Black and White

Black and White.

Nothing is black and white anymore. The line between good and bad suddenly disappeared into nothingness. Confusion and justification has taken its place. Whenever you do something which other people deem as good, there will always be a handful of people correcting you; telling you that what you did was wrong. So, then, if that is the case, what exactly is good?

Google dictionary defined good as something that is morally right or righteous. It sounds simple enough. Do what is righteous and you'll be one of the good guys; but seriously, what is righteous? If you ask ten people what they think of that word, you'd probably be getting ten different answers. 

It's like asking whether Robin Hood was right to steal from the rich and give to the poor. A lot of people would say that the end does not justify the means. A lot of people would also say that he was giving the people the money which they deserved. Personally, I would think that he did do the right thing. Robin Hood was the only one with the initiative to go and stand up to their corrupt monarchy; if he thought that stealing from the rich was the only way to restore balance to the universe, then by all means, he did the right thing.

Though that is my personal opinion, my family disagrees with me. I love my family, yes, but I do admit that their views of society clash with mine; most of the people in my household are very old school--- I'm not saying that it's wrong to think that way (a little old school can help sometimes), but I can't help but think that their views are outdated and sometimes, a bit useless.

The word good, in my opinion, grows with us. As each year passes, we start to learn more about that word and soon, we'll learn the real meaning of good, if there is any that is. Sometimes what people think of as good isn't so good after all. I remember the time when the African Americans were degraded by society. I remember how people thought that they were dirty and how they were forced to be slaves of the others. People thought that by putting them "in their place", they were doing the right thing. That was years ago. Now, people are promoting equality among the races. That's what is right now. That which was considered as wrong before is now deemed as a beautiful thing. What would have happened if we did not question the slavery of the African Americans? What would have happened then? Would we still consider them as dirty objects? Will we still consider segregation and discrimination as good? 

This little essay has become long-winded. It was just on my mind for several days now and I just needed to release everything. I'm wondering if I did the good thing. I guess I'll never know.