The Perfect Moral Decision

[Super Universe]

The Perfect Moral Decision​

Find some time alone. Relax and take a deep breath. Think about what you want for yourself, not material things but wisdom, compassion, and forgiveness. Think about the good qualities you possess and how much you wish to be an even better person.
Then, with full conviction, say:

"From this point on, I choose to do no harm. I choose to follow my conscience".

Say this as if you are speaking directly to a completely different being within yourself, your guardian angel. Direct it to your conscience, not outward. God is not above you nor outside of you. He's inside waiting for you to come looking for Him.

Then go back to your life.

It is only necessary to say this once but it must be perfect. Not the words, the intent must be perfect. Your conscience must know that you are positively making this decision without any doubt and with a complete understanding of what it entails.

This does not mean that you will never cause harm it just means that you will do your best to make the right decisions that take into account the overall good of the human race, the world, and the universe. The more good intent you build inside yourself, the better off everything will be, even for others who you never come into contact with.

A person might say the words of the perfect moral decision but have no understanding of what it means for them. Nothing would change for them.

They would still live their life the same, they would walk down a crowded street and see a person drop a $10 bill without noticing it, they would pick it up and place it in their pocket before anyone else noticed. This is someone who does not understand.

Challenge yourself:
What would I do if my best friend changed her hair and seemed happy with it but I hated it?
What would I do if I was in a terrible hurry and scraped the paint off the bumper of another car in the parking lot?
What would I do if I was at a meeting of school teachers and parents and they all wanted to enact a new rule that I disagreed with?

Just going over these situations in your mind will help you understand who you are. It will help activate and exercise your own individual conscience. There is no perfect answer to the above questions because each case depends on you and many other variables:

Maybe I know my friend will only keep her new hairstyle for a short time and it's not worth making her sad?
Maybe I'm in a hurry because I just got a call that my mother is being taken to the hospital in an ambulance and I don't have a pen and paper?
Even though I may disagree with the new rule at school I think we can give it a try and just change back if it does not work?

As you live realize your conscience at work. How do you feel when you do something that causes harm? Do you feel a deep sinking feeling inside?

 

[Super Universe]

Also try to give others the benefit of the doubt.

For instance, if you are tired from spending two hours in the supermarket with two youngsters who refused to behave and you walk out to your car and find a scrape on the bumper, maybe just assume the other person is rushing to the hospital to be with their mother in her last minutes?

If you try and live your life like this then things aren't really as bad as they once seemed.

And try to give God the benefit of the doubt as well. Maybe He does know what He is doing after all?

 

[Scarlett Wampus]

S U I don't think there is such a thing as a perfect moral decision. From moment to moment we have to keep making moral decisions, sometimes without much certainty in what we are doing. All we can do is our best, and even if we are committed to that, we can still fail to make what we feel is a significant difference. Life is tough dude.

 

[Buttons*]

:clap S_W

 

[Super Universe]

The post is directed at those who wish to activate their conscience which opens the door for some amazing things.

There are other ways to do this: meditation, shamanistic... This is but one way and only a single step on the path.

Many people do their best. They may or may not make a difference. If that alone is good enough for them then that is the life they choose to live.

As always, it is your choice.

 

[1nharmony]

This thread does not seem appropriate for this forum which, as stated, is for the debate or discussion of known philosophical literature.

 

[Super Universe]

After reviewing the rules I did not see any mention that the posts in this forum be from known philosophical literature.

Also there are other threads in this forum that do not debate or discuss known philosophical literature.

 

[1nharmony]

I'm new here, so perhaps it is my misunderstanding. However, I do see this under the heading for the forum...."Discussion/debate of known philosophical literature".

 

[Golyadkin]

test now

 

[Golyadkin]

hi, sorry about the test post, i typed up a post the other day and it refused to send, and you cant copy and paste.
I agree i dont believe theres such a thing as a perfect moral decsion (that is in one that is not relative to you).
if it is relative to god, then how can there be, because each culture has its own god, and whos to say that your god is more real than theres, merely because you prefer yours? That cultures morality could be disgusting to you, but nevertheless as its relative to a Catagorical Imperative outside of you it has as much credit as yours does.
You also said try to give others the benefit of the doubt, and then gave an example, can you imagine how stressed you would be if you took that seriously(and therefore to its logical conclusion)? thats similar to a certain kind of mental illness, which leads people to breakdowns. People woud walk all over you, and you would merely have a blind faith in another world to rest upon, you would fall into total non-entity

 

[Scuba Pete]

Actually SU, I fully disagree.

All you need is love, naught else. Once you put the needs of others ABOVE your needs, then your soul will truly be awakened.

 

[Scuba Pete]

Well then, how WOULD you put it? Enquiring minds and all that!

 

[Scuba Pete]

You're right: 6 of one or a half dozen of the other. The emphasis is a tad different but the message is essentially the same. For me, my philosophy and life boil down to two laws: Love God and Love Everyone else. EVERYTHING emanates from these two principles: even my anger and disgust.

 

[Super Universe]

I don't think people understood the Perfect Moral Decision.

You can be a good person, have faith in God, live your life and still go to heaven. You don't need this.

But if you wish to open up the chance for real visions. Real proof that God exists while you are still here. Proof that is tailored in a specific manner just for you.

Or you can try meditation if that suits you better.

Someone asked me if I had a hotline from God. This is only one step of how I got the hotline activated.

 

[finalfrogo]

A person might say the words of the perfect moral decision but have no understanding of what it means for them. Nothing would change for them.

They would still live their life the same, they would walk down a crowded street and see a person drop a $10 bill without noticing it, they would pick it up and place it in their pocket before anyone else noticed. This is someone who does not understand.

Agreed. Words are useless without personal intent. Lessons cannot be learned without the absolute will to learn them. :162:

 

[finalfrogo]

Also try to give others the benefit of the doubt.

For instance, if you are tired from spending two hours in the supermarket with two youngsters who refused to behave and you walk out to your car and find a scrape on the bumper, maybe just assume the other person is rushing to the hospital to be with their mother in her last minutes?

Good advice, and it's needed in the modern world. Too often would a person think, "What an ignorant jerk that driver is, for damaging my car and taking off..."

 

[finalfrogo]

Those statements are meant to be and have been taken lightly. Do you have some sort of resentment to this thread...?

 

[finalfrogo]

Yeah, I noticed that too when I first came here. I think everyone just finds it easier to stack anything essentially philosophical here...

 

[1nharmony]

Yeah, I noticed that too when I first came here. I think everyone just finds it easier to stack anything essentially philosophical here...

As stated, I am new and admit to taking the heading too literally. :bonk: Just trying to understand and you have helped clarify the situation for me. Thank you mucho!

 

[Darkdale]

S U I don't think there is such a thing as a perfect moral decision. From moment to moment we have to keep making moral decisions, sometimes without much certainty in what we are doing. All we can do is our best, and even if we are committed to that, we can still fail to make what we feel is a significant difference. Life is tough dude.

Well said...

The best we can do is act in accordance with our own moral beliefs.