Right or Wrong, a Conundrum
What wrongs us is just the contention
of a force outside our belief,
and as much as we may blame unfair treatment,
who is to say our belief is right, just because we deem it,
and wrong is perhaps a misnomer,
judgement always subjective in perspective,
our viewpoint tainted with bias,
as no-one really wrongs us at all.
Wrong is an inference,
as opposed to a moral right,
an assumption our understanding is above reproach,
which of course is presumptuous,
and whether moral of just in opposition to what we want,
its not wrong that we are called in question,
to explain why, as viewpoints vary,
each valid perspectives from other’s experience.
We struggle through life,
somehow believing we are always right,
and so when others oppose us they are wrong,
and we take umbrage at their suggestion,
thus propagates the contentions between us,
rather than accepting a point of view
and allowing people to uphold it,
even though it crosses ours.
Each of us are individual,
with learning and propensities unique,
and therefore our beliefs and paradigms
will not be accepted by everyone,
but we should never define things as right or wrong,
simply a different perspective
that should be taken in good faith
from another persons evaluation.
Life is too complex to think defining it
will in any way be truth, for we evolve,
our thoughts and perspective,
and apart from our codes of living,
lines we do not cross,
everything is open to viewpoint,
nothing so drastically appraised as right or wrong,
good or bad, or anything at all.
We have free will and faculties
to determine our life and movement,
our decisions creating circumstance
and our mistakes a recompense,
all of which create our learning,
and our beliefs and perspective born of all of that,
just as viable and just as apt
regardless of as anyone else’s view.
Right and wrong lives in a grey land,
where their worth and meaning remains in circumstance,
all of which is subjective.
Tony DeLorger © 2018
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How very interesting, Tony. I can see why right or wrong is depends on perspective and where one is coming from at any given moment. Great work. Take care.
Glad you enjoyed it Phyllis. In reality, there is no right and wrong at all. Circumstances determine motives and results out of balance, but the concept of right and wrong comes from the dogma of religion. Cheers!
If more people would just accept another’s point of view instead of labeling them with names that intend intend to harm. I agree with your thoughts on dogma coming from religion. Their are more hypocrites within the chapel walls than outside of it. I lived under the tyranny of an ex spouse who thrived on being right and always had to get the last word in any argument that we exchanged. I live in peace and quiet now, not such a wrong thing to be doing:-)) Well penned my friend as always your opinions and thoughts are welcomed.
Thank you Vincent, my purpose has always been to encourage change and perhaps a reconsidering of perspective. We can become so entrenched by our own limitations we see nothing else. inspiring thought is a blessed gift as a writer and it is always my hope that my renderings at least make people question their truths. Cheers!