Day 352 of wisdom
“The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.”
William Safire
Every man has the right to do whatever he likes, mostly within the ambit of the law, and sometimes unlawfully. You choose to do whatever you want to do at any time you want to do it, but in exercising your right one thing is needful to be considered, is it right to do it even if it is my right? There is a huge difference between what is right, and your right. That thing you consider your right may be something that will hurt someone else, bring discomfort to someone else, discourage, destroy, and inconvenience another person. Of what good would it be to you if your right does damage to someone else in any way.
As former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Tony Blair once said, "Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing." We should be more concerned about what is right than our right, there is more honour in losing doing the right thing than to win failing to do what is right. Carl Ludwig Long was a German Athlete turn soldier who helped his competitor Jesse Owens in an Olympic qualifying round through words of advice after he faced threat of not qualifying.
Seeing the potentials of his competition and the possibility of being knocked out of the tournament, Long gave Owens valuable advice that made him qualify for the next round in that tournament and eventually won the event beating the heavily favoured Long. This act angered the German authorities and made Long fall short of favours from his countrymen. They later became very good friends. Though it was not in his favour to help out a competitor especially during a competition, Long did what he thought was right.
What are you most concerned about? Are you more interested in doing what benefits only you even at the detriment of others? Is selfishness your driving force? There is more to life than personal gains. Many lives are hinged on your actions and inactions, you better decide and be determined to do what is right. If the right thing is the order of the day, then the world will be a better place to stay. Do the right thing.
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