Someone turned to me today and asked me a very difficult
question. It doesn’t matter if this person was 16 or 36, because we’ve all experienced
what this person was going through. The question was, How do you do the right
thing when you know the other person is wrong?
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| Difficult Question |
When you are young, you still believe that making the right
decision will become easier. You maybe even think that you won’t be called upon
to make these decisions anymore as a grown-up. And that’s where we are wrong! People around
us will often choose differently than we would, they may exercise their
authority/size/strength/status to do what we consider wrong. They might feel that
they have a legitimate reason/excuse and sometimes it is just to prove that they can
“get away with it”.
Life is long, I said to the person who turned to me today.
We will never quite know if our good example has any long term weight. We can also pretty well count on not being congratulated daily for being the bigger person. All we have is the
knowledge that we did the best we could. When someone attempts to take
advantage of their “larger” position, all you need to do is hold strong to who
you are.
You might never get the satisfaction of seeing your offender
get what they are due. We need to accept this, but not lose ourself in the
experience. Patience does indeed become easier.
Because at the end of the day, all you have is yourself.
Life is not for sissies!
Doing the right thing is hard business. Many will fall by the wayside due to
their own needs and fears. It can be exhausting, it can scare you into a dark
corner. But where the two lines meet, you have a choice.
Doing the right thing is not easy, it takes stamina and practise. But it is leading
you to higher ground where you can be proud of your behaviour. And from there
you will be able to see who you need to surround yourself with and who you need to
stay away from.
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