What is a moral code? I think a moral code is an “unwritten code we live by”. This code indicates how I should live. No one watches over me to judge my moral code; I'm just responsible to myself for my actions. However, a moral code must always be in my head and tell me how to act in all situations. An example would be litter; is it okay to throw this gum wrapper out my car window? No, just put it in a pocket, I can throw it away later. If you threw that wrapper out the window, I might feel what Dick Gregory (433) calls “shame”; the feeling of regret or shame following an action such as throwing a gum wrapper out the window. The moral code would make me feel this way because I would be dishonoring my own moral code by throwing this packaging out the window. I might even ask myself why should I ask someone else to clean up my mess and feel ashamed for causing this? Another example would happen when I was driving in traffic. Sure, I could be that guy who doesn't let anyone into traffic and be the one yelling and honking, but why? This isn't going to help me go any faster. Relax and let someone join the traffic. Then one day when I really need to be let into traffic, the person I let in will let me in or another person I let in will recycle that good deed and let someone in another and, in time, it will come back to me. .When we do a good thing, it will always come back to help in time. Ultimately, I believe you should treat others the way you would like to be treated. An example of this occurred during a Phish tour. I lost my wallet in Albany a few years ago. The kid who found it remembered me and knew he would eventually see me at a phish show. He used my ticket for the show he was going to, but he saw me a week later and bought me a ticket for that show. In return, on the last tour his car broke down, so I let him come up and ride with us. Therefore, him helping me get my wallet back directly helped him in the long run. That’s the type of person I want to be, the person who helps, and then ultimately gets helped. This interpretation of a moral code reminds me of existentialism and the vision of Jean Paul Sartre "according to which there is nothing other about man than what he makes of himself" (451), the moral code makes therefore part of man. There's nothing... middle of paper... this trip to Cape Cod, but not sitting in a bar and wishing for it. My moral code would be to have as much pleasure in life as possible. I won't look back on college and feel like those were my best days. Every moment will be as pleasant as possible, like the Epicureans. If I follow my moral code then I will have lived my life fully and with the morality that was important to me. This involves treating others as I wish to be treated, feeling that when I do something good it will come back to help me, and seeking a surplus of pleasure rather than pain each day. Works CitedStrodach, George. “The Philosophy of Epicurus”. The course of ideas. Second edition. Jeanne Gunner and Ed Frankel, Washington: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. 417-420. Sartre, Jean Paul. "Existentialism." The course of ideas. Second edition. Jeanne Gunner and Ed Frankel Washington: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. 451-455. Hoffer, Eric. “Long live the shame.” The course of ideas. Second edition. Jeanne Gunner and Ed Frankel, Washington: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991. 433-438.