A village made a rule: no tap water before 6 am
A village made a rule: no tap water before 6 am. Meera says rules must always be obeyed even if someone is harmed. Is obeying every rule without thinking always right?
Who do you think is right? Pick one.
The answer: No — rules should be questioned too
Why
Meera's instinct keeps order — if everyone broke any rule they disliked, nothing would work, so 'follow rules' is a good default. But 'always, no matter who it harms' goes too far. Rules are made by people to serve people, and people can get them wrong or leave out a case they didn't think of — a sick person who needs water before 6, say. Following a rule is usually right; noticing when a rule causes real harm and asking that it be FIXED is also right — that's how unfair rules get changed, through the proper way, not by ignoring them. Obeying and questioning aren't opposites. Test: a 'no leaving class' rule is sensible — but if the room caught fire, blindly obeying would be the mistake. Rules should be questioned too: follow them as a rule, yet keep the sense to ask when one genuinely harms someone.
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