when a person murders another person, everyone is in an uproar. they want the murderer to get what they deserve, be punished similarly, etc. but how do we arrive at these conclusions? do we not all have a subconcious set of values and morals that we hold others accountable to? well, we do. that is quite obvious in the way people treat others who are seen as wrongdoers. but when we try to write out a list of our values, it becomes quite hard. if told to select only 10 out of a list of 28, as we were instructed in class last tuesday, many people get frustrated and can't decide how to choose one and not the other, because they're all important, right? of course right. but no, you have to make tough choices sometimes.
Having split into 8 groups of 7 (that took a little bit, you'd be surprised how many honors kids, such as me, have problems with math), we attempted to create a collective list of values. but we could only have 7 at the most on our list. most people went with the whole 'FAB FIVE' deal. my group ended up with a total of five also: knowledge, passion, ethical standards, independence, and love. do you know how hard it was to file our lists down into those five? well, it was difficult. we decided to just write the ones that a majority of the group had written. it was rather funny hearing which ones some people didn't have. not to judge or anything though. judging is mean. oops there i go, spouting a value. well at least we know they're good for something.
so in conclusion. values are good. if they come in conflict with each other you've got some tough decisions ahead of you. life is good. love people. aly out
-aly<3
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