Edit Compromise and Obedience

Theory essay 1

A brief look upon the world today will show us just how crucial compromise Truly is for our society. If any given community tries to become utopian, then Compromise is definitely the driving force behind that community.

According to the Oxford dictionary, compromise may be defined as an agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions.

From that definition, we can clearly see that compromise is heavily embedded in many if not all aspects of our lives; Moreover, if compromise affects us directly then it is our duty to implement compromise unconditionally in order to make reliable decisions.

We argue that compromise is an unconditional moral value, because compromise effects all groups and communities no matter how extravagant or trivial they might seem.

To see the effect of compromise in different aspects of our lives, we will briefly explain in the following:

1- in marriage, compromised means understanding that a relationship consists of two individuals and the key to the success of any relationship is by reaching a mutual understanding which requires a level of sacrifice from each of the individuals.

2- In politics, compromise is often misunderstood as mere weakness or the inefficiency of a politician to realize the goals of her/his campaign; However, History tells us that this is simply not true, Compromise in politics is a concept of finding agreement through communication, through a mutual acceptance of terms—often involving variations from an original goal or desires; In other words, compromise in politics is an absolute moral value since it is based on the realization that we are all parts of a bigger global society.

3- in the classroom, Compromise is shown when a professor changes his/her method of teaching in order to creatively find new ways to teach the students. (different students have different mindsets which require different ways of delivering the information to them)

4- in religion, Compromise is apparent when different followers of different faiths come together and unite in order to benefit the whole world spiritually by aspiring to unite as one body.

5- in a democracy, The concept of democracy itself is built on the idea that the control of any organization or group should be done by the majority of its members; In other words, we could ever meet all of the different requirements we can never satisfy everyone so in order to prevent chaos and actually have the country to continue running, we compromise to satisfy the different parties involved in order for us to not become fixated upon a single issue and forget the end goal of our society which is to further improve our ever lasting civilization.

There are many criticisms and arguments against the concept of compromise; Nonetheless, i will start off by quoting Greg Laurie in his book the dangers of compromise: "Have you ever heard the story of the guy who could not decide what side he wanted to fight for during the Civil War? He put on the coat of the North and the trousers of the South, and guess what? He got shot at from both sides! This is what happens to the compromiser, the person who tries to live in two worlds. It's one miserable place to be."

The criticizers of compromise went as far as to try to distinguish it from all fields of life, here are some of their arguments:

1- The reason why most of us are happier when we are single is because the whole concept of marriage is built on sacrifice which forces us to let go of our own happiness and freedom for the sake of our partner partner, compromise in marriage is a self-made jail.

2- politicians are elected because they promise the people to achieve certain goals; Moreover, if a politician compromises his/her goals for the sake of another party, then his electors will be disappoint; Nonetheless, compromise in politics is -more often than not- misunderstood as weakness which in turn leads to war.

3- If a teacher compromises in his/her classroom then he will not to teach in the best way he/she deems fit, which effects the teacher's wellness which in turn decreases the productivity of the classroom as a whole.

4- If compromise has been done in religion, then no religion would have been able to spread its message.

Historically speaking, many religious institutes went into wars just to spread their message, as in the case of the crusades.

5- compromise leads to democracy, and democracy puts the power in the hands of the voters who sometimes don't know what's good for them, figuratively speaking.

These criticisms might seem attractive upon first glance; However, with deep observation, we can see just how selfish these criticisms truly are.

Compromise means that the individual accepts standards that are lower than what he/she desires in order to reach the betterment of his community, if we all compromise for the sake of our community then the benefit will affect each of us on an individual level because -in the end- we're all parts of that community and the betterment of that community is the betterment of all of us.

Unlike the previous criticisms, compromise is not short-sighted, compromise means prosperity on the long-term which naturally requires more work and sacrifice.

Compromise is an unconditional moral value because it effects everyone and everything around us. Compromise is crucial in all relationship, whether it’s with friends, family members, the government or your partner. It’s necessary to know when to get out of your comfort zone in order to benefit everyone around you.