Are you a force for good?

Jono8 said:
I feel like I was good once, but the reality of our world and the people in it has ground me down to be pessimistic and bitter.
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One thing is certain. Our species, taken together, is not a force for good. And it is very likely never to be so, because it will have destroyed itself completely before it can transcend to something better.
 
FoxEye said:
One thing is certain. Our species, taken together, is not a force for good. And it is very likely never to be so, because it will have destroyed itself completely before it can transcend to something better.
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I'm pretty sure its never going to be a force for good, generally speaking with regard to earth. Humans are not going to transcend to something better, this is it.
 
For those of us with complicated lives/personality disorders, are we supposed to answer this as the facade we present to the world that is our mild mannered daytime self, or as our secret nighttime alter ego?
 
I've come to the conclusion earth is hell so to be good is swimming against the tide.

I always try and do the right thing if I can.

Though I'm not some sinless angel either.
 
Wow, that's weird. Me and the Mrs just watched footloose for the first time. Not a great film, it's a film about dancing with hardly any dancing in it.
I try to be a good person and help if i can but poor health means i can't do much for people anymore.
But i can Google the hell out a problem if you need help :cry:
 
I pay 10% of salary to charity. But honestly even though I know it doesn't really count it's to make up for the absence of being decent in the rest of my life. I'm not bad per se, but I know the parable of wasting talents and I've used mine purely for business. I unintentionally dedicated myself to the task because I didn't know what else to do.

I did think of volunteering but quickly came to the conclusion it was a waste of hours versus just giving money.

I think my calling in life was probably to be a good father like my father was....but being in early mid thirties I'm not sure if I've missed the boat.
 
Not sure. I'd like to think I am.

I made food for the elderly neighbours once a week during the lockdowns.

I wait on the platform on the train to help mothers with buggies, even if it rains.

I stop to help people who breakdown on the local roads near me.

I volunteer for mental health charities.

I spend about £40 a month on food for food banks.

However I also have a selfish streak, and find some of the modern movements and behaviours truly baffling and not interested in adhering to some societal shifts.

I do take the plane and travel and do eat meat (although I'm mindful of where my meat comes from).

So I'm miles off being perfect but I try and offset it.
 
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robgmun said:
Show me someone who thinks they're a force for good and I'll show you a hypocrite
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You could only do that if they don't practise what they preach.

I am intrinsically good and most people would ultimately decide I am a force for good... but I would primarily be best described as a necessary evil.
 
No.
I want to travel more even though I know climate change is dire. As its the only motivation for me to work.

I don't want kids, but again, it's not for environment, it's for selfish reason (expensive and time consuming)

I still eat some meat (once a week) , even though I know it's cruel.


I'm just a bog standard typical selfish person. I'll pick up litter, I donate to animal charities, all our animals are rescues. Don't eat much meat. So I'm better than most. But in no way would I claim to be "good"
 
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