Mill believes that everyone should have maximum freedom, basically meaning we can do anything we want as long as it’s not harming anyone else. The only thing I had a problem with this topic was, when someone is harming himself or herself should we let them continue harming themselves, or should we intervene? Mill believes we can either suggest for them to stop, or not hang around them and warn others of what they’re doing. I do believe the person has a right to decide for himself, but it’s hard to just watch someone do something that’s hurting them, and not stop them from doing so.
I believe that if anyone I knew was doing something that were really going to hurt them in the long run, it would take a lot for me not to say anything to them. My first instinct would be to go up to them and tell them what they are doing wrong, and make them stop. However, I should understand that it’s their life and their decisions. So really the only thing I can do is follow what Mill says and either suggest they stop, but not force, or stop hanging around them all together.
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ReplyDeleteKimberly, I think that sometimes trying to find the right balance of interference and staying silent can be the hardest thing to do. We want to help people, but we don't want to seem too pushy. What should we do? I think it all depends on the relationship with that person who is harming himself or herself. We have to be careful of the words that we choose but most of the time we shouldn't remain silent. Most of them will not want to hear what we have to say, and others are deafened by the harmful things they are doing to their body. It's vital that we break through that sound barrier and tell them how we feel regardless of whether they want to hear it or not. Someone has got to come out of hiding and face the giant of honesty.
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