“A 130php coffee is good for me. There’s a planner when I reach my 17th anyway.” Justification is unjust.
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Ever went to Starbucks and tell yourself this line? I know some people did. Not exactly in this sentence but somewhat around it. This is called justification – it is when you’re training your mind to think about something to be right or alright but your guts tell you isn’t a just or a wise decision.
Justification - it's telling yourself a 130 pesos coffee is good for you
There are a lot of times when we justify in our lives. Life is full of decisions and there are going to be times when we will be faced with ones that pull us to our desires and ones that push us to our limits. Justification can be one of the heart-soothers and peace-givers of our decision making.
Why am I talking about justification? Because I think we should not justify in any way. Maybe you’re asking “Why? What’s so wrong with justification? I get away with it sometimes!” Well, justification is the brother and best friend of compromise. Ever thought about why it’s called “JUSTIFICATION”? Because it is something to make just in your own standards something that is already unjust. It is twisting your fabric of conscience to bending to your will instead of listening to it.
Justification ALWAYS settles for the something GOOD, taking your focus away from something that’s BEST. It might be good at the moment, but at the long run, you might regret it big time.
So next time you tell yourself that a 130 pesos coffee is good for you, remember this: IT’S NOT! If you justified in any way, it means you’re dealing with something that’s unjust in the first place!!!
haha.. i know what you mean.. pero it does not pertain to Stabuck’s P130 coffee…
sa lovelife… dun ako ngjustify dati… thinking that “Mabait nman sya eh, ok lang nman siguro un.. he wont hurt me or take me for granted,” or “ok lang nman siguro kay papa, superbait nman ng guy eh,” was my thought… it was always like that and i would end up with an arguement with my parents, especially my dad…
finally i gave up justifying, not just in my “lovelife”, but in everything else as well… what i always place in my mind now is that the Lord always has something BETTER in store for me…=)
That’s great! Glad to hear you chose the wisest decision =)
Okay, Dr. Love, Sean. You know what to do! Nyaha! XD
Okay, ‘di na ‘ko mag-Starbucks forever! =))
Hahaha =)) ipon ka na para sa december tagaytay!!!
perfect example!is there a deeper meaning to this?or deeper reason? resisting temptation.even if you’re tempt to do, in exchange for a good reason or cause or good quality of life.
good reminder.conscience speaks…
Nice one, yet again Sean, lagi kang swak sa araw ko. To buy or not to buy, (yes, most of the time it’s about shopping) to do or not to do— sometimes I justify things that I do so that I won’t feel guilty because at that moment I feel that, it is the best to do, but comes what really is best.
Thanks Charles =) so glad you learned something out of this! Yeah I pray we always have wisdom to do what’s best and to wait patiently for time to unfold. The right thing in the wrong time is the wrong thing.
I see you have a gravatar =)) nice one!
Haha. I know, okay na ready to go!
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I think you have a point but for others 130 pesos makes them fulfill the joy and happiness with this single cup whose their heart is in pain and pressured from the outside world……maybe they can’t resist it…..what do you think?
I think that it can be a temporary getaway for them. Just like what drugs are to the problematic youth, just like what a boyfriend/girlfriend is to the lonely person, just like what videogames are to the competitive coward (who I once was).
I think it’s not the answer to their joy and happiness. You might say I’m an extremist – I say you have to be extreme, otherwise your life will be compromised by yourself. Frustration and regret only comes in the end after everything’s said and done.
Good question, thank you for asking. =)
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