Posts tagged doing the right thing

Sometimes doing the right thing isn’t easy. But here’s something that is part of what I would call my rules for life.

You should always do the right thing, even if you’re afraid of what the consequences of that action might be.

That is, I realize, not always an easy thing to do—both because it’s hard to not be afraid because sometimes bad things happen even when you do the right thing, and also because it isn’t always easy to know what the right thing is. The right thing is frequently not a black and white issue; this thing is right and that thing is wrong.

But there are times when it is obvious.  And often, the potential negative consequences of such an action are also obvious.  But when the right choice is clear, you must do it, regardless of consequences.