Just something I was thinking about today. When I order food, for example, a sub sandwich, and I don’t get exactly what I order, I usually just accept it. If they accidentally put on a topping I didn’t ask for, I usually just take it because the alternative is asking them to start over and it’s a huge inconvenience for both of us and they would probably have to throw away the first sandwich. I don’t want to do that. I don’t want to waste food because of a minor inconvenience. Not wasting food is more important to me than getting exactly what I order.

I have a close friend who feels differently than I do. If she doesn’t get what she orders, she demands it be fixed. She feels she shouldn’t have to pay for something she didn’t order. Her moral principle that she shouldn’t have to pay for what she didn’t order is also correct. We’re both right; we just have different moral priorities. Her personal rights are her priority in this situation, while for me, not wasting food is a higher priority. Neither of us are wrong, we just have different priorities.