Day 13-getting ethical

Every person has their own ethics that they have created from all the things that influence them In their lives. This is usually a set of guidelines that the individual uses when making decisions in real life. The influences that create these codes can come from many sources and as a person goes through life their own code of ethics might even evolve or change into something different than what they once thought to be appropriate. The thing that makes all codes of ethics the same is that they share similar obligations that can contain their beliefs according to what category it falls under. These three main obligations are to society, individuals, and yourself. Using these three obligations a personal code of ethics can be formed. When it comes to society, I believe that people should follow the idea of Utilitarianism. In which it is right to do something as long as it benefits the grater good. So If someone was dying and needed medicine, but across town you could save 5 lives with the same meds the needs of the 5 are more important. This goes along with the famous saying of the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. However most people these days don't see it that way. Its all about personal gain and what benefits them the most. Its kinda sad because I believe,as a society the greatest way to improve the overall positive nature of the society is to benefit as many members of that society no matter what status they may be. The obligations that I believe we should have to individual is that everyone should be treated as equal whether rich, poor, black, white, green. I also think that all individuals have the right to live and express their own opinion, even if those opinions might differ from what I believe. I also think that every individual should have the right to feel safe, for an example they have the right to live in a place that is both emotionally and physically stable. I personally hold myself to a utilitarianism mind frame similar to that of my views on the ideal society. I feel that I am obliged to help the most amount of people that I can. There are also times however , I may not always follow my own obligations for one reason or another. Whether or not this means that my own view is incorrect doesn’t really matter because, I believe my view to be truth regardless of what others say.