If I had the opportunity to decide what was right or wrong I would probably decline the opportunity. That is a very large responsibility. But if I did have to make right or wrong rules then this is what I would do: It is right to listen to your elders and those in higher power than you, but it is wrong for those elders and people in power do abuse that respect and take advantage of the younger ones. It is right to learn as much knowledge as one possibly can to better oneself, but it is wrong to deny others of that knowledge or the opportunity to learn. It is right to respect fellow human beings, and it is wrong to take advantage of them.
Wow, these sound like commandments. I did not mean for my rules to be so strict, but the rules have to be said because if they are not documented people will take advantage of other people. For some informal rules, it is wrong to kill, steal, or disrespect. It is also wrong do abuse drugs and alcohol, although in moderation alcohol is socially acceptable. That should be common sense, but as the Founding Fathers found out not all people have the same idea about what is right and wrong. I know that stealing is wrong, but some people do it anyway and do not think twice about it. Everyone has their own opinion of right and wrong which is why everyone's rights are physically written down in the Bill of Rights. The Ten Commandments is also a recorded set of things that are right and wrong. If one person thinks it is okay to steal from another, a different person can look at the Commandments and see that it is wrong to steal from others and use the Commandments as a guide for what is right and what is wrong. For a nerdy example, the Prime Directive tells explorers when it is okay to interfere with a new race of people or a newly found society. Those guidelines tell what is right and wrong in a situation. But as all rules can, people interpret them differently. Which is why it boils down to each individual's sense of right and wrong.
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