People in my surroundings they are often curious about my way of thinking, like why is it different? What has actually shaped my morals? Some may think it's because of my family or some may think it must be my religion or culture. People often assume that the environment must be the cause. Actually, all of them are wrong assumptions, on the other hand I do believe these can influence us but they do not have to decide who we become. As a student, I am still learning new things every day. But I already feel that my morals come more from what I have chosen to understand than from simply accepting what others believe.
I don't know if many of you know about this but I am not a religious person and I do not like to follow any particular belief system to decide what is right or wrong. Instead, I question my consciences. I don't think I need a paper book to tell me what's wrong and what's right. I'm a human begin and we are one of the intelligent on earth. I have learned from different sources. I often search about a topic and read about it or learn people from different backgrounds.
The contents I watch most of them are educational, I try to think about individuals why they choose to do this or that and try to understand their different opinions, after that I would carefully think before forming my own conclusions. I think my knowledge is one of the strongest tools that I have and which can never be stolen away from me. I believe when we gain knowledge about something it teaches us to question and grow instead of blindly following traditions.
In this world, I have only seen people to go with the flow. Everyone is eager to do or believe something is right because everyone around them says it is. Most of the time they follow others because it is socially accepted. I personally never liked this way of thinking. I have my own brain to think about a matter why would I need someone to influence me for it? When we are kids we need guidance but after growing up we can think of our own. I do this all of the time which is to asking myself at first, that "Why something is considered right or wrong?" Then when I calculate everything after that I accept the final thoughts.
Also, I have seen that when my opinions are different from those around me, they do not know how to accept it, because they feel uncomfortable the moment they see someone going on a different path. Like they are not used to using their brain. They are used to believing and doing something they are being told about. So, not everyone understands me very well.
I can confidently say that my moral standards have become higher over time. But I don't think of myself highly, I consider myself a normal human being just like others, I don't suffer from superior complexity. But I meant that I try to make decisions based on empathy, fairness, honesty and respect not because of popularity or convenience.
I believe anything that hurts other human being which could be physical or online, it should be considered as a wrong thing. On the other hand, some actions that are misunderstood by society may come from kindness or good intentions. Anyway, in my entire life only a few people truly understand why I make certain choices because they look at the results only not the reason behind it. Sometimes standing by your own principles means standing alone, also doing the right thing is not always the easiest or the most accepted path.
For me, freedom means we get to do everything as per our wish but it doesn't give us the privilege to harm other people. There should be limits for everything. We are not animals we have the ability to think with responsible choices and I wish to stay true to my values even when the crowd disagrees. My morals were not created by blindly following my surroundings. I have built it through eager of learning, curiosity and the willingness to become a good human being. I know I am young and still have a lot to learn because life is long but I hope I never stop questioning and learning. So, now you know that my knowledge has shaped my morals. In conclusion, I believe only we can shape our morals and no one else. If we don't want to change then no one can make us.
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