Virtual virtues

There are , broadly, 2 ways of looking at this world. One, like we all do mostly and normally ( and some would add "with responsibility"), and the second being like a child. The child when it is born doesn't like its mother for what she does or how she lives. He loves her for what she is. Reasons don't play a role. He is just a curious fellow looking at the world as it is with no prejudices. He is ready to accept things for what they are. You might call it his inability to think and analyse, but i would say it is our inability to look at things unprejudiced. why is something wrong and something right? What makes a person bad and another good? who are we to judge. Sure things form in our heads, but that doesnt make him bad or good. why should some one be looked at as a wrong does even if they haven't done you, or anyone you know, any wrong?

There are two ways of looking at this. If you think you are a logical person and can reason out, search for a reason that some one is bad. For example, why should prostitution be lookt at as it is? try to reason out logically ('coz u think you are a logical fellow). Try to find reasons to say it is a bad thing. Every profession has unwilling workers, every profession has its employment hazards, every profession has its harsh and unacceptable clients. So what makes this bad in a distinct way? If it comes to trafficking, that comes down to bad handling of the issue, and by the way children suffer in industries also in quiet traumatic conditions.

Now the second way of looking at it is, "I somehow don't like it, it just doesn't make me feel o.k about it"). This kind of view is fine but the thing is may be you don't feel its fine coz the people around you want you to feel so. It is not necessary to feel ok with everything, but lets be open and make an attempt to accept things as they are. The effect has gone to such an extent that the people doing it feel they are sinning. Sure, they may not be happy about it, but that doesn't make it a sin.

Look at the world as it is. Be ready to accept things which until now seemed wrong just because the people around you feel so. Its fine to feel somethings are not right, but feel it 'coz u feel it and not "coz the society wants you to feel so. Virtues are all virtual. These are things used to make people to do things they normally wouldn't. You needn't accept everything, but be ready to consider everything and think for yourself. Don't just convince yourself to be convinced.