Cello Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 You steal. You know it's wrong, but then you steal again. Are you now "immoral" forever? How can you have any self-esteem, then? And if you're not "immoral", why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whYNOT Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 You steal. You know it's wrong, but then you steal again. Are you now "immoral" forever? How can you have any self-esteem, then? And if you're not "immoral", why not? You think. You know it's right, and so you reason some more. You refuse to allow 'your reputation with yourself' to be compromised by your past irrationality. And you can then be moral forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0096 2251 2110 8105 Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 (edited) Man, this is high-sounding. I thought you two were trying some poetry skills here. Edited January 28, 2010 by 0096 2251 2110 8105 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aequalsa Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 I know...It's almost haiku. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aequalsa Posted January 28, 2010 Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Here's mine: You realize; Personalities are not static, much. Rather than a "person who steals" you could be a person who had stolen once. Then you are different. You are moral. 5-7-5 is a bit easier than 12-19-9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cello Posted January 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2010 Who is the guest with post #3! I actually was slightly high when I posted this, haha, but yes, I've never understood the nature of immorality. So, if you're not forever stained or whatnot after deliberately doing something you know is wrong, then should you still regret it? I'm just wondering what the affect on one's self-esteem is. I kind of look at it this way: I have definitely stolen before, but I would never do it again. The self esteem I lost by stealing is almost made up for by knowing that I will never steal again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aequalsa Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Sure, you should regret it, but that's not to say, spend your life in constant self-abasement as some sort of martyrdom for your own immorality. To the extent it is possible, that energy could be much better spent making it right with the person who was stolen from. Mistakes and the pain which they, in general, cause, are usually great at helping us to remember what not to do. Dwelling on it, though, if it is not something which can reasonably be corrected, is probably counter productive since that would serve to increase ones self-concept as "one who steals." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SapereAude Posted January 29, 2010 Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 Regret is the rolled up newspaper that keeps our noses out of the garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenderlysharp Posted February 12, 2010 Report Share Posted February 12, 2010 If you don't cultivate self respect you will make other mistakes in your life, trying to overcompensate for insecurity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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