Morality: Conferring To C. S. Lewis

Morality is the human attempt to define what is right and wrong pertaining to our actions and thoughts. Conferring to C.S. Lewis, he describes the behavior on three levels: First is to certify fair play and agreement between persons; second is to help make us better people in order to have a decent civilization; and the third is to keep us in a good connection with the control that created us. We can become moral by ourselves by expanding those things that can help us pursue our dreams and by believing in ourselves which give us a motivation. What motivates our life is the mind behind the physical things. What motivates the mind is the being that permeates everything. If you think of life in this way, you will begin to see the real relationship
between your body, your mind and your Being.
We can become moral to others by learning how to separate what you know from what you want to believe. You need the eyes of another to point out aspects of yourself that you are aware of and the aspects that you cannot see clearly. You need the perspective of other to realize the meaning of your behavior and how it communicates to others. You also need to learn from the behavior of others for people in the world around you are demonstrating different forms of error. It requires that you have a greater understanding of yourself in relationships, as do in your relationships with others. Examples of such are as follows: helping people with acts and not with money; being honest with the people around you because they trust you and if you break their trust, it is hard to repair it.
Being kind or professional is that you can talk to other people without saying foul words.
But for me, people who say foul words are those people who are angry or easily irritated because it is their only way to ease the pain that they are experiencing. Being a nature lover, ultimately, your relationships with others are meant to serve the greater relationship that you have with the world. Everything you do for another and with another’s well-being in mind serves the world. And of course to our Almighty God, a personal relationship with God begins with knowing His Son Jesus Christ. Our earthly relationships change. You and I are destined to change. But Jesus is consistent. He was the same yesterday, today, and forever. When you draw near to Jesus Christ, you will be changed. Knowing that God loves us, loving Him, spending time with Him, and being grateful for what He has done and is still doing in our lives can help us have a real relationship with Him. Trust yourself the way you trust God. Trust yourself that you can do good things to others. Do not forget to pray to God and thank Him for all the blessings that you have received every day. Always believe that no matter what happens, God will always be at our side.
Morality is the distinction between right and wrong and living according to that notion while ethics is the philosophy of how that morality guides individual and group behavior. Ethics is the science of morals which is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with
human character and conducting a system of morals, rules of behavior while the morality is the quality of being moral which renders an action right or wrong.
Morals are the rules that govern which actions are right and wrong. Morals can be in a society or for an individual’s beliefs. Sometimes a moral can be gleaned from a story or experience. Moral values are concepts that are based on an idea of right and wrong and moral values shape an individual's personality. A person's moral values can come from a variety of sources, including religion, cultural traditions, individual experiences and even laws or rules. For example, people who were mistreated as children and have decided to donate time and money to combat child abuse likely developed the moral values of generosity and protectiveness from their own personal experience. Every individual understands that life is important; hence he or she needs moral values, which acts as guiding principles. Children are taught to show respect to elders and other people. Moral values are a reflection of an individual character and spirituality. Parents strive to instill these values to their children because they tend to learn by observing what other people do. Respecting the elders, neighbors, and the sick and other people within the society helps to enhance relationships. As people get older, they need care and assistance whenever possible. Good relationships help create a harmonious coexistence between people. In workplaces, people need to learn how to relate with both juniors and seniors. Being honest helps a person to be recognized and achieve his or her goals in work easily. Moral values have an important role in the stability of marriages and families. Partners should be transparent to one another and engaging to solve problems wisely to avoid a divorce. Having integrity or standing firm on what is right no matter the situation is always a courageous decision that improves the quality of life.
Ethics are standards of right and wrong, good and bad. Ethics are concerned with what one is ought to do to fulfill one’s moral duty. There are two aspects to ethics: Being able to determine what is right or wrong, good or bad and committing to doing what is right and good. Being ethical means doing what is right and good and well as avoiding what is wrong or bad. The failure to be ethical can be construed as being unethical. Ethics leads to a set of rules of conduct for specific situations. Basic ethical principles guide the development of standards for specific professions and groups. Examples of ethics are: Honor is having a strong sense of duty and pursuing good deeds as ends in themselves. Being honorable means having integrity, being honest and keeping commitments. Honorable trustees are committed to the public interest and to the principles of democracy. Promoting one's own interests at the district’s expense, engaging in manipulation, following hidden agendas, and making power plays are neither honorable nor ethical. Trustworthiness when we are trustworthy, where people believe in us. Being trustworthy requires honesty, integrity, reliability and loyalty. Being honest means we are sincere, truthful, straightforward, and avoids deception. It does not mean, however, violating confidentiality or being uncivil. Integrity refers to “completeness.” A person who has integrity is consistent in decision-making and behavior, and firmly adheres to a code of ethics or values. Reliability means we keep our promises. If we commit to a task, we follow through. This is one of the reasons why it is important to avoid making commitments to people prior to the public discussion in a board meeting on an issue: the discussions may identify issues that affect trustee positions on an issue. Loyalty means protecting and promoting the interests of certain people, a group or organization. As a trustee, the primary loyalty is to the college and the public good—loyalty to friends and single interest groups is subordinate. The duty of loyalty also means maintaining the confidentiality of confidential information.
The dignity of the human person is rooted in his or her nature as “created in the image and likeness of God.” A person is a free creature with intellect, the capacity to know the truth in life and the world and free will, the capacity to choose what is good and right for himself or herself in accordance to what God has intended him or her to be. We humans are essentially good and this goodness in us has been shared with others. We need to relate first and foremost with ourselves then with other human beings and even the nature, that is, with other created beings. By the grace of God, we have been redeemed through the death and resurrection of Christ. Therefore, all our actions must gear towards the attainment of that glory where we are united with Christ – our personal savior and brother – with God as our Father.
Human acts are the actions that proceed from insight into the nature and purpose of one’s doing and from the consent of free will.
A human act is any thought, word, deed, desire, or omission which comes from a person acting with full knowledge of what he or she is doing, who is free to act or to refrain from action, and who gives full assent to his or her will to act. Acts of thinking, loving, reading books, studying, praying, and reciting in class are examples of human acts. Other acts performed by a person without full knowledge, freedom, and choice are simply called acts of man. In knowledge, the will can decide for something and seek it only if it is first known. Thus, the essential conditions for a human act include knowledge of the aspired object, attention to the action with which the object is to be pursued, and judgments on the value of the act. A person cannot will without knowing what object he or she is concerned with, without having mastered the object. In freedom, if a person, for some reason, is not free to choose what he or she likes according to his or her insight and will and has to act against his or her will, his or her action is not free and therefore not a human act. Hence, as a second essential condition for human act, consent of the free will is required, this implies freedom from any external or internal compulsion. In judgment, some people say that don’t judge the book by its cover. It means that we should not easily judge people by their looks or
it is our first impression of them so we easily judge them. Some people say that we know their name but not their story. It is normal to judge people but we should know and control our emotions by judging others and do not say foul words that can people hurt their feelings.