Chasing One’s Tail

The common law of government, that majority rules, has become rather the theme of moral conscience than that of the state. The majority and it’s activities are now the naturally accepted code of behavior. Based upon the actions of the people around us we justify our own deeds as we say to ourselves in tones of apathy, “Everyone else does it, how could so many people be doing the wrong thing? It must not be wrong then.”  In truth, this theory could be correct. Are rules and laws made by the people or for the people? Who can tell? On the other hand, if we carry on as we choose, comforting ourselves with the fact that we are one of many sinners, then there is no room left for fair judgement. It would be hypocrisy to make a judgement and even a punishment on anyone if all were alike and justified by each other. No one is perfect and there is only the degree of a crime that separates the judge from the judged.

So far my thoughts on this have been inconclusive. I will admit that the right thing to say, would be that every person must judge for themselves, based on their personal experience and conviction. However, I must also admit that I do not, and probably never will, trust the intelligence and discernment of the average individual. I don’t, in any way, pretend to be any better than the next person, but that doesn’t mean that the stupidity of some people escapes my notice. How can I then trust such people, and many more like them, to judge for themselves what may affect more than only themselves? Here is the moment when I must remind myself that what will be will be, and I must learn to work around at it as best I can.

(I sound like a socialist, but I assure anyone reading this that I am no such thing. I am merely a frustrated thinker, who can decide how to deal with the stress of living with so many trying people. Life is so hard sometimes…oh well. )

Back to my original statement however, I am still extremely confused by life as a reality (rules of the majority) or life in an ideal world (individual discretion). Perhaps the wise thing to do would be to go half and half– balancing the weight of one with the other in order to keep things level. Even this requires some choice however, and there we are again wondering who can be trusted.

As you can see, I have gotten nowhere with this argument and probably never will. I guess that with all that I’ve said here, what I really end with is a question of reality; what is the reality? Ideals mean little if they are only ideals and not the true reality, so reality we must rest upon (if we can determine what it is) and let the rest happen as it will. I suppose I’m just chasing my tail and will only get more and more dizzy, but so it is and will always be, and that is certainly reality.

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