Drawing the fine line

It's totally pathetic when we're talking about something and the result is "In such a case, do this. In the other case, do this... and so on and so forth". This is like drawing not just a fine line, but a plethora of such fine lines, making Clarity into a cobweb of confusion. I wish there was some sort of elegant formula which you could apply to every problem/situation and make them simple. To illustrate,

"How much alcohol one can drink (legal point of view)"
A solution such as "If not near mad beach, upto high level 4, else upto high level 8. If not near parents, high level 9,else upto level 2..."

This is mundane and ridiculous. It's like those math formulas, where you say f(x)=blah, at point 1, blahmore, at point 2 and so on and so forth. How lame.

In so many cases, the true answer is so complex and boring that one wouldn't even be least interested. In the mind,"Who the hell cares? Give me something simple and easy". And at a certain level, it begins to sink into one's tiny head that if the answer for something is too complicated for the actual use, then screw it! It's far better not even bother with the answer!
S0, you start wondering about a concept or an ideology of thinking that'll allow you to have simple answers for all your questions. That way, everything will start being worth the time! Wow, methinks I've found an amazing path in life. So I start thinking about it. Hmm. What the , this is too complicated. Get out! But then, this answer is worth finding...but I'm too lazy. So I'll just screw this question and make the answer "Screw every blarmed other thing and don't even bother!"

Peace

Morals or Friends?

After an inexcusable hiatus, I'm back blogging. Happy New Year!

A lot of times, one is faced with choosing whether to support a friend or screw it and choose the right moral path. And it can be a horrible fork in the road to face. But thinking about it, I came to realize that my values were only mine. But people are with everyone. Unless such a value isn't so important, I'd take the friend path. Sometimes friends and values are on the same side, no problems.

Today, I might choose the 'right path', and piss off a friend. But later tomorrow, no value is going to stand up for me. I'll have only my values...pretty lonely if you ask me.

But morality is really important. Noam Chomsky says,

... if we adopt the principle of universality: if an action is right
(or wrong) for others, it is right (or wrong) for us. Those who do not
rise to the minimal moral level of applying to themselves the standards
they apply to others -- more stringent ones, in fact -- plainly cannot
be taken seriously when they speak of appropriateness of response; or
of right and wrong, good and evil.

That means one who doesn't have certain standards are just not trustworthy. I'm not saying abandon all ethical values. Then even your friends won't believe you!

Now the other angle is when is it right to lie or steal? What moral level gives us such rights? That's such a situational thing with so many factors in play that a definite answer is really tough. Everyone loves the Robin Hood concept, maybe breaking a few rules is good there. Robin Hood chose friends.

If one chooses morality, they better have the integrity to stand up for them. We're not all Brutus'.