My Moral Code
It may look easy to put into words what my moral code is. But it isn’t, it ain’t easy to do so because; it involves a process of meditation, analysis and evaluation of how it is that I do life as well of how I take decisions. In order to do so I must start from the beginning. I am adopted. From then, I do have a strong moral perspective on life and on doing what matters without hurting anyone, but having in mind what benefit does others, eventually, will gain from my life and decisions. I was raised Christian. So Church has played a vital role in my upbringing. So what the Bible states as good things are basically the principles which I try to live and reproduce. You see, I totally believe that, ethics determine the way we do life, indeed, still ethics are stablished, and determined by God because they’re birthed out directly from His heart. What matters most to me is doing not only what’s good but what is correct. Honesty is, perhaps, the most important aspect of my whole moral code. I believe that everything else comes as a result of being sincere and transparent. Honesty, decency, righteousness, integrity, respect, tenderness, awareness, and social justice are the main thing for me. These values for me are non negotiable. You see, when you decide to live your life honestly then you’re going to make decisions that are decent, your deeds are going to be righteous, your relationships will be respectful, those things you do when no one sees you are going to be infused and filled with integrity, so you’re gonna have a more strong sense of awareness towards your life and towards not equal situation of the people you do life with, so when you see injustice, a sense of discomfort, will rise up in your spirit and eventually you’re going to do something about it. Great heros like Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Ghandi, Benito Juarez, felt a great discomfort as a result of them being aware of injustice situations their generation were facing, living and experiencing, so they decided to do something about it.
I can recall a situation I went through during one semester at college where my moral code was on target. We were doing a team work and there was one part of the research that wasn’t done yet; so I leave it to one girl to finish it and have delivered it to the professor. When the professor turned back the papers, we all found out that, we had no grade because the research paper was copied from someone’s else paper. So I went back to the professor and explain him that, we were not aware of what this girl did. But because, I was the team leader, I decided to take over whole responsibility for the issue. That if he decided to report us and gave us an Academic Dishonesty report, I will not argue because; even though I did not copy, indeed a part of the paper was copied and I had no excuse, besides the fact that according to the school rules it was a dishonest act. Eventually the professor did not gave us an Academic Dishonesty, rather he decided to failed us. I did not argued his decision, instead, I submitted myself to his authority and curse once more his class. In this situation I do believe that I acted accordingly to what my moral code is.
So often I’ve questioned myself, if the things I did, were just because everyone else did them. Maybe this was true when teenager. When in order to be cool you acted just like everyone else instead of really think. I’ve to be honest here and say that every single time I acted just as everyone did, I felt bad, and the outcome was not something quite good. I made a decision a couple of years ago to live accordingly to the principles I value and treasure as important. It was not an easy thing. It took me time, some sorrows, some regrets, but in the end I was satisfied with the way I conducted my life; even though the outcome was not what I expected. Still I was in peace with my inner being. Because, you see, you have to get to a point in life where you know it is a “must be” to act accordingly to your principles and values. If you are a believer, as I am, well… then knowing that your ways and deeds not only bless the ones around you; but put a smile on God’s face and eventually make a difference in someone’s life, that’s when you are truly happy. I believe happiness is not synonym of success, or getting the things done as you want, but rather been at ease and peace knowing that whatever the outcome was you acted correctly. That you were true to yourself, that your integrity overcome, and that perhaps you actually made the difference in someone’s life. To be happy in life, for me is simple: love God, love life, love people and make sure you have plenty of fun in the process. That’s the point. That’s my goal. To enjoy life at it’s full, while remaining faithful to my principles, to my values, to my beliefs, to God, to my family and most important to myself.
