I Assume for these arguments that there is some greater
“Good.” Not in the form of some “thing” or deity but rather a “Form” of good
that transcends the understanding of most people.
These should be used
in aspiration of gaining better understanding of the “Good” But the nature of
my theory is that People will naturally do this subconsciously, and not
actively and consciously. However, that
is not to say that consciously thinking about it does not help or that it is not enjoyable in and of itself.
Pt. 1
The Morality of a
Hero.
One way that I found a great sense of morality in my life is
looking up to Hero’s. One good example is Super Heroes.
In this instance a “Good”
hero is anyone(or Thing) that either
A: Naturaly representative of the Good
Or
B: More intune with the “Good” than the average person and consciously representative of it.
Such Heros,
Unlike most deities, do not usually command others to be more like them or do
as they say (Unless they are a super hero and you are a lawbreaker) They
instead inspire others to become closer to the “Good.” Heroes are Role modles, not dictators. Some
may think this holds a similar problem to the “does ‘God’ like something
because it is moral, or is it moral because he likes it” but to me it does not.
It lacks negative implications that the argument the terms of gods. A hero
performs good actions because they are good, there is an outside something that
makes them good, But because they do not claim to be the ultimate authority I
do not see any inherent contradiction. This does imply some greater form of “Good” but as I
said, it more as an example of a Form, that the higher “Good” may be simply
that, a form.
In my subscription to the
Morality of the Hero I do see a very practical sence of morality, the exact
motivator of good behavior does not
matter, whatever makes one do good is good enough. Be it simply for that Warm
fuzzy feelings, To inspire others, or even that Uncle Ben told you that you
have the power to do good and therefore the responsibility to do good (Though
he said it in not so many words.)
Having someone to look up to can make one a
better person. By looking up to a great
role model I forged within myself who I know I am and who I need to be. The morality of the Hero is what brought me
the name “Radiance.” Radiance is my
Inner Image of who I feel I really am, Myself as a Hero, And it is my constant
strive to act like “Radiance” and help people when I have the power to help
them, To treat all people equal because I know everyone has a little hero in
them, and to make people smile because each smile makes this world just a
little brighter.
Heroes, Role models, not deities.
(P.S. on the final note of my entry, I would like to
included a special thank you to my Class mates who have refered to me as
Radiance. It is something I never thought I’d ever get to hear people refer to
me by. Thank you, it means more to me than any of you know.)
I think this is indeed a possible way to arrive at a morality or a way to be good, but how can one be sure the hero he or she is looking up to is moral or good? Is it that one only idolizes those similar enough to oneself that the reasons for their actions seem to resonate with him or her? If thats the case how can we ever be sure that the heroes are actually good if we never question their actions or simply assume they are good because they are at the forefront of society?
ReplyDeleteIt's pretty "super" when one's peers offer unqualified acceptance and support, isn't it? Our heros and role models definitely don't have to be divine, just human (but human at their best).
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