As I have grown, I have realized that I was somewhat being dictated by my parents who held us hidden behind religion in order to protect us from the wrongs in which they had done. Not to say that everything that I was taught was wrong, or the morals that I try to live by are unnecessary, but that I now know that there are gray areas; life is not just black and white.
In other words, I do not really have an answer so I looked to others to help me come to some sort of conclusion. One should live their life with the basic knowledge of compassion, compassion for oneself and compassion towards other people. When you can learn to accept yourself, you can accept others as they are. Like I said before, there are gray areas and this can affect how we see ourselves and the decisions that we make on an everyday basis. If I spend $4.25 on a coffee does that make me a frivolous spender? Am I wrong for doing so? Should I use that money and donate to those who need it? These are questions that I asked a couple of friends. Some felt strongly about giving to those who couldn't help themselves, saying that is the way people should live their lives. Other people felt differently, that no one is helpless, they work for what they and deserve what they get.
Who has the right idea? I have absolutely no answer. This question I feel leads to several other questions: who says what is that right way to live one's life? who is the judge of this? is it us? is it our peers? a higher being?
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I believe that Nussbaum would say that you have it right that life consists of mostly gray areas while the black and white areas are few and far between. Nussbaum's theories on social justice focus mainly on the gray areas of life and foundations of society. I like that you bring up your spiritual upbringing as influencing you life and find it interesting that Nussbaum does not address this issue in her interview. I would like to see aspects of spirituality and religion discussed within Nussbaum's theory.
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