Truths and Wrongs

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Most of us have beliefs that we consider the truth. Some people, though, tend to be defensive when those "truths" that they hold are contested. They try to rationalize, justify, or sometimes even counter other people's "truths" that do not fit in with the "truths" they believe in. They create double standards just to accommodate their "truths", or worse, just shut off or put in bad light the people who counter them, and no matter how hard you try to explain to them, they wouldn’t listen. They compromise everything else so as not to compromise their own "truths". Because they value these "truths" too much, they tend to close everything else. And that's the hardest part - trying to reason with (or open) someone that has decided to be closed.

A wrong can never be a right. Sadly, some people think that a wrong act can be justified based on certain circumstances. Some - if not most - think that under certain circumstances we can justify something that is wrong - or even what we think is wrong. But that is where the fault lies. Don’t we have a saying that "The end doesn’t justify the means"? That a wrong act cannot be justified by its intention, no matter how good the intention may be? Contradicting to this line of thought is like saying that stealing a loaf of bread is fine because you wanted to provide for your family, or worse, killing somebody to avenge a wrong is right.

A wrong can never be a right, regardless of the situation or intention

Sadly, a person isn’t defined by his/her situation, but on how he/she reacts under those situations.