tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post9050539942166921334..comments2024-02-19T08:12:53.815-05:00Comments on The Right Thing: Is Acting Your Way Onto Base Off-Base?Jeffrey L. Seglinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15648051034425906705noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21166579.post-33577373260211901012010-10-04T09:54:22.434-04:002010-10-04T09:54:22.434-04:00As kids we idolized sports figures as people we wa...As kids we idolized sports figures as people we wanted to emulate. It seemed so innocent then. However if we really look back -- Babe Ruth (I am not that old) was certainly not someone to look at as a role model but the memory of him has been edited by many. In addition there weren't as many media streams.<br /> <br />I not only worry about our kids making better decisions as they grow older, but understanding that there are not gray areas to cheating. <br /><br />Parents today have a greater challenge teaching kids between right and wrong because it has become accepted to have a loose interpretation of ethics vs. how the game of sports, politics and business are "played." It is not okay to say, "Well that's politics," or "It's how the game is played," or "It's just business." Is this going to be the new norm for how we conduct our lives? I think this new code of gray-ethics has already become pervasive. <br /><br />Thankfully, Lucas and Evan have parents whom have a strong code of ethics. Hopefully their young minds will not be too confused by shifty acts in a seemly innocent game of baseball which they might not yet see as Big Business. They shouldn't have to see that yet just yet. <br /><br />As they get older hopefully they will know how to quickly react when their boss tells them to do something that is not ethical because it is better for the "team," and be able to discern which politicians are speaking "to the audience," and massaging their message (Dems or Reps -- after all -- it's politics). <br /><br />How ironic that the first comment to this article was left by a spammer: "Buy Steroids Online." Talk about ethics violations.Cindy Davisnoreply@blogger.com