What's wrong with doing things that you don't want to do?

Question

Many philosophies advocate for a route or path to happiness. This is often our shoulds in life. Our shoulds don't necessarily match with our wants/desires.

If we do what we should, we are likely doing something that we don't want to do?

What is your argument for/or against doing things that you don't want to do?

Answer 1

If for some reason there is a particular discipline I just really do not want to do, in my tradition, I do it. That kind of feeling can come from only one place, the false self. For the most part, the Spirit is not so concerned with what I do, as with my intent & mindfulness while doing it. The exceptions of course would be to harm myself or another. The only way to beat the ego is to reclaim your mastery. By not doing, you still follow it's dictates. Unfortunately, the path is not necessarily all about happiness, in fact there are some rough times as you reclaim yourself. Yet, that does not mean it is devoid of it either. But giving your ego everything it wants is not the Path.

Answer 2

There is absolutely nothing wrong with doing things that you don't want to do. Often times it's what one doesn't want to do which needs doing the most. Much of the time when you do what you formerly didn't want to do it is good to/for you, and occasionally becomes what you do want to do. If a person or persons stops at the wanting or not wanting to do something then no actual profit is gained, unless all that is desired is the knowledge of what is or is not wanted by that person or persons. Failure to do want you don't want to do, or accomplishing what you do want to do can be an asset or a liability. The final result rests with making choices wisely which are favorable to self, all things considered. So do it, and the rest will come...take care...

Answer 3

This will go against the norms set by our society. That's why it is wrong to do things that you don't want to do. There are rules and regulations , laws and order for us humans to follow. These were created for the betterment of the society and to ease the burden of the people to attain a peace and order environment. In some degree it breeds laziness to the populace. Although freedom is curtailed one way or another but we must look on the very purpose or intention why it is established. All for the good of everybody.

Great question!

Answer 4

"We do what we feel like doing." That was the great revelation one person had during a discussion concerning human behavior. But then she quickly followed up by saying that what she felt like doing was almost always the right thing to do. It was a stunning revelation to others in the discussion.

If we set our own standards and judge our own behavior, our behavior will always meet the standard. Amusingly, this has led some people to think that they are inherently good. The human capacity for self deception rises to almost any level necessary.

I work with volunteers at a charity and many volunteers do their good deeds because of some happy feelings they get out of it. Others do their good deeds because God commanded them to love their neighbors. Happy feelings do not have moral authority over us and can't produce what you call a "should". But then loving their neighbors doesn't always produce happy feelings.

The purpose of life for the Christian is to seek God and know God. The way to do that is by obeying His command to love our neighbor for where love is, there God is also. This is not always a happy experience but it is commanded and is therefore a "should".

Answer 5

I don't feel like tending the garden. It is summer and I want to walk in the sun. In the winter I will want to eat of the garden and in the spring I will want to grow a new garden.
But if I do not tend the garden, I will not have enough food for the winter, and I will not have seed for the spring.
Today is a good day to walk in the garden.

Answer 6

In the kantian ethics to do things against our desire will acount to more moral implications other than what we really do. let say a person who falls to be in need and yet the person does have the ability to provide such need in himself, this is a termination of our willingness to help. doing not to help him is against our will to help yet Kant said it is moral if the underlying reason of not helping him is to help him provide such need by himself just as telling him " but you could provide such on your own "

Answer 7

absolutely donot do what you donot want to do, but that dosent mean to give in to impulses, it can only bring fleeting pleasure. the key to long lasting hapiness lies in fulfilling your duties.

Answer 8

a pain wid no pain but rock

Answer 9

they dont get done