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Becoming An Outstanding Person | Justice - Week 8 of 12 |

Posted By Alex Shalman On April 17, 2007 @ 1:43 pm In Leadership, Personal Development | 14 Comments

This article is part of the [1] How To Become An Outstanding Person In Twelve Weeks series. I strongly urge that you read the first article in order to get a sense of what is going on here.

Justice (Week 8 of 12)

Justice. Wrong none by doing injuries, or omitting the benefits that are your duty. Part of what made Benjamin Franklin so outstanding was that he took the well-being of other people into account. I can see how this must have lead to many difficult decisions for him as a politician. He must have constantly had to decide between doing good for the majority versus a minority of people. Sometimes there just isn’t a choice that seems right. What do you do then?

To tell you the truth, Justice is a very heavy subject, one that I do not claim to fully understand. In fact, Justice has been debated for thousands of years, by many brilliant philosophers and there is still no unanimous consensus on what is Just.

How I decide what is just

  1. Is it ethical/moral
  2. Is it legal
  3. Am I treating someone the way I want to be treated
  4. Am I treating someone the way they want to be treated

This is just part of the criteria that I use, but I think it suits me well. It’s important to remember that whatever actions you take will usually have someone out there that disapproves. You can’t let that stop you from doing what you think is right.

Question to the readers:

  1. Do you believe that if everybody did what they truly thought was Just, there would be no wars?
  2. What do you think it would take to make sure there were no more wars?

Becoming Outstanding Series

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URLs in this post:
[1] How To Become An Outstanding Person In Twelve Weeks: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/02/08/how-to-become-an-outstanding-person-in-twelve-weeks/
[2] Temperance: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/02/27/becoming-an-outstanding-person-temperance-week-1-of-12/
[3] Silence: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/03/06/becoming-an-outstanding-person-silence-week-2-of-12/
[4] Order: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/03/13/becoming-an-outstanding-person-order-week-3-of-12/
[5] Resolution: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/03/20/becoming-an-outstanding-person-resolution-week-4-of-12/
[6] Frugality: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/03/27/becoming-an-outstanding-person-frugality-week-5-of-12/
[7] Industry: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/04/03/becoming-an-outstanding-person-industry-week-6-of-12/
[8] Sincerity: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/04/10/becoming-an-outstanding-person-sincerity-week-7-of-12/
[9] Justice: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/04/17/becoming-an-outstanding-person-justice-week-8-of-12/
[10] Moderation: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/04/26/becoming-an-outstanding-person-moderation-week-9-of-12/
[11] Cleanliness: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/05/03/becoming-an-outstanding-person-cleanliness-week-10-of-12/
[12] Tranquility: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/05/08/becoming-an-outstanding-person-tranquility-week-11-of-12/
[13] Chastity: http://www.alexshalman.com/blog/2007/05/17/becoming-an-outstanding-person-chastity-week-12-of-12/