Sunday, November 4, 2007
The last group presentation on ethics was really interesting. It almost made me laugh when I realized that I had never considered Mother Teresa to be a controversial character. In listening to the presentation, it was instantly very clear to me why some did not support her. I just wonder why I've never heard this debate before. Regardless, after realizing that someone so famous for her efforts, whether you believe they were good or bad, just proved another point in my head. It doesn't matter what you ever do, there will always be someone who supports it and someone who opposes it. There are countless ways to justify things, and countless ways to oppose things. This could be people, ideas, actions, statements, anything really. The point here being, that people, as individuals, need to acknowledge their own personal biases when reacting to others (actions, words, etc). If slash when they do, the criticism becomes much more valuable. Mother Teresa clearly thought she was doing good work for the world, but her religious background dictated a lot of her actions which is the only part that many do not agree with. No one could ever question her dedication to trying to change the world.
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