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TOPIC: ISSUE212 - "If a goal is worthy, then any means taken to attain it is justifiable."
WORDS: 566 TIME: 00:55:00 DATE: 2007-8-1 16:58:15
Shall we take any means to achieve our goal since it is worthy? The speaker asserts so, which, however, I cannot agree with. It is the encouraging way that try our all best to attain the goal but sometimes certain improper methods would probably just make an opposite effect. It should be determined on a case-by-case basis.
When one aims at one definite worthwhile goal, he/she should try his/her best to achieve it, no matter how many difficulties lie in way ahead. On each way of pursuing a certain goal, setbacks would be come across more or less. Few people can fulfill their dream just by a single way but trying every method they can. Without such steady determination and passion, a large amount of great achievements would have aborted halfway. Beethoven, the greatest composer of his day, whose music formed a transition from classical to romantic composition, is a case in point. Beethoven began to lose his hearing during his career but he never gave up his creation work. Even after been totally deaf, he still insisted on working by feeling the shake of a wood stick in mouth, touching the piano keys. Without so firm determination, the glorious and outstanding 5th symphony would be never born. Therefore, when have a definite and worthy goal in heart, one should try all means to achieve that.
The accomplishment of a goal is important, however, some improper and immoral methods may let us lose even more, which probably means the goal is not "worthy". Any activity towards a certain objective should be conducted under the condition that it does not hurt other people's rights and interests and societal stability or that activity may deserve no support and destroy itself finally. In the second world war, with the goal of dominating the whole Europe, the cruel ruler Hitler press a autarchy on the common populace and brought a distressful disaster to the whole Europe. Finally, his evil ambition came into no result besides the revilement from the all human being. The example is sufficient to illustrate that not every means can be used when on the pursuit of a goal. We would better weigh the results may occur.
Therefore, we should settle down a proper goal which meets the exact factor of ourselves and any means adopted for that should not run beyond the basic morality and laws. Otherwise we will probably achieve nothing and even lose more. Just consider a youngling just beginning his career. If he is eager for a great deal of money, it is the best way for him that work hard and put himself into the job. If he chooses to steal from or rob others, it is sure that he will be sentenced to prison, losing freedom and career, let alone money. In a sense, the youngling's goal may be unworthy with such kind of effect. What achieves a goal is not some shortcut that may offense laws or morality but the persistent effect and firm determination. Any illegal or immoral adoption may cost something even more worthy.
All in all, everyone should keep insistent effect and try all best for the goal which is worthy but some means which would possibly results in committing a crime or offense others' rights or profits should be prevented. We should find the goal suitable for us and lead a proper way to achieve it. |
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