It was easy to be moral when that was the way you felt anyway. The hard bit about morality was making yourself feel the opposite of what you really felt.
In "The Right Attitude to Rain," Alexander McCall Smith explores the complexities of morality, highlighting that it often feels effortless to act ethically when one's feelings align with those actions. When our emotions and moral choices are in harmony, it creates a seamless sense of rightness in our behavior.
However, the true challenge arises when one's innate feelings contradict moral obligations. It requires significant effort and self-discipline to override personal emotions and adhere to ethical principles. This struggle reflects the deeper nature of moral dilemmas, illustrating that genuine morality often demands overcoming our immediate impulses for the sake of a greater good.
