Comments on: Doing the Right Thing For the Right Reason

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By: pjm

pjm — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 10:10:52 +0000

I like this blog. Lots of stuff to comment on.

To do the right thing all the time is very difficult. It may seem easy, when you talk about it. But in practice, things get a little gray.

If you find a watch on the beach, should you return the watch? It is on the beach so it is fair game right? The honorable thing would be to find out who owned the watch by putting up flyers and asking around. But, in reality, who does that? Most people would say, cool, I found a watch. Finders keepers, losers wheepers.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:24:29 +0000

Yea you're right Sue, I sacrificed a little bit of reality in that scenario. Your question about him accepting the reward really speaks to Mr. Morgan's story – does he refuse right away, consider taking it then refuse, or take it then donate it later out of guilt? These are the fun gray zones.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:21:41 +0000

I have not but a few people have told me they are really good. Perhaps I had better put them on my list. And if I remember correctly they aren't that long either, so I could probably knock them out in short order.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:20:54 +0000

Thanks for your visit and comment rlhembree-san. I always appreciate having individuals with senior experience around.

By: Matt__A

Matt__A — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:18:56 +0000

Thanks John – great point about the value of your word.

By: SueC

SueC — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:08:24 +0000

“what if a bystander saves a victim of violence in the hopes of getting a reward? Isn’t that doing the right thing for the wrong reason, and isn’t it still the right thing to do?”

This is an interesting scenario but the way you've presented it makes it a highly unlikely situation. If the bystander was purely motivated by thoughts of a reward but didn't know in advance that a reward was likely then he would not save the victim (why bother?). However if he does save the victim then he has acted selflessly by risking his own life without any certainty of reward (whether he had thought about a reward or not). Perhaps the real test of honour is whether, having saved the victim and being offered a reward – does he accept it?