All The Good People

On certain days, and certain times, I have a few chances to reflect on the things in life. Often I spend time driving, from home to work, work to school, and any other combination of those three. As I get older I spend less time listening to loud music that does nothing for me or my intelligence. On occasion, then, when I am not listening to an audio-book, I think about life and the people who live it. Since I do not hold any real religious views, or any belief in a god, I often have to look at people with a realistic set of eyes. In looking, though, I see that all people -- according to my belief -- are naturally good.

A great deal of experiences occurs to an average human throughout their short life. The first twenty years is spent maturing into a full grown adult where we often have to learn what is necessary in order to survive after those twenty years have come and gone. Most of us are nurtured and cared for by parents who usually wish to see us do better than they did, accomplish more in life than they had the chance to. They love us, and no matter how they express that, we feel that love as a form of security in life. Now, there are some individuals who do not have access to such parental love, but this is how most individuals truly gain their basic moral ground. I think religious morals are a separate entity when it comes learning morality from one’s parents. It may have a particular religious spin to it, but it is not religion to a child; as children do not know the difference. Therefore, we gain a natural sense of goodness at a very early age that leads onto adulthood.

It is in my opinion that many animals in the Animal Kingdom have a greater improved sense of morality than many humans. It’s not that I think animals really can philosophize, but that because they have no need to end their species and would rather see it is propagated to future generations. The greater an animal tends to be towards its fellows so it survives. It many ways, we as humans are the same way in the sense that when we do not try to over-think the matter we allow ourselves to live in greater harmony with one another. Although animals really lack higher brain power and cognitive function, then learn by instinct much in the same way we can. However, we have our reasoning skills that allow us to find a better way as well.

Therefore, I think it is natural for us to want to be good people and not try to hurt one another to a great extent. I have learned in the recent years that we are not forced to do anything in life. There is no-thing that forces me to go to school, or work; to maintain friendships or commitments but myself through the choices I make. I make the choice to be a good person just as most people do because we do not live in society alone. If we thought we could do whatever it is we wanted, with no consequences, than we should. However, since we can only make choices with consequences than we must make the best ones for ourselves and those around us.