Why Should I Be Moral?

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pleasant feelings. We can be happy at one moment, but not the next.
Aristotle on the other hand said that true happiness includes pleasures, joys,
and successes as well as many pains, griefs, and troubles in ones life. A happy
life is not cause by the pleasures we've had, nor marred by the displeasures
we've had.

Aristotle also contended that children could not be happy as the
requirement for happiness was a complete life. For instance, an old man looking
back on his life and being able to say that it was good, is happiness.

Aristotle defined the things that make happiness as health, wealth,
friendship, and good moral character. Aristotle stated that happiness was also
the highest good leaving nothing more to be desired. Life is made perfect by
possession of all good things. We seek happiness for its own sake. All others
are sought for happiness. Aristotle believed to become happy one must have good
character and be willing to suffer to obtain the greater good later on. ...

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must practice morality as a whole to allow
everyone the non-competitive pursuit of happiness. I can also relate to the
fact that following the immediate pleasure doesn't unnecessarily attribute to
the future good. I have not been able to live one city longer than a year at a
time. As a result of this, I am unable to purchase my dream home because the
financial tolls.

I am however happier when I first move to a new state. I am not totally
convinced that the pursuit of happiness alone is just cause for morality. I do
believe that morality has much to do with a theological basis. I believe that
there is an obligation instilled in each of us by the current religious belief
of ...

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