Who Determines What is Right or Wrong... ( Archived) (46)

Aug 22, 2006 2:59 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
Today I went to court to attend my personal business...I sat in the courtroom as the charges were read to another person in there...and it was a long list...involving DUI..apparently not his first, the Judge was very firm in his sentencing and advice...i watched as they handcuffed him and removed him from the courtroom to begin serving his sentence....

I also saw when his wife got up and left the courtroom...and i got up and walked out after her...she was sitting on a chair shaking like a leaf and crying....I went and sat down beside her and hugged her...I asked if there was anything i could get for her...she thanked me hugged me back and smiled...I got up and went back into the courtroom....

When my family asked me why i did that...I had no answer...I don't know why I did it...but i do know it felt right to do it...

My question is...how do you determine if your actions are right or wrong...or whether it should be done or not...
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Aug 22, 2006 3:02 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
deborah12
deborah12deborah12wolverhampton, UK89 Threads 11,243 Posts
whats DUI ????
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Aug 22, 2006 3:02 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
ask yourself if you are supporting their strength or their weakness



and then follow your gut feeling
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Aug 22, 2006 3:03 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
Driving under the influence of alcoholthumbs down
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Aug 22, 2006 3:03 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
Duncan under the influence!!! rolling on the floor laughing
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Aug 22, 2006 3:04 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
starliteisbrite
starliteisbritestarliteisbriteThe planet earth....:), Ontario Canada56 Threads 7,327 Posts
You just do what comes natural to you,what is right to one isn't always right for another.You reached out to someone in need,how is that ever wrong,tis not,well to me it isn't.
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Aug 22, 2006 3:05 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
deborah12
deborah12deborah12wolverhampton, UK89 Threads 11,243 Posts
Oh right, thanks wikked i didnt know that.
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Aug 22, 2006 3:05 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
Alex you are brilliant!!!

I did not think to feel "stupid" about my actions until my family brought it up...and then i questioned if i should have intruded on this woman's privacy...

But you have given me an answer now...I supported her STRENGTH...her husband did not leave her with the option to be "weak" now....
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Aug 22, 2006 3:06 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
kentuckygirlge
kentuckygirlgekentuckygirlge35 Threads 3,603 Posts
girl,u will feel it in your hearthug hug comfort
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Aug 22, 2006 3:07 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
deborah12
deborah12deborah12wolverhampton, UK89 Threads 11,243 Posts
wikked, i think you did the right thing, youve got a kind heart.
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Aug 22, 2006 3:10 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
iRon12345
iRon12345iRon12345Tempe, USA35 Threads 2,473 Posts
I think we all know right form wrong intuitively and then acting on it as you did, shows it. grin
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Aug 22, 2006 3:22 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
PanthersSpirit
PanthersSpiritPanthersSpiritmiddlesex county, Massachusetts USA24 Threads 643 Posts
You did what was right because it came natural to you, and that was to care.
I am sure that she appreciated, you comming up to her while she was totally alone in her pain.

You showed compassion in a crowded place full of coldness.
You did something simple, that meant a lot.
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Aug 22, 2006 3:30 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
You know i said that today...It has been a long time since i have been in a government building...and now i remember why i left that particular job so many years ago....it is a building full of the most uncaring people...i don't know if its necessary to be so detached...but i do remember making that comment in there...especially about the lawyers...not one of them seemed to be really "concerned" for their clients...
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Aug 22, 2006 3:36 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
2cuteforu
2cuteforu2cuteforuhuntsville, Alabama USA8 Threads 318 Posts
i think you did a very wonderful thing, and i would have done the same.it shows you have a heart, and is very careing.if you think about it, she might be thinking later after she left there, that she just met her angel...angel angel angel
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Aug 22, 2006 3:42 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
It was as Alex pointed out...it was her "strength" that made me do what i did...

All i could think of is what she must have been feeling as he was led away...there were no other family present there....and perhaps the shame one feels when associated with someone that has done wrong...I just didn't want her to feel alone...
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Aug 22, 2006 3:57 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
28will
28will28willspringfield, Missouri USA11 Threads 403 Posts
lawyers are not paid to care one iota about their clients all they really care about is the money!!!But I do commend you for the act of kindness that so richly paid to the woman!!!hug
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Aug 22, 2006 4:01 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
gentlepaws
gentlepawsgentlepawsAny town, Ontario Canada1,019 Threads 13 Polls 9,583 Posts
To comfort someone is never wrong. Paws
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Aug 22, 2006 5:06 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
katjor813
katjor813katjor813Valrico, Florida USA3 Threads 141 Posts
You did the right thing. Sometimes we are there at the right time to reach out a helping hand. She needed you at that moment and that what counts, not what others think!
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Aug 22, 2006 5:52 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
ontarioman
ontariomanontariomanKawartha lakes, Canada13 Threads 561 Posts
Wikkid... I think you need to change your nik. You don't seem to have a wicked bone in your body! or spirit! Maybe you should be a teacher. Where there is a lost soul, I am sure you would find it, and direct in the right direction. You have my vote for cs counselor!professor
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Aug 22, 2006 8:51 PM CST Who Determines What is Right or Wrong...
wikked
wikkedwikkedAjax, Ontario Canada655 Threads 4 Polls 6,091 Posts
I didn't get my nickname because i was necessarily "bad" i got it because i always believed life is an adventure and everything has a humorous side...when my mum attached Wikked to my name...she was usually laughing...laugh
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