IDIS 302
Andrew Asavarungsrikul
Everyone on this planet has at least one thing that they value most in life, even if it’s life itself. It’s that one thing that acts as a pillar to the structure of a person’s moral character, possibly supported by other pillars, and it is these pillars that help define how a person lives their life as happily as they can. For myself, I value family, honesty, love, friendship, joy, and creativity. Although my family is far from picture-perfect, I still appreciate my family and care for them deeply. If I was able to, I’d do as much good by them as possible. When it comes to speaking with other people, I speak with honesty in most situations and hope that others are as honest with me as I cannot stand liars, though it depends on the situation. Honesty and family are intertwined …show more content…
This invisible rule set, which is malleable to an extent depending on the circumstance, is an important facet of my life. Could I live without my own code of ethics? Truthfully, I probably could not do it. I once stated to my classmates in a discussion that if I were to live life with no concern for what is ethical I would experience a strange kind of freedom. However, I value my code of ethics because of the limits they place on my personal freedom. Most of the time I prefer not to inconvenience anyone and by following my code of ethics, I am able to follow through with that on a regular basis. It would be certainly interesting to be able to do as I please for my own advancement in the world whether or not it affected someone like Gyges did in our reading of The Ring of Gyges by Plato. Even so, as it is frequently said as words of wisdom, just because you can do something does not mean you