The Ethical Choice

"If it was the right thing to do, to speak the truth, to give that person a voice; if that was right, then why do I feel like I've done the worst thing ever?" ~Paige (Me)

I like to blog about thing I think I know about, or have at least experienced (i.e. relationships, monetary woes, or true beauty). But I got to thinking today and realized that if I even have any readers, I need their help. I need your opinions! So readers, (Paigeites, if you will) how do you know if the choice you made was the ethical, or "right" one. How do you know if you've made the right decision?

Let me tell you a story...

Once upon a time, there was this girl in high school, and she had two good friends she had met whilst in a summer program as part of Upward Bound. Her name was Paige, and their names (that I've changed) were Trina and José. Trina and José had been in a relationship since Paige had met them, and then some more. And then one day, Paige heard that Trina was breaking up with José for "Dalton" after prom. That didn't sit well with Paige, because she thought Trina was using José for his prom ticket and, considering the way Paige was raised, she thought that it was despicable and dirty. So she told José, even though she wasn't sure if she should or not. The hurt in his eyes was unbearable, but he said he had guessed as much. Paige wasn't sure who broke up with whom, but at first she was relieved it had happened before prom. Then after about two days, she started feeling guilty. What if Trina wasn't REALLY going to break up with José? What if she was wrong, even though her information had been confirmed by inside sources? And just what if she'd hurt a friend whom she really cared about, because of a misunderstanding. What makes this story worse is that Paige has feelings for José. She has for a really long time. But she can never tell him. Not ever. Because now she's going to spend the rest of her existence beating herself up over whether or not she was right to tell José about Trina's plan in the first place. Not to mention, his expression when she told him, is going to haunt her dreams forever. It's only just begun...

So folks, did Paige make the right choice? Was she right to tell José? How could she be sure?

How do we know if the choice we make is the ethical one? It's easy to know if you made a horrible decision, as long as your mom is around to yell at you. But say that you are the only one who knows you made this decision, how can you decide for yourself whether or not it was right?