Doing The Right Thing or Doing Things Right
I want to give you options. Which do you prefer,"Doing
the right thing or Doing things right"? This may be hard for you and you
may also think that these are just the same. Which do you think is right?Have
you ever wonder if you are doing the right thing or you are doing things
right?Are you aware that there is a big difference between these two in terms
of our daily lives?
To better understand these two, I will give you an example.
In the morning my mother goes to her work. But,before leaving she gives me a
task. I need to cook for our lunch so that when she arrives at home, we can eat
our lunch together on time. I know how to cook.My mother taught me. But
suddenly, when I go to the kitchen I saw the last Night's dishes still unwashed
so I decided to wash those dishes.After that, I went to bathroom and found out
that it smells bad and looks dirty,so I cleaned it.I am on the mood to do
household chores and also,I think I will impress my mother before she returns
from work. I checked the time,it is already lunch time.My mother arrived and
asked me if our lunch is already prepared.Sadly, I forgot her task and she got
mad on me because we don't have any food to eat. Now I cleaned the house I am
doing things right But the problem is I forgot to do what is right and that is
my mother instruction.
In my example, I think doing the household chores is like
doing the right thing. However, sometimes we think that we are doing the right
thing but the truth is we are doing things that is unrelated to what had been
given to us. That is the common mistake and conception.
I believe, that doing the right thing is more important
than doing things right. The right thing is the given task to you a specific
command and the main instructions. Doing things right is not efficient because
you are doing such a lot of things that is not related to your goal and even
though you do a lot of things but not make you help towards your achievments in
the end you are just wasting your time.
Doing the right thing and doing things right may be
confusing. But these two should be cleared for us to decide what is best of
us.I am hoping that I have somehow cleared your confusion. Now I will ask you
again, from these two options, are you doing things right or are you doing the
right thing.