So this is my first official blog that I have finally managed to create, AND will keep this time (hopefully). Part of me is excited about starting a blog and thinking of creative topics to blog about, but the other part of me kind of dreads having to type my thoughts out when i can just speak them, or something. I have decided to blog because i find myself thinking of really wonderful, intelligent, funny, brilliant, light-bulbish thoughts almost all day everyday, and then come the next day and i can't remember a single thing i had thought about previously. So i thought it'd be fun to scribble as i think, scribble as i think. record all the insane thoughts that come gushing through my brains, straight outta my mouth (or fingers in this case), and see where it takes me. Yeh. lets see where it takes me.
So the thought that came across my mind today was about principles. Earlier on today I was going to change my status on what of these social network thingys that i have, to something like: Always stand by your principles no matter what those around you may say. smart right? sounds really deep and thoughtful. very wise and epiphany-ish. But then another thought came to me that got me asking...what exactly are principles? to what standard do we measure or define principles? Are there universal principles that apply to everyone, or does everyone live by their own principles? You know how we say: 'stand by your principles' Well, what if your principles are my taboos? can i still tell you to stand by your beliefs? To that culture or religion whose people strongly believe in suicide bombing, and think that they are doing their God's calling, can we honestly pat them on the back and tell them to stand by their principles, when we clearly know that these 'principles' are costing thousands of innocent people their lives?
The dictionary defines Principles as - a fundamental truth, rule or belief that governs one's personal behavior. I have my principles that i follow. And i do follow them to a T. I strongly believe in my principles, and i believe that i am right to believe in them. I've always believed that people have thier own standards of principles and should always do what they think is right. But until today, i had never really thought of principles in terms of one man's meat being another man's poison. What if what i strongly believe i should do is what someone else strongly believes he or she should never do? How do we measure principles? And mind you i am not talking about morality in this case, although it is very similar, in that principles can one way or the other tie back to morality and goodness.
So in conclusion here is what i thought...i think there is a universal standard to which we measure principles. I believe that, as long as you're not hurting anyone or anything - men, women, children, animals; as long as you're not bringing harm to the environment and to society; as long your principles are somehow aimed towards a greater good, for yourself and/or for others, then it is a principle what following and standing for.
This is what i got to thinking about today.
'til next time....
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