Am I actually a good
person? Are you? What does it mean to be good? Objectively. What measures
goodness? Is it religion? Politics? Morals? Activism? Philosophy? Habits? Way
of living? Speaking? One’s Aura? On what grounds do we determine good? Where
does it come from—from where we draw our judgments that make us believe we are
right in what we think of ourselves and others? What allows us to decide that a
person is not good by default for holding a certain belief or perception of
things despite the fact that that person too, is simply a product of their
upbringing, circumstances, and experiences? They are simply a product of what
was written for them. What makes us less ignorant than them? That we utilize
our tools for seeking knowledge? That we keep our eyes open? That our beliefs
stem from morality, justice, compassion? Do they not possess those qualities at
all, in any aspect of their lives? Why do we other-ize those who are different
from us? Are our eyes open? Are we not blind to anything? What do we know
firmly and truly? Sometimes the answers to these questions seem so clear—so
logical, plain, and obvious. Instinctively you might want to say, “I know the
answer to this. I just know. I know because I read and seek knowledge
continuously. I know because I’m open minded. I know because I do research. I
know because I believe in God and have faith and understanding of my faith. I
know because it’s common sense. I know because there’s a thick and obvious line
between good and bad.” Yeah, I know, because I think what everyone thinks too.
We are not so different from one another. And yet, I don’t know much at all.
-Dilara Bhuiyan
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