kairos

I think that everyone has probably experienced a little Kairos - missing the opportune time or specific circumstance for something. The article about Mark McGuire definitely highlights this term in regards to his confession to congress that was five years too late. There are many possible scenarios for this phenomenon to occur so it is ethical to not hesitate on alterior motives (as McGuire did). Ethics is related to kairos in that holding back information or lying or hesitating with an apology is how you miss the opportunity to do the right thing.