Do you feel an internal compulsion to be good/do the right thing? Even when it is hard, boring, a slog? Are you internally motivated? Do you just feel good inside when your actions align with your values, regardless of what people around you tell you?
Do you follow your own conscience?
I think many people do. I try to. I don't like how I feel when I act out of selfishness. And I hate the consequences of selfishness, like broken or damaged relationships, weight gain, a feeling of sloth, for example.
I think religion can provide a lot of external support to this, but ultimately, a desire to be good must be internal. We have to want to feel good more than we want to enjoy the pleasure of whatever bad thing we feel tempted to do.
Do you struggle with this? How?
Do you follow your own conscience?
I think many people do. I try to. I don't like how I feel when I act out of selfishness. And I hate the consequences of selfishness, like broken or damaged relationships, weight gain, a feeling of sloth, for example.
I think religion can provide a lot of external support to this, but ultimately, a desire to be good must be internal. We have to want to feel good more than we want to enjoy the pleasure of whatever bad thing we feel tempted to do.
Do you struggle with this? How?
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