Doing the Right Thing

This note provides a bit of humor for us, but it also provides much more. For instance, what would you do if you walked up to the front door of a home you were about to visit and actually found this note?

Would you ignore it?

Would you obey it?

Would you think it was a joke?

Would you take it seriously?

Would you knock, despite what it says?

Would you leave without doing anything?

Well, what would be the right thing to do? Is that not the question we all face each and every day; what is the right thing to do? There are many who think that each situation has an absolute "right thing" to do, and I used to be one of those people. But, I now think differently. Let me explain.

What would be the right thing to do here? Well, that would depend on many factors. Would it be to yell "ding" "ding" until someone comes to the door? Would it be to ignore it and just knock? Again, the answers to these questions depend on other factors that are "circumstantial" in nature (I recently learned this lesson from a close friend.).

For instance, one factor that should not be ignored is the relationship between you and the author of this note. If you know the author well and know that the author is a practical joker then, you would probably knock and walk right into the house, especially if you are an expected guest. If you did not know the author at all and were visiting this home for the very first time, then, you might be a bit confused on how to actually respond to the note in the right way, especially if this person is important. If you are in a different state or country and have never been to the home before, then, you would most likely not be caught yelling, "ding" "ding" loudly on the front porch of someone you don't know well in an area you do not know at all. Do you see how the right thing to do changes according to the circumstances (My friend is so very wise.)?

The question of what is right and wrong, and what is the right thing to do is not as easy as one might think, as evidenced by this post. There are many factors at play regarding right and wrong. I think sometimes we tend rush to judge others from our own perspective because we assume our own perspective and transfer it to every situation.  When we do this we fail to consider other perspectives, circumstances and possible factors involved, and end up judging more than doing the right thing.