Student Success Statement
“Cowardice asks the question “Is it safe?”
Expediency asks the question “Is it politic?”
Vanity asks the question “Is it popular?”
But, conscience asks the question, “Is it right?” And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but one must take it because one’s conscience tells one that it is right.”
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This is an amazing statement by Mr. King who implies that the correct decisions aren’t always included within the best of situations. Proper actions require sacrifice, but not many individuals are prepared for such. Everyday, numerous individuals are tantalized by uncertainty and must ask themselves numerous questions pertaining to their decisions. But what is the source of such indecision? The answer is, their conscience; if you attempt to commit an indecent action then you will surely struggle. This is a result of your inner struggle, as you challenge your conscience, you become much more corrupt. You are defying your own moral structure. Some individuals might argue that they do not have a moral structure? Everyone has a moral structure, it just depends on how corrupt it is. For example, say a student is about to expose a rigged election for the school council, but fears that his “friends” would become angry at him for such claims. His vanity is condemning him to unnecessary uncertainty, which shouldn't even be challenging his righteous intentions. Overall, good deeds require sacrifice, but prompt prosperity not chaos.
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