I wonder sometimes if I am a virtuous person. We have been speaking about virtue in my World Literature course. From what I understand, just because no one has ever done anything wrong does NOT mean they are a virtuous person. Virtue comes from the will to do good, whether or not it is perceived to be good at all. We just read about Socrates and his apology and how he refuses to admit to ever have committing the acts of corrupting the youth. He understands that being wise and pursuing truth unfortunately will land you in hot water, I also understand this. Truth stings, truth hurts and truth destroys people. The reason this bothers me is because I am constantly told that I am negative and that a lot of people don't like the things that I say. I have never felt that I am particularly negative, when in fact I pursue the truth even though I never really realized it consciously until recently. I also looked for a way to put this into words and now I even have a concrete example to expla...
Good God, Orwell was right