{"id":28409,"date":"2024-02-20T07:40:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T07:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/?p=28409"},"modified":"2024-02-20T07:40:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T07:40:27","slug":"what-do-you-understand-by-the-term-voice-of-conscience-how-do-you-prepare-yourself-to-heed-to-the-voice-of-conscience-150-words-10-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/what-do-you-understand-by-the-term-voice-of-conscience-how-do-you-prepare-yourself-to-heed-to-the-voice-of-conscience-150-words-10-marks\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you understand by the term \u2018voice of conscience\u2019? How do you prepare yourself to heed to the voice of conscience? (150 words, 10 marks)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/upsc\/upsc-gs-advance-and-mentorship-program-ampcsat?utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_medium=Link&amp;utm_campaign=GS+Advanced\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8.png 1280w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8-1170x274.png 1170w, https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Attempt-our-Daily-Weekly-Current-Affairs-Quiz-now-8-585x137.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The term &#8216;voice of conscience&#8217; refers to an innate moral compass within every individual, guiding them towards distinguishing right from wrong. It manifests as an inner voice that prompts ethical decision-making and urges adherence to principles and values. To heed to the voice of conscience, one must cultivate self-awareness and introspection. This involves reflecting on one&#8217;s actions and their potential consequences, as well as evaluating them against personal and societal moral standards. Additionally, fostering empathy and compassion towards others enhances sensitivity to the voice of conscience, as it often aligns with principles of fairness and kindness. Engaging in practices such as meditation, journaling, or seeking counsel from trusted mentors can also aid in attuning oneself to this inner guidance. Ultimately, embracing authenticity and integrity enables individuals to listen to their conscience amidst life&#8217;s complexities, facilitating ethical conduct and personal growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>Tag: <\/strong>Public\/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration: Status and problems; ethical concerns and dilemmas in government and private institutions; laws, rules, regulations and conscience as sources of ethical guidance; accountability and ethical governance; strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance; ethical issues in international relations and funding; corporate governance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e010b119256\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" 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ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/edukemy.com\/blog\/what-do-you-understand-by-the-term-voice-of-conscience-how-do-you-prepare-yourself-to-heed-to-the-voice-of-conscience-150-words-10-marks\/#Visit_our_YouTube_Channel_%E2%80%93_here\" title=\"Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here\">Visit our YouTube Channel &#8211;&nbsp;here<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Decoding_the_Question\"><\/span><strong>Decoding the Question:<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>In the Introduction, try to write briefly about \u2018voice of conscience\u2019.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>In Body, elaborate on \u201cheeding to the voice of conscience\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>In Conclusion, try to conclude with points given in the body part of the question.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Answer\"><\/span><strong>Answer:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A voice of conscience corresponds to an inner voice that judges your behavior. Voice of conscience is the source of ethical decision making for many. A famous example is Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi says :<strong> \u201cThe human voice can never reach the distance that is covered by the still small voice of conscience.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heeding_to_the_Voice_of_Conscience\"><\/span><strong>Heeding to the Voice of Conscience:&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Acts of Conscience: <\/strong>The feeling of regret has always been associated with conscience. It is a deep remorse for a wrong committed. Conscience not only makes judgement over certain actions right or wrong, but it arouses a peculiar feeling of pain that is extremely unpleasant.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>This pain of conscience or feeling of remorse is identified by moralists as one of the reasons for avoiding wrong actions.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Antecedent and Consequent Conscience:<\/strong> Conscience can be divided into antecedent conscience and consequent conscience. Antecedent conscience deals with future actions whereas consequent conscience deals with the past actions.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li>Conscience that <strong>acts as a guide to future actions, prompting to do them or avoid them can be defined as an antecedent conscience.<\/strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Conscience which is acting as a judge to our past actions,<\/strong> the source of our self-approval or remorse is known as consequent conscience.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The judgement of the voice of conscience can be understood as the judgment of the intellect. The human intellect can be mistaken either by adopting false premises or by drawing an illogical conclusion. 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