there are only two things in life: results and reasons; reasons dont count.........what does this mean?
2007-08-27 12:50:38 · 13 answers · asked by tinkerbell 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It's a rather bad attempt to say that nothing counts except what happens. If you do a bad thing for the right reason, it's as good as doing a good thing for the wrong reason. Since reasons DO count, it's balderdash. It's always better to do good things for the right reasons, because the result is intended. It's also harder to punish people who have no clue that they are doing anything bad, even though they are. As long as we are a society, and we expect people to behave well, reasons count.
2007-08-27 13:48:49 · answer #1 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is saying that, if there are only two things in life: results and reasons, and reasons don't count...then the only thing that counts in life is results. It is like saying that how you achieve those results does not matter, the only thing that matters is the results, themselves.
2007-08-27 12:56:23 · answer #2 · answered by claudiacake 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it means that the only thing that will end up effecting you si the result, the reason is just what sometimes leads to the result
2007-08-27 12:55:08 · answer #3 · answered by pjb 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well for every act there is a reaction or for every positive thing that happens there can be a negative.so the reason you do something will all ways have results good or bad,depends on the path you take.
2007-08-27 13:00:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is referring to the philosophical notion of cause and effect. Everything that happens is the effect of the thing that caused it. Cause=Reason Effect=Result
2007-08-27 12:58:17 · answer #5 · answered by miss_cris101 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that you shouldn't make excuses. It also means that it doesn't matter how you get something done as long as it gets done (which is actually wrong, consider the saying "the result doesn't justify the means").
2007-08-27 12:57:50 · answer #6 · answered by rlsejhm 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
its not reasons and results its life and death birth and murder
2007-08-27 12:57:12 · answer #7 · answered by aric c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
basicly means that its all about results!
like geting money and it doesnt mater how or why u did it
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2007-08-27 13:00:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what your teacher may be saying that s/he wants you to talk about th eresults you get that come trough life..not the reason why they come...
2007-08-27 12:59:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter WHY you do something. What matters is that you DO it. (The road to hell is paved with good intentions.)
2007-08-27 18:34:35 · answer #10 · answered by Civis Romanus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋