It's all about the West Wing
If anyone were to come up to me on the street and ask me what my favorite TV show was, I'd have to answer "The West Wing." It's cerebral and witty, and they don't mind getting a bit borderline slapstick. The humor is fast-paced, as well as the storyline itself. As I watch it, I realize I would literally give my left nut to work in the White House. Wow.
I just saw an episode tonight: Han. In it, a North Korean piano virtuoso wants to defect, but is told by the President that his defection could derail a meeting designed to monitor North Korea's nuclear program. The President tells him freedom is a choice. Essentially, the Korean could push the issue for defection, or say nothing for the better benefit of all (potentially).
He chooses to sacrifice his bid for freedom to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons in the world.
It was a very noble act. What would this world be like if EVERYONE made noble acts? Let's do this mathematically. You have 10 people. They are all out for themselves (we'll call this a "happiness", to give it some quantitative measurement representing a person being happy). So, you have 10 people x (times) 1 happiness = 10 happiness. What if these 10 people would sacrifice their own wants for the greater good, so that OTHERS can be happy?
10 people x (times) 1 happiness for EACH other person (which would be 9) = 90 happiness. That means, for that one person who sacrifices his own wants for others, good things are visited back upon him NINE TIMES. Nine times the happiness... hmm...
Giving of yourself is not only ethical and moral, but MATHEMATICAL and therefore logical. If each person did a selfless act for everyone else in the world, that's 6 billion happiness for that one person.
Imagine that. So, what's the big deal?
I just saw an episode tonight: Han. In it, a North Korean piano virtuoso wants to defect, but is told by the President that his defection could derail a meeting designed to monitor North Korea's nuclear program. The President tells him freedom is a choice. Essentially, the Korean could push the issue for defection, or say nothing for the better benefit of all (potentially).
He chooses to sacrifice his bid for freedom to reduce the threat of nuclear weapons in the world.
It was a very noble act. What would this world be like if EVERYONE made noble acts? Let's do this mathematically. You have 10 people. They are all out for themselves (we'll call this a "happiness", to give it some quantitative measurement representing a person being happy). So, you have 10 people x (times) 1 happiness = 10 happiness. What if these 10 people would sacrifice their own wants for the greater good, so that OTHERS can be happy?
10 people x (times) 1 happiness for EACH other person (which would be 9) = 90 happiness. That means, for that one person who sacrifices his own wants for others, good things are visited back upon him NINE TIMES. Nine times the happiness... hmm...
Giving of yourself is not only ethical and moral, but MATHEMATICAL and therefore logical. If each person did a selfless act for everyone else in the world, that's 6 billion happiness for that one person.
Imagine that. So, what's the big deal?
posted by xanadian at 10:02 PM
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