Ethics Is Never About Always Doing The Right Thing

Experience of the last couple of days has been quite eye opening for me. My conscience went on a roller coaster ride. Here’s the gist of it:

One of the few things I’ve learnt from life is that most of the altruistic concepts that we come to know aren’t really as selfless in their real life practice as they are made out to in theory. Even puritanical concepts like loving, sharing, giving, charity, so on and so forth, are not precluded from the egotistic deceits that we as human beings are capable of. Ethics is sure one of them.

If I say “Ethics Is Never About Always Doing The Right Think”, it will offend plenty of souls who will write me off as an idiosyncratic weirdo. But hey guys before you judge me based on those words that are quoted out of context just grasp the thought that follows those words:

It’s Always About Doing The Right That's Convenient.

I know if circumstances dictate anyone of us to do a righteous thing, which puts us to material, social and emotional risk, we will not do it. We will only do what is convenient.

So basically I am saying, although what we know of ethics in theory is about the concepts of right and wrong, but if doing the right thing becomes so difficult that it puts your own life or livelihood at risk, whould you still do it? The answer is an unequivocal NO.

Even if you are the most righteous person you will do what is convenient. That’s not to say there isn’t a soul that walked this earth, who always did the right thing even if it meant personal ruin. They rise beyond humanity and become saints.

The philosophy also reflects on my thought on sharing:

To Share Is Human
To Expect Nothing In Return Is Divine.

We are humans and not devine.

In the life that I’ve lived, one thing I have ardently followed. I’ve neither involved myself or let my money in any way be invested in activities that I ethically don’t align with. Although they may be legitimate businesses, I’ve always made sure that my investments whether direct or indirect never went to businesses that engage in arms, tobacco, alcohol, pornography, etc. Scamming is definitely something that I will keep miles away from me.

That’s not to say that any of my followers / supporters are guilty as charged. That also does not negate what I wrote in one of my previous blogs:
“I live in a world where every man I meet is a gentleman unless proven otherwise. That’s how our world remains functional and happy place”

I am here to promote a good cause. The very purpose of that cause - to empower the impoverished - will be defeated if charity did not begin at home. This has been my home for the previous 3 months.

To me helping a homeless street child does not mean throwing a few bucks at him to secure his place on street, unrescued from his life of beggary. It means rehabilitating him. It means bringing him to the mainstreem. It means empowering him to a life of dignity and self-respect.

In the same spirit I am not going to ask or investigate whether anyone of those accused is indeed a scammer or not. But, I am also not going to walk away leaving them to a life of scamming without doing my part.

While scamming is certainly the last thing I would have anything to do with, rehabilitating those who got into it knowingly, unknowingly or accidentally is certainly a challenge I am willing to take up. So here are the incentives I am willing to offer to anyone who chooses to make his/her online life more honest and productive and stay away from scamming:

1. I have talked to my friends/collaborators at Autonio, and they have agreed to let you start using their platform for free if you wish to learn to make a decent and honest living. @bitbulls will soon post in that regards.

2. If the AlgoShare technology that we will soon launch empowers the impoverished, it certainly creates opportunities for the rest. You can become one of the first beneficiaries for generating honest income. You will soon know how it works.

3. I have also decided to move some of my crypto holdings to Steemit, which means considerably more Steem Power and influence. I can share that influence for any legitimate purpose that comes up like rehabilitating Steemians back from their life of spam & scam, but certainly not $1+ rewards if it is obvious to me it might be going to fund any “resteem ring.”

4. Although I don’t believe in policing anyone, but those who avail any of the above entitlements, I will ask my office to keep a tab on maintaining legitimacy.

This is my humble attempt to make it convenient for everyone to do the right thing. If you agree with me, keep following me, supporting me, upvoting me, resteeming me for the gratification you earn from my initiatives, and not for fueling any unscrupulous activities.
Cheers :)