The thesis statement of the article is that usage of the word "owe" undermines the mutual friendship and love that makes a person fulfill his/her responsibility towards his/her parents . I disagree with the statement and believe that the author has presented a poor argument. The basis of my standing is that the author has misinterpreted the meaning of the term "owe" to support her argument. I believe the word "owe" only represents the gravity of a responsibility. The author defined "owe" as a form of obligation that is to be fulfilled unwillingly. In support of her argument she presented the case of friendship. When two people are friends they help each other, but they are not obliged to make their share of sacrifices. She stated that the term "owe" undermines the role of mutuality. "Owe" represents obligations that must be fulfilled irrespective of the person's emotions. Thus, the term "owe" should not be used to refer to a child's duties towards his/her parents. Before analyzing her argument, it is necessary to look into the term "owe." There are two types of "owe"; one is backed by the legal system. For example, if a person borrows money from someone, it is required by law to pay that money back. Another "owe" is responsibility that is backed by morality. For example, if a person sees that someone had an accident; it is a moral responsibility to call an ambulance. The author fails to distinguish between the two types of "owe" that have been mentioned above. "Owe" simply represents responsibility. For example, if a person loves another person, a responsibility to look after the loved person comes into existence by itself. There is no legal system that will force a person to protect his/her loved ones. In a case, ... ... middle of paper ... ...lled under our social system. X helped Y out of trouble in the past. Now Y owes a favor back to X. However, if Y denies to help X in the future, usage of the word "owe" cannot make Y help X. Again, the moral values of Y are coming into action. The moral values of Y are not forcing Y to help X. In this situation, even if X claims that Y "owe" the favor to X, it is not making a difference to Y. Again, looking at the case we see that X helped Y in the first place without owing any form of favor to Y. It was because X's moral values forced X helped to Y. Thus we see, that the word "owe" had nothing to do with whether X helps Y or not. In the conclusion, I would like to claim that the word "owe" does not undermine the role of mutuality and love, rather it just works to strengthen the responsibilities that is to be fulfilled by the children towards their parents.
That also means the children owe their parents for bringing them to life. According to Tu Thu (the set of four canonical books of Chinese literature), Confucius mentions that the most constant source of worry for parents is when their children are sick or painful disease. So the children have to take care of themselves in order to keep away their parents from concern (127). Definitely, the children must keep their bodies healthy to avoid sickness or injuries so that their parents feel peace of mind. In other words, filial piety is the duty of the children to take care of
Everything from me starting the car in the morning and not taking off, to me going to school everyday and so on. There are also irregularities in our daily responsibilities such as me having an English assignment on occasion or me having to get to guitar lessons. Every one of those things is a responsibility that if neglected will have a negative impact on all parties involved. If I don’t go to school, then my parents feel like they are neglecting me as a child and I am doomed for the streets, or they are given the headache of trying to discipline me, which despite all teenagers beliefs – discipline is not something that parents have fun giving out. Also, should I ever start the car in the morning and take off, my mother now has to walk to work, or call Dad.
...ames society. Shifting the responsibility of our children's upbringing and their future for lack of parental accountability is inexcusable. We need to take responsibility for the decisions in our lives and the lives of our children. "To thine own self be true".
In conclusion, the affect of the relationship largely depends on the quality of communication between parents and children. The parents’ may need to examine their children’s objection, and vice versa. This can be shown in “Romeo and Juliet”, “Her Father” and “My father thought it Bloody Queer”, where all parents have lack of communication with their children. They show their parental love by deciding what the best is for their children; they insist their children to do as they are told. As a result, children attitude begins to change as their parents have neglected their feeling. This causes suffering for parents and children which may end their relationship.
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Parenting has been a long practice that desires and demands unconditional sacrifices. Sacrifice is something that makes motherhood worthwhile. The mother-child relationship can be a standout amongst the most convoluted, and fulfilling, of all connections. Women are fuel by self-sacrifice and guilt - but everyone is the better for it. Their youngsters, who feel adored; whatever is left of us, who are saved disagreeable experiences with adolescents raised without affection or warmth; and mothers most importantly. For, in relinquishing, a mother feels strong and liberal; and in guild she finds the motivation to right wrong.
Moral obligations should typically not be so demanding that enormous sacrificies must be made in order to fulfill them (Liao, Savulescu, & Sheehan, 2007).
...y... (which) is achieved not only through our duties and obligations to others, but also through the obligations and duties of others to ourselves." (pg. 200, Kessler)
Distant parents even if they mean well and try to convey their love to their families through actions or deeds as the speaker states “No one ever thanked him” the father not seen as loving to the child. (Line 5)
It is usual that a child would be raised by both of his biological parents. However, some kids are raised by only one of their biological parents or none. There are many reasons for a child not being raised by their biological parents. Might be because the child’s parent might have passed away, or the child’s parent supposedly just left their child for other people, for urgent reasons. In my opinion, I think that a parent shouldn’t just leave their child for someone else whatever the reason was, because it would affect the child in many ways especially when they grows up. The purpose of this essay is to mention the negative effects on teens who don’t their biological parents.
Children, try to make sense of what is happening within the family while lacking a great deal of vital information. This process of figuring out roles and meaning unveils two themes. First, is the “need for meaning making” and the second is “sensitivity and caregiving”. The child’s
Peter Singer’s position in his work “The Obligation to Assist”, is that all people are morally obligated to help one another without it causing any additional harm. He refers to “comparable moral significance”, which means that helping another must not cause anything worse to happen, or be a morally wrong action in and of itself, and must also be done if a comparably awful event can be stopped. His first premise is that if absolute poverty is wrong, and it can be stopped without worse consequences, then it should be stopped altogether. His second premise is that if you were to see a drowning child, you would help them out of the lake, even if your coat happens to get wet. His third premise is that morals do not need to be examined, as the need to help others should be logical without examining the morality behind it. His final premise is that the First World is rich enough to reduce poverty, and can therefore feel obligated to help. The implication of this position is that no matter what situation surrounds the person in need of help, another person would be obligated to assist them. Thusly, people who could help without having to forgo “comparable moral significance” and refrain from
To act morally means one must think and act in such a way that always considers, supports, and attempts to improve general welfare; furthermore, such thoughts and actions must occur because of moral intentions, not just because one has to. Also, pre-defined rules exist for the common good and these rules help with moral judgment. Such rules would include “no killing”, “no stealing”, and “no lying”. These don’t exist to provide an advantage or cause disadvantage—they exist simply for the good of every individual. To have morality means one must always adhere to these rules no matter the consequences, who is affected, or how it happens, because they only ensure the most good for everyone. However, one’s own standards for morality must also remain considerate of that of others’.
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