle, shying away from those I think are not right. For instance, I have a senior brother who smokes cigarettes 🚬 while he was alive. And because I hate cigarettes, I was always annoyed with him once I see him smoking. Telling him the after effects and consequences, he still fid not bulge because he likes it. This is the life he choose to live by making a choice.
So , its only in our own hands to choose how we wants to live. Living a morally and justifiable lifestyle is a decision we make because we want to abstain from the things that we feel are not morally okay. And I don’t see this decision as one that has to do with the people we grow up with, our environment, family members, friends, culture and society. Its purely self decision to lifestyle.
For instance, having a friend who drinks 🍺 can not influence me to start drinking alcohol 🥃 because it’s not my thing. I have long did not like alcohol because of the smell and taste. And since its mot nourishing to my system, while will I indulge in it. I love 💕 to drink wine 🍷 since its made and brewed with fruits. A good drink that is good for the heart ♥️.
I will also not choose to cheat on others , especially when it comes to doing business with others because its a sin to want to reap where you did not sow. So its better you do not dabble into what your heart not accept to avoid putting yourself in a tight conner.
So morality is what we choose and built on our own through the journey of life, maybe from circumstances and experiences we have seen through life. As a child that grew up in Christian home, I did not choose to carry church on my head, but I chose to know what is right and what is wrong . I chose to not hurt others because I know how it feels to be hurt. I also have come to learn that life is give and take. We should not be selfish with life because we feel we are better than others. All humans are equal, just the way God created us. Black should be black and white should be white.
This is my response to the #hiveleaners featured content for week 226, edition 03.
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