Do Good Choices Have Negative Consequences Free Essay

No one intends to make a bad choice. Everyone, no matter how old, wants to make a good choice. A choice is good not by virtue of the choice but by virtue of the result of the choice. Many choices once thought of as bad have had favorable outcomes, this makes the choice a good choice. As you will see in the case of Copernicus and personal life examples a choice is only bad by virtue of its result.

Copernicus was a 15th century astronomer, he is considered to be the father of astronomy. He challenged the widely held notion that the earth is the center of the universe and the sun revolves around it. At the time freedom of speech and expression was not one of the principles of society. He was ostracized from society and threatened by the church. He had 2 options he could either withdraw his statement or hold firm to his belief. He chose the latter. Most people would view this as a "bad" choice. It did have a negative impact on Copernicus, but in the larger scheme of things it was a good choice. Copernicus paid for his choice, he was stoned to death on order of the Roman Catholic church, but he began the age of inquisition which led to man discoveries. He made a good choice by holding his beliefs but it had negative consequences as well.

Like Copernicus, I to have had to make multiple important decisions. The consequences of the choices may not be life and death but important nonetheless. The most important decision I have made in my life is to take the SAT. The decision was not as straightforward as one might think. I had to consider multiple factors, such as cost of learning, quality of education, distance from family, but I believe it is a good choice. I will only know if it is a good decision once i see the results of the decision not now, not tomorrow, but maybe 10 years from now I will look back and say to myself, "I made the right call" or maybe I will say "I shouldn't have left my own country". A good choice is known only after the result is seen.

There are no set of guidelines for what is a good choice, like any choice we are looking at the probabilistic and futuristic results. We cannot foresee everything.

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