Friday, December 15, 2017
What Are Ethics?
As per the title, I usually questioned myself, "What exactly are ethics?". Since young, we began to learn about ethics through moral education. Even till today, each profession has their own codes of ethics, regardless of whether is it in the banking industry or any other industries. But, how many of us really live by that ethics that were taught to us since young. In society, sometimes we do things against the teachings of ethics. Some of us had to, as we were told by our immediate bosses (e.g. Managers, Partners etc), or faced the consequences, which normally are either firing or no progressions / career advancements.
So what happened when you, or your closed individual, is/are faced with an ethical issue? Rationally, in order to safeguard our jobs, or to ensure progressions / career advancements, we tends to follow the instructions of our superiors, be it right or wrong. At first, this ethical issue may prick you like a needle, but as time goes by, it had become a norm, and slowly it is no longer an ethical issue. But still, it doesn't mean that it is no longer an ethical issue as we may think it is. Just like driving, we will tend to follow rules when we were taking driving tests, in order to get a pass and of course, a driving license. But when we did get it, I believe there will only be that very few who will still abide by what was taught to them in school. So if we are meant to break all those rules that we were initially taught, then what is the point of learning it in the first place?
As much as how much I hate about this world, I understand that we need to adapt to the surroundings in order to survive. And to be honest, I can't blame anyone for this, as it is the nature of all human to be selfish. No matter how much we would like to deny that, that is the truth. This nature can be within anyone, regardless of race, language or religion.
*(ACCA Code of Ethics - The Fundamental Principles: Integrity, Objectivity, Professional competence and due care, Confidentiality, Professional behaviour)*
DarKnight @ 11:17 PM
