It's not enough to do the right thing for the wrong reasons--a person must do the right thing for the right reason. Life is a lot about intentions, and if a person's intentions are bad, there's a good chance that whatever seemingly good act they're performing is being done for selfish reasons. If the opportunity to perform another good act arises, and they have nothing to gain from it, why do the good act? In order for an act to be truly good, good intentions must be behind it. -Emma Clarke
No because the right thing is not always the right path. For example: It is almost a person's curfew and on the way home a friend gets hurt, they might need your help but you might think that you could get in trouble if you don't get home before your curfew. The right thing to do is get home, but the right path is to call your parents and tell them your friend got hurt and that you are going to stay with you friend till help comes. Always think of the right path not the right choice
You should never do something with wrong intentions, you should always do the right thing for the right intentions. When you are doing something your underlying intentions should always be good. In order to do the right thing and choose the right path, you must have good intentions, if not the act was not worth it and was done for selfish reasons. If the reasons for completing an act are always good then it was truly the right thing to do because it was done with the right intentions. -Maddy Ubriaco
I think that having the wrong intentions for doing the right thing can be acceptable in some situations. Is it ideal to always have pure intentions at the root of all your actions and decisions? Sure it is. But in the real world things rarely happen in the ideal setting. I see nothing wrong with having what someone would consider "selfish motivations" for doing something because sometimes it just works out that doing the right thing is beneficial for us and those around us. In any case you shouldn't let the supposedly "wrong motivations" stop you from doing the right thing. -Colleen Hynes
I think that to do the right thing you need to have the right intention. You have to do something that you want to do to try and help the person, not to spite them. Wanting to do something nice for the benefit of yourself makes the intention wrong. Doing something and expecting nothing in return is when you have the right intention. Doing the right thing and expecting nothing in return gives you a great feeling that you want to share with others. - Laura Klein
No, it is not enough to the right thing regardless of the intention. It is important to have the right intentions when doing something. An action is just the outcome of a decision. If a decision is made out of bad intentions the action, although at the surface seems “right”, is really not. Two people could do the same “right” action for different intentions. For example, one person could be in a relationship genuinely out of love for another person. While another person could be in a relationship just for the money the other person has. Just doing the right thing is not enough, God calls us to do more than the bare minimum.
I do not think that it is enough to do what is right for the wrong reasons, because your intention is what shows what is truly in your heart. This does not mean, however, that it is good for someone to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. I think that doing the right thing requires not only the right action, but also the right intention. In order to fully be doing the right thing, someone must be doing that thing for the right reasons. To do anything less is to do less than what we are called to do by God. For example, if a person is supposed to babysit and decides at the last minute they do not want to, but ends up going anyway only because they want the money and do not care about honoring their commitment, it does not necessarily mean that they are doing the right thing. This intention shows that all that person really care about is the money they are making, and does not reflect the God-like love that we are called to and strive to attain.
Is it enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention?
Not all the time. It depends on the situation that you are in. Its not enough to do what is right for the wrong reasons though. Usually, intentions are about what you are feeling. For example, if you decide to go to a party and you are being the DD for the night and you arrive at the party and last minute you decide that you want to drink because you see your friends having a good time and you are stuck not being able to because you are responsible for driving everyone home. If you do decide to drink because you want to have a good time, does not help the situation because you being drunk and driving people home is a extremely bad intention.
Not really. Doing the correct action with a secretive personal agenda is definitely wrong. "Doing the right thing" isn't about the "doing" part, it is about being, thinking, and feeling the goodness that you are choosing to do. Sure, the action may be good, but in the entirety, the goodness of the action is being exploited to cover up something not so good about your entire plan. In that case, we start dealing with a sin of deception rather than simply having a different intention. -Michelle DePinho
Is it enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention?
Personally, I believe that it is sometimes enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. It all depends on the situation you are in and if you are going to make the right decision. The intention may not be there but they are still choosing to do the right thing. An example of this could be helping out someone that you really do not like or has stabbed you in the back because it is the right thing to do. Your intention isn't to try to mend things between the two of you, it is simply because it is the right thing to do. So I believe that in certain situations it is okay to do the right thing regardless of the intention.
"It is not what you say, but how you say it." (In this case "Why" you say it.) For something to be determined a good or bad thing, you have to look at a person's intention. For example: If you know somebody who is really annoying and you want to explain to her that she bothers others, it all depends on your intention. If you are honest with her in hopes of making her acknowledge her tendency and work to avoid it and to become a good person, that is a good intention. But if the person doesn't bother you and you want to rudely criticize her just because you do not like her, that is an example of a sin. If you do the right thing for the wrong reasons, it is technically not the right thing to do.
Yes, because if you are doing the right thing then there is some intention there of good. Though you may be doing it to please someone or for you own personal benefit, you are somehow benefiting another even if you are not aware of it.
It is not enough to do the right thing if there is a wrong intention behind it. If you have pure intentions, you are sincerely concerned about helping other people even if it doesn't directly benefit you. However, if you have wrong intentions, then you are concerned with benefiting yourself and don't really think about making other peoples' lives better. This means that the action isn't really a "good" action because your not sincerely trying to help others. -Mary Tabatneck
No! I do not think that if you do the right thing for the wrong reason it should be viewed as the same as someone who does the right thing for the right reason. It is all about your intentions, if you do something with good intentions and it turns out bad at least you tried to do the right thing. Even if something good comes out of a wrong thing it is still wrong because although you were lucky enough for it to ed up being good or right does not mean that that is what you had intended or what you wanted to happen.
I think that this question boils down to the saying "two wrongs don't make a right." This means that if you do something, that benefits yourself and is bad, and you do something that is beneficial to others then the intention is wrong. You should always be thinking about what benefits the other people around you with a good intention in mind. If you do the right then, something in your intention is really good
It is always good to do the right thing. But i do feel like you intention is part of it. If you intention is good while doing the right thing then i believe it makes you a good person. you made that decision to do the right thing based on your intentions and morals. If you do something good with the intention to impress others or for selfish reason then it is still good that you did the right thing but it doesnt show your true character. You dont get the same satisfaction out of doing a good deed with bad intentions that you do when you do a good deed with good intentions.
I feel that there are many different situations that can happen in your life, and to say it's enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention or it not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention would be unrealistic. Everything is based on the situation your in and the people your dealing with. Therefore, i dont think there is a yes or no answer for the question, but simply a "it all depends" answer -liz clyne
Doing the right thing should involve doing the right thing for the right reasons. Everyone has a motive for their actions. Your motives determine whether you are doing the right thing. One should stop to think and make sure they have good intentions before they act, this way they can do the right thing. Your intentions show and display your beliefs and feelings on a particular matter. In the end, your intentions will reflect the outcome of the decision.
In my opinion, i don't think it is enough to do the right thing with the wrong intention or regardless of the intention. Someone should do the right thing only with the intention of helping others or contributing to a whole. When those intentions are in mind, you will eventually satisfy yourself when positive feedback comes back. On the other hand, when you do the right thing just to get recognition it is not enough because your actions are based off of the outcome you feel as though you will receive. For example, you can do a favor for your friend just to help them out. That'd be doing the right thing, but if you are looking for a favor in return for helping that friend out, you are doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.
I believe that people should do the what is best for the situation. Even though it may not be the "coolest" thing to do. People may even befriend you because of your decision, but that a chance your going to have to be willing to take.If you do something that you know is bad then i think that it will come back and bit you( basically karma).
I think that this question boils down to the saying "two wrongs don't make a right." This means that if you do something, that benefits yourself and is bad, and you do something that is beneficial to others then the intention is wrong. You should always be thinking about what benefits the other people around you with a good intention in mind. If you do the right then, something in your intention is really good- Jenna Latushko (i posted earlier but forgot to write my name on the bottom)
No, it is not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. It is important to have the right intentions when performing an action. Though it may be the right thing to do, your heart and mind must be in the right place or else it isn't considered a good deed. If you have the wrong intention, the so called good act that you are performing most likely is out of selfishness. You shouldn't do something if your heart is not in the right place.
It's not enough to make a decision and do something without having the right intentions. If you're performing a good work or choosing to do the right thing, that decision should be made with selflessness. If you are only making the right decision because of a personal gain or because it will make you look good then the decision is not sincere and therefore, it isn't always enough. It's necessary to make decisions with the right intention in mind and with the proper motivations otherwise, the decision really isn't the "right" decision. Laura Ciano
It is not enough to do the right thing in despite of the intention. For example, doing the dishes just because you want a reward would be doing the right thing, but for the wrong intention. However, doing the dishes because you want to help out would be an example of doing something with a good intention. If your going to do the right thing you might as well do it with the best intentions possible. You must also keep in mind that we are faced with many different situations in life, so this may not always be the case. But making moral decisions includes having good intentions when choosing to do the right thing!
It is not enough to choose to do the right thing even though the right intentions are not there. In choosing a decision that we believe is right for us, we are called to evaluate the motivations and means of the action. Any one of us can be forced to spend our Friday night volunteering at a local homeless shelter, but does this really serve its purpose if we are bitter about helping because of plans we had to cancel? I believe that it is entirely up to us to make these “right” decisions by focusing and reflecting on the “right” intentions behind them. When performing a good deed, no one will know if we have sincere and selfless intentions in our hearts. However, it is up to us to strive to achieve the pure intentions that each of these moral decisions require. ~Jennifer Capone
Personally, I think that it is not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. In order to perform an action, it is important to go in having the right intentions. If one does something for someone else, with the wrong intention in mind, what is the use of helping another? Yes, it may be the right thing to do, but your heart and mind must be in the right place in order for it to be considered a good deed. Lea Candelmo
It depends on what you mean by enough; if a famous person were to give a lot of money to the hungry just to say they did, and show press they are a good person, their intent might have been greedy in one light, but still it helped feed people who cannot afford to eat without donations. Of course it is best to do things selflessly, but realistically, we live in a world where, unfortunately, things aren’t done like that. Thus I would debate that doing the right, even with poor intentions isn’t a bad thing, as a matter of fact it can be very helpful. But a person who has poor intentions won’t feel the rewards of doing the right thing, they wouldn’t feel anything. Meanwhile, a person who does the right thing with good intentions will feel the rewards of helping others. Luisa Rooney
Doing the right thing is always important, however I think doing it with the right intentions is even more important. I feel like doing the right thing with the wrong intention is worse than doing the wrong thing in the first place. When someone does the right thing with the wrong intention, it's almost like a lie. They're doing the right thing, but the motive behind it isn't what it should be. Sometimes people do the right thing only because they feel like they have to, or they fear the consequences of doing the wrong thing....regardless I think it's all the same. You're better off doing the wrong thing in the first place than doing the right thing for the wrong reasons. -Amanda Carpenter
In most situations, I feel doing seemingly harmless things for the wrong reasons is not the right way to live. Our intentions and actions should always be pure in heart. However, in the world we live in, people often do things to portray themselves in a better life or to further themselves in a position. These people often do good things with greedy intentions. In this case, these people aren't receiving the rewards that they are giving to others or society but they are benefiting the society some how. I think that though we should always do the right things for the right reasons, sometimes good things come out of actions done through intentions that aren't always the purest.
No, it is not enough to do the right thing despite the intention. Regardless of whether our decisions are right or wrong, we can have good or bad intentions for those decisions that we make. If someone is trying to make the right decision but, the decision has a bad intention, then they ultimately are not making the morally right decision because doesn't benefit anyone but themselves. The intentions that are involved in our decision making make a statement about our integrity as people and what kind of person we truly are. Also, good and bad intentions are important for us in evaluating our moral decision making.
It is key that a person does a morally right thing for the correct reasons. If a person is throwing a birthday party for their friend but only inviting their own personal friends for the sake of a get together, they are doing something good for the wrong reason. There is still a showing of effort in these kind of cases, but not genuine enough to have a positive influence. A person's heart and mind must "be all there" for their motives to be completely great.
It's not enough to do the right thing regardless of your reason, because if you are doing it for your own benefit then you're just doing it out of greed. Next time, if the wrong thing is for your benefit, you will be more inclined to it. When you do the right thing it should be for the other person's benefit, because that's what we're called to do as Christians. No matter how difficult it is for you, you do the right thing for the other person because you love them.
If you are going to do the right thing, which all of us as Christians should do all the time, do it for the right reasons. Don't do something just because you have to. You should make choices to do things that you want to do, have good intentions for, and because it is the right thing. For example, if you are doing a good deed for someone, you should do it because you truly want to help the person. If you are doing it only because you know it is the right thing to do but you have bad intentions, then you might as well not do it. It is morally wrong, and we are all called to help and love others because we should know and want to always do the right thing.
I do not think that it is enough to do the right thing with no intention. It simply defeats the purpose. Doing the right thing means choosing to do the right thing and using your morals and informed conscience to make that decision. Doing the right thing just because it is beneficial isn't really doing the right thing. -Maggie Montovano
It is not enough to do the right thing with the wrong intentions. Performing an action with wrong intentions defeats the purpose of the action. When we do something good with bad objectives, at the time it may seem good but when you look at the whole picture, it is not. For example, there is a new kid in school and you sit with him/her at lunch because you know that you are doing the right thing by making them feel more accepted and comfortable in a new environment. That is the right action with right intention, a selfless act. But if you sit next to the new kid because you know that you can control them and make them do and say whatever you want because you are their only friend, then that is the right action with the bad intention, using someone. It seems like you are doing the right thing by being friends with him/her but you know that you will benefit from it in the end, a selfish act. In my opinion, that defeats and even cancels out the good action that you have performed. -Ashley Severino
It is important to do the right thing because it is the best solution for any situation, not for bad intentions. Doing the right thing for the wrong intention will prolong the situation because time will tell what you were really intending to do. Everyone should go into a situation with a mind set of what is best and make situations better, even if others do not agree. If you make the right decisions and your friends decide they do not want to be your friend anymore, then they were your true friends to begin with. Anyone and everyone should make the right decisions with the right intentions.
We should always do the right thing because we want to. We shouldn't have to take anything else into consideration other than the fact that we are doing something good, and it might benefit someone else other than ourselves. When we do good things they should be selfless and we should have others in mind, not ourselves. When we have good intentions, the cause we are doing the good thing for will benefit more.
Now, I think it is more common for people to do the right thing for the wrong intentions rather than do the wrong thing for the right intentions. I feel that doing a good deed has no impact if it is done for the wrong reasons. Often people perform acts of kindness in generousity for rewards, acclaim, compliments, or publicity. Instead of helping someone else, the person is only concerned with themself. When performing a bad deed, but with good intentions, at least the emphasis is on improving the life of another person. Although there might be consequences, the person will put their OWN reputation on the line to help better his or her community. Having poor intentions defeats the purpose of a good deed, and is a habit occurring more frequently. We idolize people who are "do-gooders" so we will try to receive that same praise.
It is always important to do the right thing but if it is for the wrong intention is it really the right thing to do? Doing the right thing should also include your intention. If you want to do the right thing something you should think about is always the intention of why you are doing it. If your intention isn't necessarily good then the action its self shouldn't be considered the right thing to do. An example could be someone who donates and volunteers just so they can say they donate and volunteer. The "right" thing to do is volunteer but the intention is not to help people but to raise your status. - Brigette Polster
In order to do something that is right, we must have right intentions for doing it. If there are no good intentions in this action, you should not perform it. In order to do something that is right, you must have a good heart and want to do it for all the right reasons. If you are going to do something with wrong intentions, don't do it, because it means you are doing it with selfish intentions. Before taking action, it is important to think about it and make sure all the right reasons are present. ~Katelyn Jost
It is not enough to do the right thing if your intention is not true or pure. If someone is doing the right thing for the wrong reason, they shouldn't try and do the right thing. If someone is helping someone because their mom tells them to or because they have to, that is the wrong reason. Doing the right thing with the right intentions is very important and crucial for benefitting yourself and others. You will feel better about yourself if you are doing something you are willing to do. For example, if you want to volunteer at a special needs dance because you have the right intention in mind and it isn't because you have to, it is because you want to, then that is the right intention. -Patricia Teta
One should always do the right thing for the right reasons; if it isn't genuinely done, is it really the right thing? Should one do a good deed, it is not technically beneficial or personally fulfilling if it wasn't done with a good intention. Moreover, if doing the right thing somehow means hurting someone else or the good thing resulting in a bad thing, then that too is not a good reason to do a good thing.
Is it not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention because, you may have a bad intention. If you do something good but only do it because you will get something out of it that is not good. When you do something good you are supposed to do whatever it may be with a positive and good attitude, and of course with good intentions! I feel that if you do not have good intentions behind the positive thing you are doing, you should just not even do it because, there is someone that would want to do it with good intentions. -Laura Puzino
I think that it is not enough to make a decision without the right intentions. “Doing the right thing” is much more than just performing a good deed or action. After all, “doing the right thing” involves making a decision with good intentions. Decision making involves using your morals to make a decision that reflects your beliefs. By not having the right intentions, you go against your morals and values. When you have the right intentions, you follow your heart and put your thoughts and feelings into actions. When you do something for the wrong intentions, you ultimately defeat the purpose of the decision. For example, if a girl has a party just because she wants to receive presents and be the center of attention, she is doing something for the wrong reasons. Having good intentions, therefore, is necessary to do the right thing. Without good intentions, you can’t expect positive results from the decisions you make. - Taryn Heiser
No it is not right to do something without having good and true intentions. Just because something might be the right thing to do doesn’t mean it will yield the right results. In order for something to be right with good intentions it must be something that you believe with your full heart will be good not only for yourself but also for others. Although the action might be beneficial for yourself it is crucial to keep in mind the effect your decisions and actions have on others.
I do not believe it is enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. When one does something, they should be doing it for the right reasons, for a genuine purpose. Whenever people act or make decisions, there is always an internal thought process going on. This process involves an analysis of our morals and therefore forming our intentions. Empty action, as doing the right thing without real meaning is, may have a positive effect on those who are receiving the action. However, the person that is performing the action receives no real feeling of accomplishment or sense of self-approval. Doing the right thing should make you feel good, not just make you appear to be good. -Nicole Czajka
It is not enough to do the right thing if the intention is not authentic. Of course, our intentions should be for the sole purpose to do the moral action and benefit others. However, if our intentions are not genuine or are backed by selfish motives, then it defeats the purpose of doing the right act at all. Only do the right thing if the intention behind it is sincere and comes from your heart. -Amanda Tedino
I believe if you do a good deed, your intentions should be good as well. If the intentions are not, doing the right thing means nothing. For example, you could throw a charity event for a cause, but if your only intentions are to make yourself look good and you do not care about the people you are helping, then the good deed means nothing. When you have good intentions, you are truly doing the right thing.
It is enough to do the right thing, regardless of the intention. In the bigger picture, as long as your actions are were right, your intentions can't change it. Your intentions only effect yourself, while your actions can effect others. Everyone is responsible for their own self so it is up to the person to decide if what their motive for doing something is sinful. If you can live with yourself and society's response to your intentions, than keep doing the right thing no matter the intention.- Gloria Siclari
You have to choose the right path to get to your goal. You can be doing something for all the wrong reasons and all the wrong ways. It just doesn't justify you in the end. You have to pick the right path even if it might be harder or if we make mistakes but we need to so we can get there the right way and not hurt the others around us.
I think that while it's important to make the right decision, it's also important to know when you aren't making that decision for the right reasons. If you know what the right thing to do is, you shouldn't do it so that you will be rewarded or compensated, you should do it because you want to feel good in doing the right thing. Making good decisions for selfish or other negative reasons doesn't make a good deed,or good decision justified, it just makes you look hypocritical for doing something good for all the wrong reasons. I think that if you're going to do something, you should make positive decisions with the best of intentions. - Mary Curry
No, it isn't enough to just do the right thing. If the intention behind the action is wrong, the action is wrong. If you help people just so they'll help you later, you're not really helping them. Making a positive decision for a selfish or malicious reason doesn't make your action right. - Kayla Allen
No it's not enough because you need to have good intention. If you are doing a good thing for the wrong reason, your heart isn't where it needs to be. Your morals have to be in your decision to make it the right thing to do. -Ashley McKernan
No, it's not enough to do the right thing for the wrong reasons. If your intentions are bad, your "good act" isn't really all that good. If you have wrong intentions, then you are concerned with benefiting yourself and don't really think about making other peoples' lives better. For example, if you help people with special needs because you have to for school, you're not really getting the true benefit. -Abby Holmes
No it is not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. If you're going to do the right you need to have a reason for doing it and have to be doing something for the right reason. For example, if you give a homeless person an old raggedy blanket it can be considered nice that you're giving him a blanket but are are you giving it to him just cause its old because then its for all the wrong reasons. If you're doing the right thing you need to be doing the action from the heart.
No, it is not enough to just do the right thing because if there isn't a good intention behind it then the action isn't being done from your heart. Doing the right thing has to have good intentions behind it. A good person would want to do the right thing for good intentions and not bad ones. For example, if someone were to do a good action because it will benefit them, then it is a selfish decision. -stephanie machado
I think it is always good to the right thing, but only if the intentions are good. If you are doing good deeds for attention, media, out of guilt or for fake reasons you are truly not doing good in the world. It is important to do things out of the goodness of your heart, and doing it not for a show. It makes it a selfish act instead of a selfless act, which God meant for it to be. - Lauren LoPresti
I do not think it is enough to do the right thing when your reasons don't justify the act. When doing the right thing not only yourself but many other people usually benefit from it. When you are doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, nothing good can come out of it because there is no support or drive behind the good act.
i think helping people is a great thing if you are doing it for all the right intentions. i know someone who continually helps other families, funds other peoples schooling, and buys gifts for other people and her own family she treats with distrespect the majority of the time and is completley fake. this is not morally right. you should help the people who love and care for you first not try and get attention by smothering others with selfless gifts.
It is not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention because you should not only be doing the right thing just because it is the right thing to do. You should do the right for yourself so it can help you become a better person in life. If you always do the right thing regardless of the intention you are not getting the true reason why it is right. Also your are not helping only yourself when doing the right thing, but other people in the world. -Stephanie Pierre
It is definitely not enough to do the right thing if the intention is not good.If you are doing good things with a bad intention essentially you are doing a bad thing because you are using said good deeds for attention or some form of recognition. When you have the right intention while doing good things you are truly a good person. -Jen Esposito
I personally feel that is it not enough to do the right thing if the intention is not there. Doing the right thing sometimes requires us to be the bigger person, suck it up, and make the right choices. I believe that regardless of anything that has happened between you and the person, you should want to help them because it is the right thing to do. If you are going to do the right thing with the wrong intention, there is no reason to do it at all. Helping someone, and doing it for the right reasons is simple, less dramatic, and much more rewarding than doing something for the wrong reasons. -Caitlin Fay
I think you are only really doing the right thing if your intentions are good. Doing the right thing with bad intentions may make it seem like what you are doing is right to others, but your not doing something for the good intentions that others think. Good actions may seem good, but I think they really are only good if the intentions are good too. - Hanna Brungardt
No, because if you do not have good intentions, how can what you are doing be good? Technically speaking, the result will make you look moral, but deep down only you can know that what you did was for the wrong reasons. Just because something is expected of you does not mean that it is who you are and what you are meant to do.
No because if you are doing the right thing with the wrong intention then the thing you're doing obviously seems right to you, however its likely that someone else doesn't see it the same way. In order to make the right decision, it has to seem right to everyone involved and not just yourself. In order to do this, the intention always has to be in the best interest of everyone and the decision cannot be made with selfish intentions. -Mary Grace Orlando
It is always important to do the right thing in any situation. When doing the right thing, does it really matter what the intention is behind that action? Personally, in almost all cases the intentions behind making the choice to do the right thing should be good intentions. Having negative intentions but choosing to do the right thing leaves yourself with a guilty conscience. Even though you made the right decision, you still know what your intention was and that it was not a good one. Choosing to do the right thing may be good for others, but will continue to leave you in the shadow of your wrong intentions. Its hard to say that we should always do the right thing with good intentions because when we have bad intentions should we do the wrong thing?
yes, we should always do the right thing regardless of the intention. Because after all it is the right thing to do and what God would probably want us to do
Every action you ever take in life is dependent on the circumstance in which you take it. It is not right to do the right thing for the wrong reason just as it is forgivable to do the wrong thing for the right reason. If you only do community service for selfish reasons instead of the fact that you truly want to help those less fortunate than you, then this truly is helping no one but yourself. So no it is not just okay to do the right thing regardless of the intention, since intention means everything.
In order to truly make a good decision the intentions should also be good ones , and so I don’t not believe it is enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. If someone were making a decision and their intentions are bad but the results true out to be good ones it still does not fix the fact that the original intentions of that person were bad ones.
It is not enough to do the right thing for the wrong intentions. Doing something good for others or yourself just because it's necessary does not benefit anyone. For example, doing community service hours just because it's required for school; you are only benefiting yourself and you don't care about strengthening the lives of the other people. If your intentions are bad, you aren't doing the right thing. Doing the right thing includes having good intentions. -Alyssa Picinich
In my opinion it is not enough to do the right thing regardless of your intentions. If your intentions are not pure or true, it will be hard for you to make the right decisions to begin with. Also without having good intentions, your actions will most likely turn out negative. Before you partake in any activity, i think it is necessary to consider your intentions, and if they are not pure, you should rethink what you are doing, because obviously your heart in soul will not be in your actions.
A lot can be argued about this notion. I would have to be given a specific scenario in order to state a definite opinion. I suppose most of the time, if a good deed is not backed by a good intension, then its not really a good deed anymore is it? Then again, I do believe if the circumstances were reversed, a bad deed done with good intentions can change the severity of the sin. I have a strong belief that the severity of our actions is never set in stone. That one sin can be worse or less than another.
I think that only with good intentions can a person truly be doing the right thing. If a person has bad intentions and ends up doing the right thing, it is not for themselves. More than likely, that person is doing the right thing because they have to and not because they want to, which is definitely not enough.
It's not enough to do the right thing for the wrong reasons--a person must do the right thing for the right reason. Life is a lot about intentions, and if a person's intentions are bad, there's a good chance that whatever seemingly good act they're performing is being done for selfish reasons. If the opportunity to perform another good act arises, and they have nothing to gain from it, why do the good act? In order for an act to be truly good, good intentions must be behind it.
ReplyDelete-Emma Clarke
No because the right thing is not always the right path. For example: It is almost a person's curfew and on the way home a friend gets hurt, they might need your help but you might think that you could get in trouble if you don't get home before your curfew. The right thing to do is get home, but the right path is to call your parents and tell them your friend got hurt and that you are going to stay with you friend till help comes. Always think of the right path not the right choice
ReplyDelete-Catherine Dattoli
You should never do something with wrong intentions, you should always do the right thing for the right intentions. When you are doing something your underlying intentions should always be good. In order to do the right thing and choose the right path, you must have good intentions, if not the act was not worth it and was done for selfish reasons. If the reasons for completing an act are always good then it was truly the right thing to do because it was done with the right intentions.
ReplyDelete-Maddy Ubriaco
I think that having the wrong intentions for doing the right thing can be acceptable in some situations. Is it ideal to always have pure intentions at the root of all your actions and decisions? Sure it is. But in the real world things rarely happen in the ideal setting. I see nothing wrong with having what someone would consider "selfish motivations" for doing something because sometimes it just works out that doing the right thing is beneficial for us and those around us. In any case you shouldn't let the supposedly "wrong motivations" stop you from doing the right thing.
ReplyDelete-Colleen Hynes
I think that to do the right thing you need to have the right intention. You have to do something that you want to do to try and help the person, not to spite them. Wanting to do something nice for the benefit of yourself makes the intention wrong. Doing something and expecting nothing in return is when you have the right intention. Doing the right thing and expecting nothing in return gives you a great feeling that you want to share with others.
ReplyDelete- Laura Klein
No, it is not enough to the right thing regardless of the intention. It is important to have the right intentions when doing something. An action is just the outcome of a decision. If a decision is made out of bad intentions the action, although at the surface seems “right”, is really not. Two people could do the same “right” action for different intentions. For example, one person could be in a relationship genuinely out of love for another person. While another person could be in a relationship just for the money the other person has. Just doing the right thing is not enough, God calls us to do more than the bare minimum.
ReplyDelete-Rachel Lottermann
I do not think that it is enough to do what is right for the wrong reasons, because your intention is what shows what is truly in your heart. This does not mean, however, that it is good for someone to do the wrong thing for the right reasons. I think that doing the right thing requires not only the right action, but also the right intention. In order to fully be doing the right thing, someone must be doing that thing for the right reasons. To do anything less is to do less than what we are called to do by God. For example, if a person is supposed to babysit and decides at the last minute they do not want to, but ends up going anyway only because they want the money and do not care about honoring their commitment, it does not necessarily mean that they are doing the right thing. This intention shows that all that person really care about is the money they are making, and does not reflect the God-like love that we are called to and strive to attain.
ReplyDelete- ELLIE MCCARTY
Is it enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention?
ReplyDeleteNot all the time. It depends on the situation that you are in. Its not enough to do what is right for the wrong reasons though. Usually, intentions are about what you are feeling. For example, if you decide to go to a party and you are being the DD for the night and you arrive at the party and last minute you decide that you want to drink because you see your friends having a good time and you are stuck not being able to because you are responsible for driving everyone home. If you do decide to drink because you want to have a good time, does not help the situation because you being drunk and driving people home is a extremely bad intention.
Not really. Doing the correct action with a secretive personal agenda is definitely wrong. "Doing the right thing" isn't about the "doing" part, it is about being, thinking, and feeling the goodness that you are choosing to do. Sure, the action may be good, but in the entirety, the goodness of the action is being exploited to cover up something not so good about your entire plan. In that case, we start dealing with a sin of deception rather than simply having a different intention.
ReplyDelete-Michelle DePinho
Is it enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention?
ReplyDeletePersonally, I believe that it is sometimes enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. It all depends on the situation you are in and if you are going to make the right decision. The intention may not be there but they are still choosing to do the right thing. An example of this could be helping out someone that you really do not like or has stabbed you in the back because it is the right thing to do. Your intention isn't to try to mend things between the two of you, it is simply because it is the right thing to do. So I believe that in certain situations it is okay to do the right thing regardless of the intention.
"It is not what you say, but how you say it." (In this case "Why" you say it.) For something to be determined a good or bad thing, you have to look at a person's intention. For example: If you know somebody who is really annoying and you want to explain to her that she bothers others, it all depends on your intention. If you are honest with her in hopes of making her acknowledge her tendency and work to avoid it and to become a good person, that is a good intention. But if the person doesn't bother you and you want to rudely criticize her just because you do not like her, that is an example of a sin. If you do the right thing for the wrong reasons, it is technically not the right thing to do.
ReplyDeleteLindsay Khoury
Yes, because if you are doing the right thing then there is some intention there of good. Though you may be doing it to please someone or for you own personal benefit, you are somehow benefiting another even if you are not aware of it.
ReplyDeleteIt is not enough to do the right thing if there is a wrong intention behind it. If you have pure intentions, you are sincerely concerned about helping other people even if it doesn't directly benefit you. However, if you have wrong intentions, then you are concerned with benefiting yourself and don't really think about making other peoples' lives better. This means that the action isn't really a "good" action because your not sincerely trying to help others.
ReplyDelete-Mary Tabatneck
No! I do not think that if you do the right thing for the wrong reason it should be viewed as the same as someone who does the right thing for the right reason. It is all about your intentions, if you do something with good intentions and it turns out bad at least you tried to do the right thing. Even if something good comes out of a wrong thing it is still wrong because although you were lucky enough for it to ed up being good or right does not mean that that is what you had intended or what you wanted to happen.
ReplyDeleteI think that this question boils down to the saying "two wrongs don't make a right." This means that if you do something, that benefits yourself and is bad, and you do something that is beneficial to others then the intention is wrong. You should always be thinking about what benefits the other people around you with a good intention in mind. If you do the right then, something in your intention is really good
ReplyDeleteIt is always good to do the right thing. But i do feel like you intention is part of it. If you intention is good while doing the right thing then i believe it makes you a good person. you made that decision to do the right thing based on your intentions and morals. If you do something good with the intention to impress others or for selfish reason then it is still good that you did the right thing but it doesnt show your true character. You dont get the same satisfaction out of doing a good deed with bad intentions that you do when you do a good deed with good intentions.
ReplyDeleteKatie Leithauser
I feel that there are many different situations that can happen in your life, and to say it's enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention or it not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention would be unrealistic. Everything is based on the situation your in and the people your dealing with. Therefore, i dont think there is a yes or no answer for the question, but simply a "it all depends" answer
ReplyDelete-liz clyne
Doing the right thing should involve doing the right thing for the right reasons. Everyone has a motive for their actions. Your motives determine whether you are doing the right thing. One should stop to think and make sure they have good intentions before they act, this way they can do the right thing. Your intentions show and display your beliefs and feelings on a particular matter. In the end, your intentions will reflect the outcome of the decision.
ReplyDeleteCassandra Lombardi
In my opinion, i don't think it is enough to do the right thing with the wrong intention or regardless of the intention. Someone should do the right thing only with the intention of helping others or contributing to a whole. When those intentions are in mind, you will eventually satisfy yourself when positive feedback comes back. On the other hand, when you do the right thing just to get recognition it is not enough because your actions are based off of the outcome you feel as though you will receive. For example, you can do a favor for your friend just to help them out. That'd be doing the right thing, but if you are looking for a favor in return for helping that friend out, you are doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.
ReplyDeleteStephanie Schulz
I believe that people should do the what is best for the situation. Even though it may not be the "coolest" thing to do. People may even befriend you because of your decision, but that a chance your going to have to be willing to take.If you do something that you know is bad then i think that it will come back and bit you( basically karma).
ReplyDeleteI think that this question boils down to the saying "two wrongs don't make a right." This means that if you do something, that benefits yourself and is bad, and you do something that is beneficial to others then the intention is wrong. You should always be thinking about what benefits the other people around you with a good intention in mind. If you do the right then, something in your intention is really good- Jenna Latushko (i posted earlier but forgot to write my name on the bottom)
ReplyDeleteNo, it is not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. It is important to have the right intentions when performing an action. Though it may be the right thing to do, your heart and mind must be in the right place or else it isn't considered a good deed. If you have the wrong intention, the so called good act that you are performing most likely is out of selfishness. You shouldn't do something if your heart is not in the right place.
ReplyDelete--Nicole Layton
It's not enough to make a decision and do something without having the right intentions. If you're performing a good work or choosing to do the right thing, that decision should be made with selflessness. If you are only making the right decision because of a personal gain or because it will make you look good then the decision is not sincere and therefore, it isn't always enough. It's necessary to make decisions with the right intention in mind and with the proper motivations otherwise, the decision really isn't the "right" decision.
ReplyDeleteLaura Ciano
It is not enough to do the right thing in despite of the intention. For example, doing the dishes just because you want a reward would be doing the right thing, but for the wrong intention. However, doing the dishes because you want to help out would be an example of doing something with a good intention. If your going to do the right thing you might as well do it with the best intentions possible. You must also keep in mind that we are faced with many different situations in life, so this may not always be the case. But making moral decisions includes having good intentions when choosing to do the right thing!
ReplyDelete- Brittney Grant (Yellow Class)
It is not enough to choose to do the right thing even though the right intentions are not there. In choosing a decision that we believe is right for us, we are called to evaluate the motivations and means of the action. Any one of us can be forced to spend our Friday night volunteering at a local homeless shelter, but does this really serve its purpose if we are bitter about helping because of plans we had to cancel? I believe that it is entirely up to us to make these “right” decisions by focusing and reflecting on the “right” intentions behind them. When performing a good deed, no one will know if we have sincere and selfless intentions in our hearts. However, it is up to us to strive to achieve the pure intentions that each of these moral decisions require.
ReplyDelete~Jennifer Capone
Personally, I think that it is not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. In order to perform an action, it is important to go in having the right intentions. If one does something for someone else, with the wrong intention in mind, what is the use of helping another? Yes, it may be the right thing to do, but your heart and mind must be in the right place in order for it to be considered a good deed.
ReplyDeleteLea Candelmo
It depends on what you mean by enough; if a famous person were to give a lot of money to the hungry just to say they did, and show press they are a good person, their intent might have been greedy in one light, but still it helped feed people who cannot afford to eat without donations. Of course it is best to do things selflessly, but realistically, we live in a world where, unfortunately, things aren’t done like that. Thus I would debate that doing the right, even with poor intentions isn’t a bad thing, as a matter of fact it can be very helpful. But a person who has poor intentions won’t feel the rewards of doing the right thing, they wouldn’t feel anything. Meanwhile, a person who does the right thing with good intentions will feel the rewards of helping others.
ReplyDeleteLuisa Rooney
Doing the right thing is always important, however I think doing it with the right intentions is even more important. I feel like doing the right thing with the wrong intention is worse than doing the wrong thing in the first place. When someone does the right thing with the wrong intention, it's almost like a lie. They're doing the right thing, but the motive behind it isn't what it should be. Sometimes people do the right thing only because they feel like they have to, or they fear the consequences of doing the wrong thing....regardless I think it's all the same. You're better off doing the wrong thing in the first place than doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.
ReplyDelete-Amanda Carpenter
In most situations, I feel doing seemingly harmless things for the wrong reasons is not the right way to live. Our intentions and actions should always be pure in heart. However, in the world we live in, people often do things to portray themselves in a better life or to further themselves in a position. These people often do good things with greedy intentions. In this case, these people aren't receiving the rewards that they are giving to others or society but they are benefiting the society some how. I think that though we should always do the right things for the right reasons, sometimes good things come out of actions done through intentions that aren't always the purest.
ReplyDelete-Taylor-Leigh Ulisse
No, it is not enough to do the right thing despite the intention. Regardless of whether our decisions are right or wrong, we can have good or bad intentions for those decisions that we make. If someone is trying to make the right decision but, the decision has a bad intention, then they ultimately are not making the morally right decision because doesn't benefit anyone but themselves. The intentions that are involved in our decision making make a statement about our integrity as people and what kind of person we truly are. Also, good and bad intentions are important for us in evaluating our moral decision making.
ReplyDelete-Colleen Painter
It is key that a person does a morally right thing for the correct reasons. If a person is throwing a birthday party for their friend but only inviting their own personal friends for the sake of a get together, they are doing something good for the wrong reason. There is still a showing of effort in these kind of cases, but not genuine enough to have a positive influence. A person's heart and mind must "be all there" for their motives to be completely great.
ReplyDeleteIt's not enough to do the right thing regardless of your reason, because if you are doing it for your own benefit then you're just doing it out of greed. Next time, if the wrong thing is for your benefit, you will be more inclined to it. When you do the right thing it should be for the other person's benefit, because that's what we're called to do as Christians. No matter how difficult it is for you, you do the right thing for the other person because you love them.
ReplyDelete-Nancy Savage
If you are going to do the right thing, which all of us as Christians should do all the time, do it for the right reasons. Don't do something just because you have to. You should make choices to do things that you want to do, have good intentions for, and because it is the right thing. For example, if you are doing a good deed for someone, you should do it because you truly want to help the person. If you are doing it only because you know it is the right thing to do but you have bad intentions, then you might as well not do it. It is morally wrong, and we are all called to help and love others because we should know and want to always do the right thing.
ReplyDeleteBriana Gorman
I do not think that it is enough to do the right thing with no intention. It simply defeats the purpose. Doing the right thing means choosing to do the right thing and using your morals and informed conscience to make that decision. Doing the right thing just because it is beneficial isn't really doing the right thing.
ReplyDelete-Maggie Montovano
It is not enough to do the right thing with the wrong intentions. Performing an action with wrong intentions defeats the purpose of the action. When we do something good with bad objectives, at the time it may seem good but when you look at the whole picture, it is not. For example, there is a new kid in school and you sit with him/her at lunch because you know that you are doing the right thing by making them feel more accepted and comfortable in a new environment. That is the right action with right intention, a selfless act. But if you sit next to the new kid because you know that you can control them and make them do and say whatever you want because you are their only friend, then that is the right action with the bad intention, using someone. It seems like you are doing the right thing by being friends with him/her but you know that you will benefit from it in the end, a selfish act. In my opinion, that defeats and even cancels out the good action that you have performed.
ReplyDelete-Ashley Severino
It is important to do the right thing because it is the best solution for any situation, not for bad intentions. Doing the right thing for the wrong intention will prolong the situation because time will tell what you were really intending to do. Everyone should go into a situation with a mind set of what is best and make situations better, even if others do not agree. If you make the right decisions and your friends decide they do not want to be your friend anymore, then they were your true friends to begin with. Anyone and everyone should make the right decisions with the right intentions.
ReplyDelete-Ashleigh Podhayny
We should always do the right thing because we want to. We shouldn't have to take anything else into consideration other than the fact that we are doing something good, and it might benefit someone else other than ourselves. When we do good things they should be selfless and we should have others in mind, not ourselves. When we have good intentions, the cause we are doing the good thing for will benefit more.
ReplyDelete-- Clare Kerrigan
Now, I think it is more common for people to do the right thing for the wrong intentions rather than do the wrong thing for the right intentions. I feel that doing a good deed has no impact if it is done for the wrong reasons. Often people perform acts of kindness in generousity for rewards, acclaim, compliments, or publicity. Instead of helping someone else, the person is only concerned with themself. When performing a bad deed, but with good intentions, at least the emphasis is on improving the life of another person. Although there might be consequences, the person will put their OWN reputation on the line to help better his or her community. Having poor intentions defeats the purpose of a good deed, and is a habit occurring more frequently. We idolize people who are "do-gooders" so we will try to receive that same praise.
ReplyDelete-Kayla McAvoy
It is always important to do the right thing but if it is for the wrong intention is it really the right thing to do? Doing the right thing should also include your intention. If you want to do the right thing something you should think about is always the intention of why you are doing it. If your intention isn't necessarily good then the action its self shouldn't be considered the right thing to do. An example could be someone who donates and volunteers just so they can say they donate and volunteer. The "right" thing to do is volunteer but the intention is not to help people but to raise your status.
ReplyDelete- Brigette Polster
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ReplyDeleteIn order to do something that is right, we must have right intentions for doing it. If there are no good intentions in this action, you should not perform it. In order to do something that is right, you must have a good heart and want to do it for all the right reasons. If you are going to do something with wrong intentions, don't do it, because it means you are doing it with selfish intentions. Before taking action, it is important to think about it and make sure all the right reasons are present.
ReplyDelete~Katelyn Jost
It is not enough to do the right thing if your intention is not true or pure. If someone is doing the right thing for the wrong reason, they shouldn't try and do the right thing. If someone is helping someone because their mom tells them to or because they have to, that is the wrong reason. Doing the right thing with the right intentions is very important and crucial for benefitting yourself and others. You will feel better about yourself if you are doing something you are willing to do. For example, if you want to volunteer at a special needs dance because you have the right intention in mind and it isn't because you have to, it is because you want to, then that is the right intention.
ReplyDelete-Patricia Teta
One should always do the right thing for the right reasons; if it isn't genuinely done, is it really the right thing? Should one do a good deed, it is not technically beneficial or personally fulfilling if it wasn't done with a good intention. Moreover, if doing the right thing somehow means hurting someone else or the good thing resulting in a bad thing, then that too is not a good reason to do a good thing.
ReplyDelete-KC Nunez
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ReplyDeleteIs it not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention because, you may have a bad intention. If you do something good but only do it because you will get something out of it that is not good. When you do something good you are supposed to do whatever it may be with a positive and good attitude, and of course with good intentions! I feel that if you do not have good intentions behind the positive thing you are doing, you should just not even do it because, there is someone that would want to do it with good intentions. -Laura Puzino
ReplyDeleteI think that it is not enough to make a decision without the right intentions. “Doing the right thing” is much more than just performing a good deed or action. After all, “doing the right thing” involves making a decision with good intentions. Decision making involves using your morals to make a decision that reflects your beliefs. By not having the right intentions, you go against your morals and values. When you have the right intentions, you follow your heart and put your thoughts and feelings into actions. When you do something for the wrong intentions, you ultimately defeat the purpose of the decision. For example, if a girl has a party just because she wants to receive presents and be the center of attention, she is doing something for the wrong reasons. Having good intentions, therefore, is necessary to do the right thing. Without good intentions, you can’t expect positive results from the decisions you make.
ReplyDelete- Taryn Heiser
No it is not right to do something without having good and true intentions. Just because something might be the right thing to do doesn’t mean it will yield the right results. In order for something to be right with good intentions it must be something that you believe with your full heart will be good not only for yourself but also for others. Although the action might be beneficial for yourself it is crucial to keep in mind the effect your decisions and actions have on others.
ReplyDeleteI do not believe it is enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. When one does something, they should be doing it for the right reasons, for a genuine purpose. Whenever people act or make decisions, there is always an internal thought process going on. This process involves an analysis of our morals and therefore forming our intentions. Empty action, as doing the right thing without real meaning is, may have a positive effect on those who are receiving the action. However, the person that is performing the action receives no real feeling of accomplishment or sense of self-approval. Doing the right thing should make you feel good, not just make you appear to be good.
ReplyDelete-Nicole Czajka
It is not enough to do the right thing if the intention is not authentic. Of course, our intentions should be for the sole purpose to do the moral action and benefit others. However, if our intentions are not genuine or are backed by selfish motives, then it defeats the purpose of doing the right act at all. Only do the right thing if the intention behind it is sincere and comes from your heart.
ReplyDelete-Amanda Tedino
I believe if you do a good deed, your intentions should be good as well. If the intentions are not, doing the right thing means nothing. For example, you could throw a charity event for a cause, but if your only intentions are to make yourself look good and you do not care about the people you are helping, then the good deed means nothing. When you have good intentions, you are truly doing the right thing.
ReplyDeleteIt is enough to do the right thing, regardless of the intention. In the bigger picture, as long as your actions are were right, your intentions can't change it. Your intentions only effect yourself, while your actions can effect others. Everyone is responsible for their own self so it is up to the person to decide if what their motive for doing something is sinful. If you can live with yourself and society's response to your intentions, than keep doing the right thing no matter the intention.- Gloria Siclari
ReplyDeleteYou have to choose the right path to get to your goal. You can be doing something for all the wrong reasons and all the wrong ways. It just doesn't justify you in the end. You have to pick the right path even if it might be harder or if we make mistakes but we need to so we can get there the right way and not hurt the others around us.
ReplyDelete-Roksana Rahman
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ReplyDeleteI think that while it's important to make the right decision, it's also important to know when you aren't making that decision for the right reasons. If you know what the right thing to do is, you shouldn't do it so that you will be rewarded or compensated, you should do it because you want to feel good in doing the right thing. Making good decisions for selfish or other negative reasons doesn't make a good deed,or good decision justified, it just makes you look hypocritical for doing something good for all the wrong reasons. I think that if you're going to do something, you should make positive decisions with the best of intentions.
ReplyDelete- Mary Curry
No, it isn't enough to just do the right thing. If the intention behind the action is wrong, the action is wrong. If you help people just so they'll help you later, you're not really helping them. Making a positive decision for a selfish or malicious reason doesn't make your action right.
ReplyDelete- Kayla Allen
No it's not enough because you need to have good intention. If you are doing a good thing for the wrong reason, your heart isn't where it needs to be. Your morals have to be in your decision to make it the right thing to do.
ReplyDelete-Ashley McKernan
No, it's not enough to do the right thing for the wrong reasons. If your intentions are bad, your "good act" isn't really all that good. If you have wrong intentions, then you are concerned with benefiting yourself and don't really think about making other peoples' lives better. For example, if you help people with special needs because you have to for school, you're not really getting the true benefit.
ReplyDelete-Abby Holmes
No it is not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. If you're going to do the right you need to have a reason for doing it and have to be doing something for the right reason. For example, if you give a homeless person an old raggedy blanket it can be considered nice that you're giving him a blanket but are are you giving it to him just cause its old because then its for all the wrong reasons. If you're doing the right thing you need to be doing the action from the heart.
ReplyDeleteNo, it is not enough to just do the right thing because if there isn't a good intention behind it then the action isn't being done from your heart. Doing the right thing has to have good intentions behind it. A good person would want to do the right thing for good intentions and not bad ones. For example, if someone were to do a good action because it will benefit them, then it is a selfish decision.
ReplyDelete-stephanie machado
I think it is always good to the right thing, but only if the intentions are good. If you are doing good deeds for attention, media, out of guilt or for fake reasons you are truly not doing good in the world. It is important to do things out of the goodness of your heart, and doing it not for a show. It makes it a selfish act instead of a selfless act, which God meant for it to be.
ReplyDelete- Lauren LoPresti
I do not think it is enough to do the right thing when your reasons don't justify the act. When doing the right thing not only yourself but many other people usually benefit from it. When you are doing the right thing for the wrong reasons, nothing good can come out of it because there is no support or drive behind the good act.
ReplyDeletei think helping people is a great thing if you are doing it for all the right intentions. i know someone who continually helps other families, funds other peoples schooling, and buys gifts for other people and her own family she treats with distrespect the majority of the time and is completley fake. this is not morally right. you should help the people who love and care for you first not try and get attention by smothering others with selfless gifts.
ReplyDeletecorey g
It is not enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention because you should not only be doing the right thing just because it is the right thing to do. You should do the right for yourself so it can help you become a better person in life. If you always do the right thing regardless of the intention you are not getting the true reason why it is right. Also your are not helping only yourself when doing the right thing, but other people in the world.
ReplyDelete-Stephanie Pierre
It is definitely not enough to do the right thing if the intention is not good.If you are doing good things with a bad intention essentially you are doing a bad thing because you are using said good deeds for attention or some form of recognition. When you have the right intention while doing good things you are truly a good person.
ReplyDelete-Jen Esposito
I personally feel that is it not enough to do the right thing if the intention is not there. Doing the right thing sometimes requires us to be the bigger person, suck it up, and make the right choices. I believe that regardless of anything that has happened between you and the person, you should want to help them because it is the right thing to do. If you are going to do the right thing with the wrong intention, there is no reason to do it at all. Helping someone, and doing it for the right reasons is simple, less dramatic, and much more rewarding than doing something for the wrong reasons.
ReplyDelete-Caitlin Fay
I think you are only really doing the right thing if your intentions are good. Doing the right thing with bad intentions may make it seem like what you are doing is right to others, but your not doing something for the good intentions that others think. Good actions may seem good, but I think they really are only good if the intentions are good too.
ReplyDelete- Hanna Brungardt
No, because if you do not have good intentions, how can what you are doing be good? Technically speaking, the result will make you look moral, but deep down only you can know that what you did was for the wrong reasons. Just because something is expected of you does not mean that it is who you are and what you are meant to do.
ReplyDeleteNo because if you are doing the right thing with the wrong intention then the thing you're doing obviously seems right to you, however its likely that someone else doesn't see it the same way. In order to make the right decision, it has to seem right to everyone involved and not just yourself. In order to do this, the intention always has to be in the best interest of everyone and the decision cannot be made with selfish intentions.
ReplyDelete-Mary Grace Orlando
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ReplyDeleteIt is always important to do the right thing in any situation. When doing the right thing, does it really matter what the intention is behind that action? Personally, in almost all cases the intentions behind making the choice to do the right thing should be good intentions. Having negative intentions but choosing to do the right thing leaves yourself with a guilty conscience. Even though you made the right decision, you still know what your intention was and that it was not a good one. Choosing to do the right thing may be good for others, but will continue to leave you in the shadow of your wrong intentions. Its hard to say that we should always do the right thing with good intentions because when we have bad intentions should we do the wrong thing?
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ReplyDeleteyes, we should always do the right thing regardless of the intention. Because after all it is the right thing to do and what God would probably want us to do
ReplyDeleteyesenia
Every action you ever take in life is dependent on the circumstance in which you take it. It is not right to do the right thing for the wrong reason just as it is forgivable to do the wrong thing for the right reason. If you only do community service for selfish reasons instead of the fact that you truly want to help those less fortunate than you, then this truly is helping no one but yourself. So no it is not just okay to do the right thing regardless of the intention, since intention means everything.
ReplyDeleteIn order to truly make a good decision the intentions should also be good ones , and so I don’t not believe it is enough to do the right thing regardless of the intention. If someone were making a decision and their intentions are bad but the results true out to be good ones it still does not fix the fact that the original intentions of that person were bad ones.
ReplyDeleteIt is not enough to do the right thing for the wrong intentions. Doing something good for others or yourself just because it's necessary does not benefit anyone. For example, doing community service hours just because it's required for school; you are only benefiting yourself and you don't care about strengthening the lives of the other people. If your intentions are bad, you aren't doing the right thing. Doing the right thing includes having good intentions.
ReplyDelete-Alyssa Picinich
In my opinion it is not enough to do the right thing regardless of your intentions. If your intentions are not pure or true, it will be hard for you to make the right decisions to begin with. Also without having good intentions, your actions will most likely turn out negative. Before you partake in any activity, i think it is necessary to consider your intentions, and if they are not pure, you should rethink what you are doing, because obviously your heart in soul will not be in your actions.
ReplyDelete-Christina Frio
A lot can be argued about this notion. I would have to be given a specific scenario in order to state a definite opinion. I suppose most of the time, if a good deed is not backed by a good intension, then its not really a good deed anymore is it? Then again, I do believe if the circumstances were reversed, a bad deed done with good intentions can change the severity of the sin. I have a strong belief that the severity of our actions is never set in stone. That one sin can be worse or less than another.
ReplyDelete-Arianna Amodeo
ReplyDeleteI think that only with good intentions can a person truly be doing the right thing. If a person has bad intentions and ends up doing the right thing, it is not for themselves. More than likely, that person is doing the right thing because they have to and not because they want to, which is definitely not enough.
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