Moral Paradox and Emotional Conflict

Desmond 2022-03-29 09:01:04

Men think about moral issues, but women only think about emotions. The difference between the two creates this complex world.

A good man, who can't bear the torture of his conscience, does what he thinks is right, and is willing to bear the guilt that he should not bear at all. As a result, he has hurt more people, including the people he loves the most, and the people who love him the most. The key is that the person being helped doesn't appreciate it, but wants to put him to death... Are people too bad? Or is he doing it the wrong way? No, this is a conflict between morality and emotion. Goodness will not simply produce good results, but will produce "evil" in a certain sense. So we have to stick to the evil in front of us? That's not right... Good, evil, morality, feelings are really a complicated question.

It is precisely because the world is so complicated that we have eternal questions and themes...

ps: I only want love and children, you and your morals will die!

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The Light Between Oceans quotes

  • [first lines]

    Tom Sherbourne: I'm just looking to get away from things for a little while.

    Mr. Coughlan: [sitting behind his desk] Well, it's no paradise out on that island. Just want to make sure you know what you're in for.

    Tom Sherbourne: All due respect, Mr. Coughlan, it's not likely to be tougher than the Western Front.

    Mr. Coughlan: Oh, you're probably right about that. You pay your own passage to every posting. You're a relief worker so you don't get holidays. I understand you're a single man. No family. So, that's a slight concern. Wouldn't normally send a single man to Janus. It's pretty remote and wife and family can be a great practical help, not just a comfort. But, seeing it's only temporary, you leave for Port Partageuse in two days. From there you'll be shipped off to Janus. Welcome to Commonwealth Lighthouse Service. Proud to have a man who served our country with such distinction amongst our ranks.

  • Isabel Graysmark: I can tell you lots about me. My mom taught me the piano.

    Tom Sherbourne: You still play?

    Isabel Graysmark: Not that well. My brothers used to tease me awfully when I played. I lost both of them - in the War. Just must be so confusing for my parents. I mean, if a wife loses a husband she becomes a widow, but if a parent loses a child there's no special label for it. You're still a mother or father. Even if you no longer have a child. Sometimes I wonder, if I'm still technically a sister now when my brothers are gone.