Saturday, April 30, 2022

Stoicism - PART 12 Virtue - Justice

I've saved the best for last! This is a concept that alot more people are familiar with under multiple contexts. Let's simply define Justice as "Doing the right thing". Justice is in some way the value that feeds all other values, there is no point in being brave, moderating yourself and having knowledge if you don't act righteously.

In the introduction of this entry series I talked about the complexity behind our ideas of good and bad, I will not try to define these as they are different for each of us. Our upbringing and circumstances contribute to define our morals and definitions of good and evil, but it is our responsibility to acquire knowledge that will help us shape our ideas that we associate as just. I won't sit here and tell you what you need to do or not do, that is up to you and it's your job to do the best you can to act just and fight for what you consider fair.



 

Justice shouldn't be something that we may or may not practice, it should be our duty as humans and part of a society to do it.  What are you doing to make the world you live in a more fair one? Are you offering support to those who need it? Think about what you can do to help them, be brave and speak up when you believe something is unjust. 

-Roberto

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