Selective Amnesia

More on ethics

One another question I had about ethics is a question I think everyone of us needs to ask and find the answers for – Why do we all need to look outside of us for approval on anything we do? Are we all so lacking in self-confidence that anything we do should be approved by the society? Isn’t that what social ethics are for? Forcing us all to be tied down by what the society thinks is right or wrong, without giving us the chance to form our own impressions of right and wrong.

For instance, why shouldn’t I take pride in my achievement? Why shouldn’t I say I am good? I have the confidence in my own success and my abilities, and I don’t mind trumpeting the fact I am good. But I am immediately reprimanded – I am told that I shouldn’t be saying that I am good, others ought to.

Is that stupid or what?