All individuals lived in a different manner.

People lived at peace in accordance to their own

beliefs, values, norms or practices. They reached happiness in their daily lives but the real thing
is, is it in an ethical manner?

Ethics is an area of study that deals with ideas about what is good and bad behaviour. It is a
judgement only for yourself not for the others. Simply, it describes that do not judge others.
Nowadays, it is clearly visible that frequently we tend to judge our fellowmen. Having this
subject, ethics helps me to strengthen my actions and to know what actions comes morally
good or bad. Furthermore, we don't have any rights to create judgements to other people
considering that we don't know them yet exactly or we don't know who really they are. As what
I have learned in this subject ethics, there are three elements that influence moral
development according to plato. First is the native traits, this element can really affect on how
you do the action. These traits are somewhat inborn you cannot change the thing inside it. Next
is the early childhood experience, this element also affects various aspects in making different
actions. Each of us has it's own distinct experiences which has made as our strengths and
weaknessess that debilitated or toughen us to be a better being today.This element might be
one of the reasons why other people commit such heroic or lame actions. Lastly is the cultural
surroundings, basically we can acquire some of our actions based on our surroundings seeing
that everyday we are learning. The cultural surroundings affects us in various forms mentally,
socially, physically or even spiritually. Your just accepting what the surroundings fed on you.
What is moral and immoral in that ambient is also similar for you. These elements are relevant
in determining a person behind his or her actions. In ethics, there comes the morality and based
on what I have learned morality is freedom. Without freedom, there is no morality."We are
condemned to be free" according to Jean-Paul Sartre so we must do what we supposed to do
and that is freedom. People have the power to do their desired actions since they have freedom
such that in freedom, there comes a great responsibility. You must be responsible enough to do
such wanted actions. You should know how to recognize bad or good deeds. Additionally, you
must have a decently intention and an organized circumstance before doing the action given
that there is a principle in morality which describes that, "For an action to be good, everything
must be good and for an action to be bad, only one must be bad". Hence, individuals should be
mindful enough in accomplishing their actions. Aside from these, there is what we called stages
of development wherein it includes different levels and stages. Level 1 is the pre-conventional,
level 2 is the conventional and level 3 is the post-conventional. These three levels are being
divided by different stages. I found the stage 2 interesting for me which is the reward
orientation because I wonder why children still demands a reward after fullfilling something. Do
they didn't know that it is good to obey their elders? Actually, I have a younger sister and I hate
that everytime I pleased her to do something, she would demand a five peso coin but my
perspective change when I learned the stages of development. I realized that it is normal for
children to demand a reward after satisfying someone since they are still in the stage of reward
orientation. I also found out what stage I am right now and surprisingly, it is still on the stage 4
the authority orientation. I found it true because I am still relying on the distinctive given rules
of some authorities. For me, policy is policy. It is made to be follow and following policy made
me right. As what I have learned to my instructor, it is not proper but it is me, it is my own
perspective besides I am not yet ready to encounter the next stages.

Ethics contributed much learnings in my life. This made me change my perceptions in life and
gave me some realizations after all. Realizations that seeks action. This is very relevant in one's
individual in order for them to categorized their actions if it is morally good or bad. It's not too
late to change our actions because change is constant in this world. Just act morally and live
peacefully.