Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Receiving an A, but screwing over my best friend and to know or not to know my fate
The questions is, "If you could achieve an A in this class but it meant screwing over your best friend, would you do it?" There is not an easy answer or solution to this question. First off, if I decided not to screw over my best friend, could I still get an A in the class because I deserve it? If yes, then I would definitely not screw over my best friend because if I work hard, I could earn myself an A. This would be much more rewarding and fulfilling rather than having to bring my best friend down to achieve something. In history, most rulers gain power by simply taking other peoples power and making sure everyone has less power than themselves. However, I do not agree with this method. I believe the ruler would gain power when they deserve it. If someone is truly great, they can achieve success without having to bring down other people. Therefore, I would never screw over my best friend to be given an A in this class (partially because I love my best friend, but more importantly I can just go out and earn the A myself).
The next question is, "If you could know your fate in this class, or in high school, or in life, would you want to know, considering it would make all the decisions you make inconsequential?" I would not want to know any of my fates, mostly because I find information like that quite unsettling. I just want to live life and let fate take its course without me having any previous knowledge of it. Knowing my fate is like seeing the answer key to a test before I take it. Honestly, I think knowing my fate would make life kind of boring. I enjoy the vicissitudes of life.
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I agree with Sasha, I would not screw over my best friend in order to receive an A in that class. I think that if you work hard, that you could get that grade no matter what. Also, if it was truly your best friend, I think that in the end, it would cause you more trouble trying to screw over your best friend, despite the fact that you would still get an A. You would be ruining that relationship and could possibly get caught, which in the end is a worse 'fate' than maybe getting an A- or a B+ in the class. Also, if anyone ever found out what you did, getting an A in the class will not be significant if you are no longer in the class because you got expelled. I also, like Sasha would not want to know my fate. This is because, I would still (if fate is even real) want to think that I was making my own decisions. I would also want to think that whether or not I made good decisions mattered. Also, as Sasha said, knowing what was going to happen would make life boring, and I personally don't think that would be enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both Emily and Sasha. If I could achieve an A in this class and through out my high school career, but it meant screwing over my best friend I would not do it. Friendship is something I value very much, and if that were to be taken away in order to get good grades I would not do it. Where is the A really going to get me? Will it get me into a good college and then I get a good job? I don’t think getting good grades, going to a good college or what job you end up with in later life decides what kind of person you are, instead how to act and treat others does. Getting good grades and going to a good college sure looks good to the outside world, but is it ultimately making you happy as a person? Friendship is what makes me happy and therefore I would not screw my friend over in order to get an A. Also, I would absolutely not want to know my fate in this class. I like how Sasha said, “I just want to live life and let fate take its course without me having any previous knowledge of it.” I think by knowing my fate, it would really screw me up in life. I don’t want to know what’s going to happen to me; I want to let whatever it is (fate, nature) occur the way it wants to.
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