The Convenient Morality of Likes and Dislikes

When Feelings Decide What Is Right or Wrong

Every value, belief, action, and even flaw seems acceptable as long as we love or like someone.

But the moment resentment develops or a crack appears in the relationship, even their good intentions and right actions begin to look wrong.

The person may not have changed. Their values may not have changed. What has changed is our perception of them.

We justify the mistakes of those we love and question even the virtues of those we dislike.

How biased are we when our judgment of right and wrong depends more on our feelings towards a person than on the truth itself?

True maturity lies in recognising goodness even in those we dislike and acknowledging mistakes even in those we love.

Because principles that change with our feelings are not principles, but preferences disguised as values.

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