Ethical perspective

Ethical perspective. Joegard b. laragA.

What is ethical perspective?. An ethical perspective can be compared to the lens used by an individual in viewing a problem. Each of us has a distinct perspective. Each of us is unique in our own ways. We are different. We have differences in genetics and development, upbringing, culture, life experiences, religion, beliefs, politics and education. With all these differences, our personalities, perspectives, and values also differ..

So what happens now that we all have different ethical perspective?.

Ethical perspectives are different ways a person can approach an ethical dilemma . One person may think of a specific thing to do that he thinks is best when faced with an ethical dilemma while another person may have it different. Nevertheless , we are expected to solve ethical dilemmas in an ethical way accepted by the norms whatever our ethical perspectives may be. However , that is not always the case. As mentioned earlier we have different ethical perspective thus, we can’t expect everyone to decide on things that is the same with our perspective. Hence , people often times argue with each other because of our differences..

There was a time when a friend of mine cheated on his girlfriend . I was torn between telling his girlfriend of his cheating and keeping our friendship as I thought that if I told his girlfriend about it our friendship may be broken. I kept quite a few times thinking it was not my story to tell . However, as the days go by my conscience been bugging me. My friend’s girlfriend was kind to me, to us. And I think that my friend’s girlfriend don’t deserve to be treated that way by my friend..

Right there and then, I decided to talk to my friend. Trying to make him understand that what he is doing is wrong and it would absolutely affect his relationship with his girlfriend. I advised him to choose. To choose wisely between his new girl and his girlfriend who he’s been with for years already and who loved him so much. In the end, my friend chose his girlfriend. Now, they are happily married with a son..

If I haven’t thought so well and immediately told my friend’s girlfriend about it, they may have broken up already and may have cost our friendship too. Good thing I have given my friend a chance to correct his wrong. his girlfriend may be oblivious of his past cheating but at least they are happily married now..

Sometimes, we can choose the path that gives us a lesser pain. If we chose to become rightful every day, we may step on somebody else’s foot without us knowing. Personally , I think that to avoid conflicts we should learn to effectively communicate with others as I believe that conflicts are best solved with a good talk..