Moral Bankruptcy?

It seems like there is always a point in someone's life where they are faced with a moral dilemma. At what point are you just as guilty as the culprit?

So in terms of a robbery or a murder, people can be charged with 'accessory to larceny' or 'accessory to murder' [maybe i have been watching too many episodes of Law and Order], but these are tangible acts that have impacted people. But when your moral standing on an issue is in direct conflict with someone elses and you don't do anything about it (implicitly condoning it), does this mean you are aiding and abetting the guilty parties?

Running through a scenario...suppose you know somebody who is cheating on their spouse, are you guilty if you assist in helping them meet up and hide every time they rendez-vous?
I'm a believer that you are just as guilty as the people having the affair. I mean, if you provided a murderer with a gun you are practically a murderer! How is this any different?

Then...to add some complexity, should your decision to protect someone or not change if they have a terminal illness?

You say Goodbye...I say Hello!

How catchy is that stupid Telstra ad song?

So the theme for today's post is inspired by this mornings' trip to the airport! After waiting for over 30 minutes at the arrivals hall for a family friend, I noticed the different emotions that are displayed. Although i'm generally against PDA's (also known as Public Displays of Affection), for some reason it is acceptable at the airport. Isn't that funny?

So I noticed there were several types of hello's that you can find at the airport:

1. The awkward "I should show some sort of affection because I am related to you" hello - this tends to be for the aunts, uncles or children meeting their long lost relatives (that they've heard about from some foreign land) for the first time.

2. The "Prodigal Son/Daughter" greeting - obviously parents or grandparents who feel guilty because they have sent their children on their way (wishing them 'good riddance') and actually have missed them more than they expected.

3. The 'boyfriend/girlfriend' "Big gesture to show them I care" salutation - Partners who have not seen eachother for a long time feel that they have to openly express that they still love eachother. Apparently this takes the form of huge bunches of flowers, balloons, or even (like this morning) jumping the railing to give their partners a huge smooch. I think these people are definately over-compensating for something...or am I being too cynical?

4. The "I don't want to draw attention to myself" hello - these people tend to gracefully take control of their loved ones' trolley, walk past the huge masses of people, and once outside with less prying eyes they embrace their families and friends...(and no i did not stalk anyone!)

I guess I would've been the type for a number "1" hello, however, after waiting for half an hour...I ended up being in the toilet (5 mins) when the person I was waiting for ended up clearing customs. I guess I missed the exciting part of picking someone up at the airport!!

Day Two - New Year (2007)

Happy New Year to everyone!

The combination of those three words - 'happy', 'new' and 'year' are said to everyone to welcome in each year. It's funny how the concept of 365 days makes such a difference. The days between each year are still consecutive, and if you lined them up sequentially in a row a "year" is just an arbitrary division of the days. So theoretically everyone can start saying "Happy New Week" for every week of the year, and creating 'new week' resolutions. I guess it's a lot harder to come up with new resolutions each week and keeping them would be tougher.

So this year my main resolution is to be happy with myself. To achieve this resolution there are several things that I will expect myself to do:

1. Quit Smoking
2. Lose Weight
3. Plan my Business
4. Regularly Blog (for you Cal!)

So I have started this new blog to share my thoughts, actions and expectations for this coming year and hopefully beyond 2007.

For Day 2 of 2007 the following status update:

- Age: 26 years old now (so old)
- Marital/Relationship Status: Single (looking to be that way for awhile)
- Location: Still in Sydney (living at home still!ARGH!)
- Employment Status: Still at Sydney Water