严重超时小子之issue212 想找自信的进来，登峰造极的critic也前进

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TOPIC: ISSUE212 - "If a goal isworthy, then any means taken to attain it is justifiable."
I strongly disagree with thecontention that it is justifiable to reach a worthy goal no matter what meanswe take as the speaker asserts. Because that the speaker does not take thecontroversial problems-whether a goal is worthy or not-into consideration.Besides the potential negative impact may result from the approaching processwhich may overweight the advantages of the goal gained.

To begin with, turn to the premise that the speakeroffers-"If a goal is worthy". We may confused about how can we judgethe final result we pursuit will definitely bring us benefits. It is alldepended on the basis of our hypothesis and deductions according to previousexperiences but without any guarantee. Since the evaluation of a goal is highlyobject-oriented, the so called worth of being done to one side is converselyunappealing to the other side, sometime even deleterious. For instance, wouldit reasonable to minimize the air and water pollution by merely forcing entireindustries out of business, thereby leaving widespread unemployment and runningthe risk of economic paralysis? Understandably, every individual stands for aparticular group, their interests could not be the same if they share differentviews. Thus, it renders many simple questions, as it supposed to be, intocontroversial issues for different cliques stick to their own beneficialreasons.


In addition, the lasting value of the worthy goalis open to doubt. Maybe the short-term object is really advantageous which willmake contribution to improve the status quo, but in a long-term view, thisactually deters the enhancement. The introduction of low-carbon lifestyle is apertinent illustration to support the view that any thoughtful people wouldapprove of sustainable development rather than fugacious satisfaction.

Assuming the premise, it is rather a shallowcontention that we could reach our goals by any means even if it may exertnegative influence on others. Take the commercial field as an example. "Aman who loves money makes it in a proper way" said as the Chinese oldproverb, which teaches us that although how much we itch for the benefits, onlyby a proper way should we get them. Not to mention that we are living in a societywith law system, it is a precariously sharp leap from this erroneous thought toenact an improper action which may offend against the law, then to unfortunateimprisonment. For striking example, one needs to see no further than the Madoffinvestment scandal which was really a bitter blow to many monetary facilitiesespecially during the period of financial crisis.

In the final analysis, it is impossible to evaluatea goal without any bias or prejudice in favor to someone's interests. Evenassuming that it is worthy to all, efforts should be put in a right way on thecondition that it is legally and will not hurt others.