A little discussion on morality...

I'm pretty sure I'm just like anyone else when I say that I try to be a good person. Don't get me wrong, I'm no saint, but I think I succeed in not being an absolute dick about 75% of the time. I'm not going around kicking kittens or taking sweets from small children, sadly nor am I handing out donations to the homeless or working at the local soup kitchen.

One thing I tend to get a little bit of stick about (in some cases), is my chivalrous streak. It's about a mile wide and completely irrational, but for some reason it just kicks in immediately whenever I'm around a woman for more than a second. Perhaps it comes from being obsessed with the tales of King Arthur and the knights of the round table when I was a youngster, but I believe whole-heartedly that a lady should be treated specially - I'll hold doors open for her, pay for meals and generally treat her with a level of respect I should probably show everyone.

Label me a misogynist if you want, tell me I'm sexist and being politically incorrect - I don't care, I'm going to treat women the way I feel they should be treated. What really annoys me is when girls I'm trying to treat the way I feel she should be treated turn around and tell me I'm being condescending or patronising. I'm honestly not. I just want you to know that chivalry isn't dead. Yes I'm holding the door open for you, but that doesn't mean I don't respect you, if anything it means the opposite. I guess it's just something that gets to me a little bit - I don't like feeling punished for trying to be a good person.

I guess it's just that now, here at uni, I'm realising a lot of people don't share that particular view. I've lost count of the times I've seen guys actually push past girls to get to wherever they need to be, and that's made me wonder: is the world just getting inherently immoral? I mean, take a look at the news whenever you next get the chance, it's starting to really seem as though there are no more good guys anymore. Politicians lie, churchmen lie, even Policemen lie, as shown by the recent Hillsborough revelations. I guess I'm just starting to worry that my parents are right whenever they say "things ain't like they used to be".

Hopefully the world will prove me wrong.

Matt out.