Ethical Choices Narrative
Ethical Choices Narrative There are no rules for making ethical decisions. When a person is faced with an ethical dilemma, there is no guidebook to follow and no “right” choice to make. An individual’s decision varies based on one’s personal beliefs of what is right or wrong and what one considers to be ethical or not.
When I was young, my mom, brother, and I spent the day shopping for clothes at few different stores. Before we went back home, we stopped at a dollar store. While I was shopping, I found a squishy, colorful ball, and played with it while we looked around. It wasn't until we were on our way home that I realized I was still holding the ball. Nobody noticed or said anything, and they wouldn't know if I decided just to keep it, but I didn't. We went back to the store, and I told the woman at the cashier about it. She told me, “It’s not a big deal, but thank you for being honest.”
We put the ball back where I got it, and I left. Even though it was just a simple mistake, I was so worried, and I felt so guilty. I didn't want to just keep the ball despite it being the easier path to take. When I returned it to the store, I knew I had made the right decision.
On that day, I was faced with an ethical decision: keep the ball without anyone knowing or to return it to the store. I chose the latter, and I am confident in the choice I made. Based on what I believe, the right thing to do was to be honest and risk any consequences the woman would give me. I was only ten, so the woman was very forgiving and thanked me, but on the inside, I felt so guilty, and worried about what she would think of me. When I realized that I accidentally walked out of the store with something I hadn't paid for, it didn't matter what the lady would say, I just had to do what I believed was right.
It is easier to be confident in my decision to return the ball when I consider what would have happened if I did not choose to bring the ball back to the store. Based on my beliefs,
When I was young, my mom, brother, and I spent the day shopping for clothes at few different stores. Before we went back home, we stopped at a dollar store. While I was shopping, I found a squishy, colorful ball, and played with it while we looked around. It wasn't until we were on our way home that I realized I was still holding the ball. Nobody noticed or said anything, and they wouldn't know if I decided just to keep it, but I didn't. We went back to the store, and I told the woman at the cashier about it. She told me, “It’s not a big deal, but thank you for being honest.”
We put the ball back where I got it, and I left. Even though it was just a simple mistake, I was so worried, and I felt so guilty. I didn't want to just keep the ball despite it being the easier path to take. When I returned it to the store, I knew I had made the right decision.
On that day, I was faced with an ethical decision: keep the ball without anyone knowing or to return it to the store. I chose the latter, and I am confident in the choice I made. Based on what I believe, the right thing to do was to be honest and risk any consequences the woman would give me. I was only ten, so the woman was very forgiving and thanked me, but on the inside, I felt so guilty, and worried about what she would think of me. When I realized that I accidentally walked out of the store with something I hadn't paid for, it didn't matter what the lady would say, I just had to do what I believed was right.
It is easier to be confident in my decision to return the ball when I consider what would have happened if I did not choose to bring the ball back to the store. Based on my beliefs,