Assignment 4 - Moral Muteness

I feel we all experience some degree of moral muteness in our lives, as the pressure to help others and do what's right is often overshadowed by the social pressure to conform, to not make a fool of oneself and to not anger others. I am certainly no different. I remember a few weekends back, I was hanging out with my friend group, when a few of my buddies were really tearing into another one of my friends who was there. Now like many groups of guys, we often give each other hard times and roast sessions, but this friend gets more than his fair share, and seemed visibly upset during this instance. Instead of standing up for him, I just let it happen. I know there's no real harm done, we're all just as much friends as before, but sometimes it's good to put yourself out at risk to make an improvement, however small, in someone else's life.