I don't know if this quote is meant to be applicable for everyone. I have to admit that it is true of me. Can you tell me which character says it, and where? It is embarrassing to admit that I can't guess the character. Or, may be, it is just the way the story is.
I don't think there's much real depth in this idea... moral actions were never something people did out of an 'inclination' for the thing itself; rather as a means to a desired end. Morality has never been fun - in fact for many people, is it not intended to be something of a sacrifice?
P.S. Is that a typo on the second word? Easily missed :)
Thanks for pointing out the typo. Hopeless proof reader here.
I think a moral action in the Western tradition does have something sacrificial about it. But in the Eastern traditions, I think it might be different.
I don't know if this quote is meant to be applicable for everyone. I have to admit that it is true of me. Can you tell me which character says it, and where? It is embarrassing to admit that I can't guess the character. Or, may be, it is just the way the story is.
ReplyDeleteIf memory serves me, I think it's in the Bhagavad Ghita, but I can't be sure. Unfortunately, I can no longer remember where I found this quote.
ReplyDeleteThe Mahabarata is full of wisdom.
Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI don't think there's much real depth in this idea... moral actions were never something people did out of an 'inclination' for the thing itself; rather as a means to a desired end. Morality has never been fun - in fact for many people, is it not intended to be something of a sacrifice?
ReplyDeleteP.S. Is that a typo on the second word? Easily missed :)
Thanks for pointing out the typo. Hopeless proof reader here.
ReplyDeleteI think a moral action in the Western tradition does have something sacrificial about it. But in the Eastern traditions, I think it might be different.