Double Standard

I have been observing and this is the conclusion that I made so far.
That people have double standard no matter how much they claim that they don't. Including myself.
According to Google, double standard is a rule or principle which is unfairly applied in different ways to different people or groups.
However, here I will choose not to see double standard as a derogatory term.
I will use it as a neutral term that people apply their rules or principles according to forced circumstances.

What I observed is this:
A: "I strongly believed in Principle B and that I will stick to it no matter what."
(Under forced circumstances)
A: "I will use Principle C in this case". (not realising that they are subverting their statement previously)

People just don't realise how much they need to have more than one principle in life so as to apply them in different circumstances in life.
These people see principles as their guidance to life.
No doubt, they are. Principles like "never to lie to my partner" shape our moral character and change us to be a better person.
However under forced circumstances, we can sometimes put aside these principles that we abide to most of the time and adopt another one.
Forced circumstances: Do you feel that it is adding value to the relationship if you tell your partner that your father is a billionaire when opportunity arises?
In this case, it really depends on your value-judgement.
If you choose not to tell, you are lying or withholding information, if you would like to say it this way.
If you choose to hold your "never to lie to my partner" principle without considering the circumstance, or without acknowledging that it doesn't feel right to tell your partner at this point in time, something will be going wrong with this principle-enforcement because your principles are now controlling your life, you lose the authority to your principles. How sad.

Having double standard isn't a bad thing.
What I am talking about here is not something like acting friendly with person D and back-stabbing him/her while not necessary.
What I am talking about here is realising that your can have different principles for different circumstances, that you don't need to find a perfect principle that can apply to all circumstances. Because that perfect principle is non-existent.
That's why there are so many clauses in law. Because there is always exception.
That's why we have a judge to put the case in context. Human judgement is needed.

Strictly following principles make you lose human ingenuity because you don't focus on how you feel, what you feel is right. You just follow the rules.
Principles are rules that you follow most of the times, but when it comes to special circumstances that is not so quite the same as the normal circumstances, having a different perspective is totally fine.

Having double standard isn't bad at all. It's time to open our mind a little.