Donald Kerr wrote:
> When one attempts to follow a moral code, one's success breeds arrogance,
> then failure.
>
> When one admits it is impossible to follow a moral code, one's humility,
> breeds trust, then learning...then organizational learning.
One problem with following moral codes is that we tend to establish hard
and fast rules which must be obeyed in every situation. Another way,
though, is to internalize the idea(s) and let those ideas guide each
transaction and relationship as a new and unique event. Some will occur
repeatedly and responding to them will become habit. The practice of
viewing each transaction and relationship as unique will allow the
lattitude to respond differently and appropriately within the ideas of
that moral code. In order to do this, though, there MUST be humility to
acknowledge that one's view of the world is just that one's OWN view, but
not everyone else's view. This requires the trust that others will live
by the same ideas and allow our view of the world as well as their own.
This is what I get from the teachings of Jesus, Buddha, and most other
significant spiritual leaders over the past centuries.
--Clyde Howell orgpsych@csra.net
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