ne must know how to recognize, understand, and accept “the good”. Our religious beliefs and teachings tell us that “the good” is everything that God has created. Initially, everything is good until that object or being is influenced by evil. When a person is confronted with a situation where they must rationally decide which option is the best morally and ethically, he or she has to find which option weighs more toward “the good” in order to make the appropriate decision. For a person to be ethically and morally educated he or she must be able to recognize “the good” and know what it means to make the right decision according to his or her religious belief and practices. I believe that “the good” is present in everything that exists. But, good can easily be tainted by evil because evil lies all around us. For this reason, we must be very careful when we make a decision because we are very susceptible to influence by evil. Good, in my mind, means not only to live your life free of sin and according to the teachings of Jesus Christ but represent the pure and the natural. “The good” is that by which we all try to conform our lives. Although we might try to live a “good” life, I believe that at one point or another you are tainted by evil is some manner. As long as we are able to realize when we have let evil contaminate us and overcome evil, then I believe that the person is truly good. We are all presented with tests throughout our lives in which we must learn from our decisions and mistakes. Without these “tests” we would not be able to accurately justify the thin line between good and evil. Through the “tests” in life we teach ourselves what good is and how to live a “good life.” The “tests” allow us to build our own judgment of good as an individual, and helps that person grow morally, ethically, and spiri...
