"Conscience is the voice of God!" - This is what believers think. Atheists find it difficult to give a precise definition of conscience. One thing is indisputable: conscience has a great influence on a person. She helps him to keep from bad deeds, thoughts, desires. Each person decides for himself: to listen to him to the voice of his conscience, or to brush it off, consider it his enemy or friend.
Why Conscience Is Man's Friend
There are no perfect people. Any person, even the most worthy, decent, is capable of stumbling, behaving in a bad way. His offense may go unnoticed, or they will treat him condescendingly: they say, who is without sin. And the guilty person himself will find excuses for himself (tired, nervous, etc.). But his conscience will not remain silent. Maybe not immediately, after some time, but she will remind of herself, show the person that he was wrong, make him atone for his guilt.
Often it is the voice of conscience that tells people how to act in a given situation. For example, if a person faces a difficult choice: to commit a dishonest act that will bring real benefits, or to refuse the benefits received at such a price. Conscience can resist the temptation to take the path of dishonor, to keep a good name.
No wonder they say about a decent, honest person: "He is conscientious." And the deceitful, unworthy is characterized by the words: "He has no shame, no conscience."
Conscience is a kind of indicator of a person's moral level, his ability to distinguish good from evil, to be responsible for his words and deeds. Many great people have discussed how important conscience is for a person. For example, Leo Tolstoy, answering the question of which two wishes would make him truly happy, said: "To be useful and have a clear conscience."
When Can Conscience Become the Enemy
People are familiar with the expressions: "They are tormented by remorse," "Conscience tortured." That is, a person experiences moral suffering, shame because of some unworthy act. There seems to be nothing wrong with that. On the contrary, such repentance speaks in his favor, because a shameless, heartless person would not worry.
However, there are many impressionable people with a heightened sense of responsibility who can equate any mistake they make with a tragedy. They very often worry about a trifle, blame themselves, experience strong remorse even in those cases when their guilt is very insignificant (and sometimes it is completely absent). This can cause great harm to health, because the constant nervous tension does not pass without leaving a trace.
In addition, such overly conscientious people often easily succumb to someone else's suggestion and influence.
Therefore, it is necessary to listen to the voice of conscience, but do not forget about common sense.
