An Eternal Search

This week focused on Law, and featured an attempt to define and relate law to society and ourselves. With moral, civil, and religious law all existing at once, it proved impossible to come up with a single set or definition of the law. After reading "Before the Law", I realized that it is impossible to truly know what is right. One can follow law to the letter, and still not be sure of the morality of their actions. Do United States interrogators feel immoral water boarding prisoners, even though our government deems it legal?



As I grow and evolve as a person, my idea of what is right is constantly shifting and changing. Trying to pinpoint who I am and what my own moral laws are leaves me feeling lost and bewildered. Therefore, in order to avoid the fate of the narrator in "Before the Law" I must not strive to attain perfection and attempt to get past the gatekeeper I create in my mind, instead I should accept the ambiguous nature of the Law and make decisions as they are presented to me. I am the ultimate decider of what is wrong and right in my mind, and although societal laws influence my decision-making process, I must ultimately look to myself for the answer. My quest of truth and what is right will last my entire life, just like the narrator in the parable, however I hope I will not be as alone and insatiable as he.