Duty ....

Duty gives us an identity. When the duty is not performed the identity is lost. Yet most of us choose to not perform our duties well which is nothing but killing one's self. Every role - be it sociological or administrative or political or legal - is nothing but a set of duties agreed upon through law - legal or moral. For instance, roles like mother, father, brother etc are expected to perform certain duties in a family. Similarly, most of our identities are nothing but duties. A legislator's duty is to see that good laws get passed; Think of a profession and it is nothing but a set of duties.

According to Immanuel Kant, Duty is an action which we are obliged to perform out of respect for moral law. Kantean idea of duty is the most difficult one to act on, as not only the action is important but also the motives behind an action. For example, if a teacher in a school is teaching (assuming teaching well) and goes to school everyday without fail. She does so in order to get promoted to a higher post but not to impart knowledge. According to Kant, the teacher's action has no moral worth. By such standards each of us will be categorised as duty renouncer. Nevertheless, it depicts how difficult it is to perform one's duty.