Is not doing what others tell you to do a wholesome or unwholesome act?
When someone tells you to do something, and you decline, when it's a wholesome act and when it's an unwholesome act from your part?
When someone tells you to do something, and you accept, when it's a wholesome act and when it's an unwholesome act from your part?
Example 1:
Person A looks at the lawn in front of the house and tells to person B: "The yard is ugly with that high lawn. Go mow that lawn now!"
Person B looks at the lawn and says to person A: "The yard is just the yard. The lawn is just the lawn. Neither cannot be beautiful nor ugly. The lawn is not too high. I'll mow the lawn when it grows higher."
Person A, angrily: "No, you mow the lawn now because it's too high and the yard is ugly with that lawn!"
Person B, calmly: "The yard cannot be ugly nor beautiful. The yard is just the yard. The lawn is not too high. If you think it's too high, mow it yourself."
Note: Both persons have the same capabilities and resources to mow the lawn and no time constraints.
Person A is angry with person B. Person B is calm, unaffected.
Which person has acted wholesomely or unwholesomely , A, B or both? Why?
Example 2:
Person A looks at the lawn in front of the house and tells to person B: "The yard is ugly with that high lawn. Go mow that lawn now!"
Person B looks at the lawn and says to person A: "The yard is just the yard. The lawn is just the lawn. Neither cannot be beautiful nor ugly. Yes, the lawn is very very high. I'll mow the lawn when it grows higher."
Person A, angrily: "No, you mow the lawn now because it's too high and the yard is ugly with that lawn!"
Person B, calmly: "The yard cannot be ugly nor beautiful. The yard is just the yard. Yes, the lawn is very very high, but I'll wait until it grows higher. If you think it's too high, mow it yourself."
Note: Both persons have the same capabilities and resources to mow the lawn and no time constraints.
Person A is angry with person B. Person B is calm, unaffected.
Which person has acted wholesomely or unwholesomely, A, B or both? Why?
Example 3:
Same example as example 1, but person A takes a pistol and kills 10 persons out of his anger.
Has person B acted more or less wholesomely or unwholesomely than in example 1?
Example 4:
Same example as example 2, but person A takes a pistol and kills 10 persons out of his anger.
Has person B acted more or less wholesomely or unwholesomely than in example 2?
Example 4:
Same example as examples 1 and 2, but:
Person A tells madly at person B: "Go mow the lawn now!!"
Person B clearly sees person A is mad and will probably kill someone because of that madness, and because person A sees person B could go to hell because of his actions, person A says: "Ok ok. I'll mow the lawn. No problem." and mows the lawn.
Person A is happy. Person B is calm, unaffected.
The question is, what would happen if person B would not give in to the demands of person A? Would that be an unwholesome act for person B?