I got these questions from Danielle’s blog Underland to Wonderland, where I came across a post in which she talked about the website Thought Questions and their 365 thought-provoking questions to ask yourself. My friends Katrin, Celeste and Jasmine have also been answering these questions, so be sure to go check out their blogs too!
Day 105: What are three moral rules you will never break?
- To not harm another being, human or animal, except in self-defense. This is the principle of Ahimsa (which means “noninjury” in Sanskrit).
- To be truthful, except in situations where telling the truth would being harm to another person.
- To not cheat or steal, which I think are kind of the same thing. If you cheat on a person that’s the same as stealing their trust; if you cheat on a test you’ve stolen a score that didn’t belong to you; etc.
4 Comments
Katrin
Big fan of the principle of Ahimsa!
Martha Woods
If only more people were! I think it’s really an east vs. west thing. Americans seem very selfish and uncaring if they hurt others.
Pang Ly
Never say never, jk. I’ve broke some rules in the past, out of anger and frustration but I would never kill or intentionally hurt anyone. I would never steal either. And lastly, I would never say anything that I don’t mean.
Martha Woods
I do think that sometimes! I think I would steal if it were for a good reason–like, end-of-the-world scenarios and stealing to feed a child. I would definitely steal then.