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What do you think when you hear the word ‘vice’?
Unless you’re thinking about GCSE woodwork, you probably think of things like drinking, smoking, gambling, taking drugs, eating excessively, etc.
And there’s maybe an element of “the fun stuff”.
Perhaps a little wry smile and sideways look?
Things you “know you shouldn’t do”………
But enjoy nonetheless.
What about ‘virtue’?
Not doing fun stuff?
A bit boring?
Ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle define virtue as “the ways of behaving that are most conducive to happiness in life”.
And ‘vices’ as “the ways of behaving that are least conducive to happiness”.
What we think of as vices usually give us an amount of short term pleasure.
Temporarily change our state.
How we feel.
And if they contribute towards us, overall, being happier, then that’s awesome.
If they lead to that ‘net loss’……….
If they make us feel a bit better for a number of minutes or a few hours per week………
But cause us to feel worse for the rest of the other 160 odd hours in the week……..
Could that mean we could stop and reflect on how we see those things?
Do they make us happy?
Or are they doing the exact opposite?
I stopped drinking two years ago (after 20 years of drinking more than the recommended amount)……….
When I realised I was happier and more relaxed across the 10,080 minutes in the week……..
When I wasn’t drinking than when I was.
Despite all the challenges it threw at me (and there were a lot), I would say I was more relaxed in 2020 than any previous year.
Doesn’t mean anyone else has to do the same, of course.
But could we question how we see virtue and vice?
Instead of being the boring and restrictive stuff and the fun stuff……….
Could it be the stuff that makes us more happy and the stuff that makes us less happy overall?
And see how we then feel about some of those choices in front of us?
Much love,
Jon ‘Grip’ Hall
