Things That Happen…….Good or Bad?
Ponder over this for a minute.
Do Bad Things happen? We always hear people whining about "Why do bad things happen to me?" or "Why does everything bad happens to me?"
In actual fact, there is no such thing as a bad thing, neither is there a good thing either. You’re thinking I’m whacked right? Probably true……maybe not. Hear me out then you decide.
Things have always happened regardless of being good or bad. It’s the impact it has on different people with different views of life and society and all that crap. Pessimitic people would see most of the negative aspect of a situation while a positive character would see the silver lining in every cloud. There is but only a fine line to distinguish something as bad or good when it hapens. If it impacts us negatively in terms of financial, emotional, career, physical or spiritual aspect, we are likely perceiving it as negative or BAD. Well, if that’s the case, then the GOOD would naturally be a positive impact then.
Putting things in perspective, I’m gonna use the concept of "euthanasia", more commonly known as mercy killing. To allow a person to die is morally wrong but to allow a person to suffer is morally wrong as well. Euthanasia is essentially suicide. As a person, it’s hard to accept death in any form, be it murder, accidental or disease. However, as a doctor it’s easier to justify the need for such an act. To end the suffering of one and to let one be at peace. As a person, that decision would be a BAD one, but as a doctor, that is a GOOD decision.
Objectively analysing the situation, by allowing euthanasia, the death is easier to accept. The death would also make way for resources (hospital bed, doctors & nurses, medicine and etc) to be allocated to others in more need. In times of war and disasters, those that would likely survive will be given priority for medical attention. Those that won’t will likely be given morphine to ease the pain and suffering. It may be a cruel decision, but nevertheless it is one that is for the greater good.
There is a point to be made here as well. How do we define something that happens is good or bad? There is no easy answer to this. Let things happen and decide on how to act on it. Our actions decide the rest of the course that we choose to take. Simply put, Bad or Good?……..we decide……..our choices guide or reaction which turn into actions.
If you get criticise, you can react negatively to it by feeling angry and decide to criticise back which would most likely incite more anger and hatred which would inturn likely turn into a hostile situation. This is what is a BAD thing. However, if we take the criticism as another form of feedback, we can act positivley on it to help improve ourselves. Doesn’t this sound like a GOOD thing?
I’m not justifying that all harsh words or criticism or whatever form of negativity warrants a clear and objective analysis of the situation just to find the good or positive way of reaction. No…..defintely not all. Example if you get robbed, that is a BAD thing. There is nothing good about being robbed, unless you feel compelled to share your wealth with those that source for it through criminal ways.
Remember, things will always happen. There is no good or bad thing. How we react will determine our actions. React positively it’ll be a good thing, react negatively, it’ll be a bad thing. Not everything that happens is good though. You judge yourself if it is bad enough.
One man’s meat is another’s poison.
I’m confused………..are you??
