Moral Dilemma 道德挣扎
Sorry about the long time in between updates. I haven't been able to find something i wish to blog on. Actually it's not that there's nothing to blog on but the fact that certain stuff are too sensitive. Even though a blog is meant to be about what are my innermost thoughts, but somehow I'm afraid of the consequences. Had some discussion with my friends and one told me to just write, the other told me to be tactful. Unfortunately tactful is not 1 of my stronger points, therefore after some thinking i came out with this post. Moral Dilemma 道德挣扎.
What do I mean by moral dilemma? Have you ever came across incidents in your life whereby you have to choose between doing the right thing and doing the "right" thing? For example you saw a person who is obviously quite rich drop a $50 note. An old beggar who is handicapped and starving then picked it up. What do you do? Do you do the right thing and inform the rich man who obviously doesn't need the $50, or do you do the "right" thing and let the poor old beggar get some decent food? This is a social moral dilemma typified by the NKF case. Durai was obviously doing excellent stuff for the kidney patients. They have highly qualified healthcare professionals taking care of them and enjoy great facilities at low costs but because they found him being shady with the way he utilised the funds and therefore prosecuted him. Even though he paid himself huge amounts he was still earning less than what he would have earned if he had been in the public sector. And do not forget he was also paying his staff good wages and was doing an excellent job with the NKF. During his tenure they had many successes in helping poor kidney patients and even managed to help other countries and was about to initiate more programs to help children with cancer and research into kidney diseases. If not for the fact that this case was brought to court he would have retired being hailed a great man. Just because he's in the business of charity he should live like a pauper? Then how do you justify our Govt. increasing their pay? Isn't it the same thing? They are getting huge amounts of money even though they are earning less than in the private sector and their jobs involve taxpayers' money and it's a public service. See the parallel? How much exactly is too much and how much is too little? Was Durai paid too much for doing a great job with NKF? Remember NKF even had reserves in excess of millions! Many patients are in fact grateful to him and if the press had reported on the story from another angle there would be more people who would stand by him.
Another form of moral dilemma we face in our everyday life comes from friends and families. How often have you found out about friends or families doing something terribly wrong but because they are your friends/families you hesitate to expose them even if you know hesitation on your part brings greater misery to someone else or even everyone involved? Do you have the courage to go up to them and say "hey i think what you're doing is very wrong and is it possible to do things another way or stop?" Many of us lack this courage, I'm no different. We're afraid of losing the friendship, of being ostracized as a traitor, of being an outcast within our family.
Think about it. What would you do whenever you face a moral dilemma? Do you have the courage to call a spade a spade and do the right thing or would you shirk and do the "right" thing? Are you doing the right thing no matter which path you choose?
What do I mean by moral dilemma? Have you ever came across incidents in your life whereby you have to choose between doing the right thing and doing the "right" thing? For example you saw a person who is obviously quite rich drop a $50 note. An old beggar who is handicapped and starving then picked it up. What do you do? Do you do the right thing and inform the rich man who obviously doesn't need the $50, or do you do the "right" thing and let the poor old beggar get some decent food? This is a social moral dilemma typified by the NKF case. Durai was obviously doing excellent stuff for the kidney patients. They have highly qualified healthcare professionals taking care of them and enjoy great facilities at low costs but because they found him being shady with the way he utilised the funds and therefore prosecuted him. Even though he paid himself huge amounts he was still earning less than what he would have earned if he had been in the public sector. And do not forget he was also paying his staff good wages and was doing an excellent job with the NKF. During his tenure they had many successes in helping poor kidney patients and even managed to help other countries and was about to initiate more programs to help children with cancer and research into kidney diseases. If not for the fact that this case was brought to court he would have retired being hailed a great man. Just because he's in the business of charity he should live like a pauper? Then how do you justify our Govt. increasing their pay? Isn't it the same thing? They are getting huge amounts of money even though they are earning less than in the private sector and their jobs involve taxpayers' money and it's a public service. See the parallel? How much exactly is too much and how much is too little? Was Durai paid too much for doing a great job with NKF? Remember NKF even had reserves in excess of millions! Many patients are in fact grateful to him and if the press had reported on the story from another angle there would be more people who would stand by him.
Another form of moral dilemma we face in our everyday life comes from friends and families. How often have you found out about friends or families doing something terribly wrong but because they are your friends/families you hesitate to expose them even if you know hesitation on your part brings greater misery to someone else or even everyone involved? Do you have the courage to go up to them and say "hey i think what you're doing is very wrong and is it possible to do things another way or stop?" Many of us lack this courage, I'm no different. We're afraid of losing the friendship, of being ostracized as a traitor, of being an outcast within our family.
Think about it. What would you do whenever you face a moral dilemma? Do you have the courage to call a spade a spade and do the right thing or would you shirk and do the "right" thing? Are you doing the right thing no matter which path you choose?
Firstly, where are the pictures? lol.
Secondly, actually it depends on your view in moral. If you think letting the beggar take the money to get some food to eat is correct in your moral values then why not. There is no right or wrong, all is up to how u decide whether it is right or wrong. =] Actually, just now write how you feel, why bother about what others think, unless it concerns untouchable people. =/
Thirdly, so long then post. Hurry think of another one.
Posted by
Anonymous |
April 13, 2007 at 8:45 PM
it is oways more den comfortin if one oways knew the morally rite ting to do and haf all choices and commitments presented in simple pure black and white. it is oways alot easier tis way, no denial. yet sadly, life and its content is jus so full of gray areas, prepared or not. wif decisions we face everyday whether we realize it or not, haf very real moral implications.
i feel those situations in which all the choices that was confronted seem morally problematic and shldnt be judge by those not wearin same sizes shoes.
wif different stands, views and beliefs, moral dilemma changes. makin moral decisions is difficult and complex and are connected to different contexts dat one might not be able to understand.
no judgement no dilemmas.
jus my two cents worth.
Posted by
inoka |
April 20, 2007 at 10:36 PM