There is No Right or Wrong Answer

Often in politics, we have heated debates between parties on law. However, it is clear that regardless which side wins, there will be pros and cons to essentially all decisions. Of course, if things could be decided so easily, we would have no need to argue over them since we would all merely agree. In life, we often face difficulty in deciding what is right and what is wrong. However, perhaps there may not always be a right or wrong.

There are people who argue that not all scenarios in life do have an easy answer, since differences in perspective and view come into play. Of course, it is easy to understand why such people would believe such a thing. My friend recently asked me if I would buy an Audi R8 or an Aston Martin V8 Vantage if I had so much money that I did not have to bother thinking about resale value and ownership costs. Being a car fanatic, I had a terrible time trying to convince myself that one was better than the other. The R8 is a better overall car, being wonderfully built, handling like a dream, and yet still acting serene enough to drive everyday. Then, there was the Aston that made a wonderful noise, appeared to be crafted not by engineers but by artists, and looked like an Aston, absolutely beautiful. The R8 turns heads and is a bit more pronounced, giving the driver complete attention from all in vicinity, while the Aston was elegant and still beautiful, without trying too hard.

In the end, I decided that it was pointless to argue this with myself because either way, I would end up with a wonderful car, and there really was no wrong answer. And yet, I could not help but wonder, what if I did have the money. Which one would I buy?

As you have seen, many times there does not seem to be a clear cut answer. In politics and life in general, we will encounter such problems. Sadly though, the fact that there is no right or wrong answer does not mean we can just stop thinking. You see, perhaps there may be no right or wrong answer, but in the end, we are given choices. And above all, we must act. And so, while neither answer may be right, we must find the better one, whether it be the greater of two good answers, or the lesser evil of two poor choices, because sadly we will always be forced to make choices.

That being said, we should address the fact that there is always is, in essence, a right answer. Perhaps for the choices that lay before you, neither is sufficiently better than the other, and yet, there is no realistic way that between the two choices, both will have an equal effect on your life. And so, while it may not be right to think of everything as black or white, right or wrong, it is a practical approach since perhaps one day you will be forced to make a decision on what to do. And so, you should pick the better choice, the right choice.

However, how do we find the "right" choice? Well, I would like to believe that perhaps there really is a clear choice. However, most of us merely fail to recognize which one is the correct one because our set of ethics and morals is not elaborate enough to take into account the grand scheme of everything that will come into our lives. And, this is why we should always ask questions, and we should always think. Obviously, it is impossible to answer the never ending hoard of questions of the universe, but as Socrates once said, "the unexamined life is not worth living."

In summary, things may not always turn out to be as black or white as one had hoped, Nonetheless, in our world we are faced with decisions, and thus, we may very well treat things as being right or wrong, depending on the better or worse choice. And, to help us make the "right" choices, we must develop our own philosophies as to what is proper.