IMPACT AND IMPORTANCE OF MORALS IN THE SOCIETY

IMPACT: Part A

- Does a moral being contribute to the development of a society? Yes, the moral being does.

- what is moral? Ability to differentiate between right and wrong in every circumstance.

- What does it take for a man to be moral? Absolutely nothing.

This write-up sheds more lights on these questions and the topic with the aim of encouraging men, societies and administrators toward morality.
   Different individuals have introduced sentences that define morality on the basis of their knowledge and understanding which can't go beyond mans' experiences, therefore, i will not define morality but i will suggest that we ruminate on the following quote;
a)  H.L. Mecken stating Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong & that 99% of them are wrong. This quote preaches that every individual must do what is right and this can be biblically termed as ''don't follow the multitude to do evil"
b)  And the second quote is "morality without religion is only a kind of deed reckoning - an endeavor to find our place on a cloudy sea by measuring the distance we have run, but without any observation of the heavenly bodies"

Using the above quotes as a guide, i hope each individual can define that which is right from wrong. I share to you what my best friend said to me sometime ago & i quote "MY PERSONAL REASONING FACULTY TELLS ME BESIDES MY PARENT WHO BROUGHT ME INTO THIS WORLD, I KNOW THERE IS A SUPERNATURAL BEING THAT OWNS THE EARTH AND ALL THAT DWELLS THERE-IN..." end of quote & i believe that the GOD OF ISRAEL is that SUPERNATURAL, i hope we know that my friend brought us into religion through his thoughts, i bring this paragraph to conclusion by a quote of Seneca The Younger which states that virtue is nothing else than right reason which can be qualified by the commandments of God, or should man not ;
- Love God as he has loved us and have no other gods so that he doesn't get jealous
- Love your neighbors as God as loved you
 All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness - HEBREWS 12:11
   In summary of part A, i dare say a virtuous man or woman is no lover of violence no matter how small or big it is, and why is this? because they want peace to reign. The question we should ask ourselves is that have i been a virtuous man/woman? and i heard someone say it is what we are full of that we shed off through our actions(note: peace is a sign that development will take shape, how? Simply because two heads are better than one) Let us stay on track to improve our society by being virtuous man and women.

IMPORTANCE : Part B

   Morality in the society have positive impact on the economy and environment and i believe that morality has no disadvantage, here are the importance of morality to an individual and the society. To be continued from here next week and a plus which is how man's profession can be a positive force to a nation's growth and development. 

Until then, let us ruminate on how to increase the rate of morality in our various societies through the different organization that we belong to & by so doing we are not only participating in community development but are also contributing our lowest quota to the growth & development of Nigeria, our nation.