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Appropriate Actions Undertaken Respectfully

If there are no stock solutions to problems,
and  one  chooses  to  evaluate  theirbased on finding the lesson or principle
contained  with  an  event  (ie.  experience
life through reflecting on experiences in
order  to  find  the  learningin our own life) would make some sense.So
where does this leave us, when trying to
contained within, rather than adopting amaximise  our  learning,  and  seek
system  of  beliefs  devised  by others, then
to work and live beyond, balanced, or
just how can one know that the way they aresynthesised with regards to polarities?There
acting  is  'ok'  in  the  biggeris another layer to the etymology of the
words  to  be  explored,  back  to
picture.For several years now I have
struggled  to  accept  concepts  of  ethicsthe  Indo-European  roots  of  the  words.
and morality. The problem has arisen whileEthics is traced back to the Greek word
seeking  to  find  ways  beyondethos,  meaning  "character".
duality, and think outside of polarities. ItIt is further traced back to the
has  therefore  become  very  difficultIndo-European  root  s(w)e-.
to just label things with moral tags of goodThere are some curious and interesting words
or evil, rightor wrong.For me, the conceptsstemming  from  this,  following  on
of morals and ethics have become almost dirty
words.  Ifrom  the  definition:
suppose it is the way many people claim toPronoun of the third person and reflexive
be  morally  or  ethically  superior,  or(referring  back  to  the  subject  of
have figured the "correct way" that wethe sentence); further appearing in various
should all act and live.It has become fairlyforms  referring  to  the  social  group
normal for me to act more intuitively. If
something  feelsas  an  entity,  "(we  our-)selves."
right, and I'm fairly certain I'm comingIt is outside the scope of this essay to
from  a  centred  and  balanced  placeexplore  that  fully,  however  it  is
within myself, then it is okay for me to actworth noting the concept of "the social
or  be  involved  in  an  experience.group  as  an  entity"  and
Initially this was a struggle. It took timethe esoteric concept of an egregore or group
to  get  a  sense  of  feelings  andmind.What catches my attention is some of the
derivatives:  self,  gossip,  suicide,
emotions, and then to accept it was okay to
act  on  a  feeling  without  havingsecret, sober, sullen, ethic, and idiot. It
is  of  particular  note  that  self
reverted to analysing it against a
predefined  set  of  standards  (my  own,  myis of a similar root, as it is really an
ethic  or  morality  of  Self  conduct  that
cultures, or those of another belief
system).On a deeply esoteric level, it canmakes sense to me. As a group or society
said  that  we  can  never  act  wrong.thing,  it  still  feels  best  to  me  if it
As we draw to ourselves situations andis a group of willing Selves, who choose to
people  with  whom  we  have  experiencesbe  together,  free  of  obligation,
with, we are also drawn to others to fulfilconducting their affairs in a way that
their  learning  needs.  Jung  pointedrecognises their own Self as sacred.The word
moral is traced back to the Latin word
out that "the psychological rule says thatmoralis,  from  mos,
when  an  inner  situation  is
or mor-, meaning "custom". This in itself is
not made conscious, it happens outside, astraced  back
fate.  That  is  to  say,  when  the
to the Indo-European root me-1meaning
individual remains undivided and does not"Expressing certain qualities of mind.". If
become  conscious  of  his  innerwe  consider
contradictions, the world must perforce actthat the mind in recent years has become
out  the  conflict  and  be  torn  intoexclusively  considered  the  intellect,
opposite  halves."then it is easy to see the parallels in the
polarities  existent  within  the
This makes thing somewhat difficult from a
moral  standpoint.  However,  if  weintellect, and the polarisation of morals,
being  considered  rights  and  wrongs.
are acting consciously, we can play a far
more  active  and  aware  role  in  theseMorals it seems to me are a construct of
intellectualising  life,  rather  than
situations, and we will learn from all our
interactions,  the  good  and  the  bad,living it.Recently, when trying to explain
to  someone  about  my belief that life isn't
positive and negative.Someone acting from a
black magic perspective may be seeking outas black and white as many people think, and
powermagic  specifically  is  something
over others, however they are locked withinbeyond (or seeking to go beyond) polarities,
a  polarity,  where  they  will  beand  transcend  the  lower  disruptive
acting out fate to the individuals who areand conflicting interplay we experience in
unconsciously  drawn  into  thisthe  physical,  it  occurred  to  me  that
dance or interplay. All involved becomethere are two concepts I can and do work
actors,  or  perhaps  if  totally  unaware ofwith. I feel comfortable with the word
appropriatewhen considering if it is right or
the forces at play they are more aptlywrong  to  do  something.  I  also  feel
mannequins,  controlled  by  unconscious
comfortable if the action I take is done
energies and currents. So to judge awith  respect  for  both  myself  and
situation as black/evil or white/goodmeans
also to be analysing it by polarities.Soall other beings concerned.The etymology of
where does that leave us?The Americanappropriate traces back to the Latin
Heritage Dictionary of the English Language,appropriare
Fourth  Edition
meaning "to make one's own", from the Latin
gives three definitions for the word ethicsad-  and  proprius,
as:
meaning "own". This gives a sense of
Ethics  (noun)ownership  to  an  action,
1. a. A set of principles of rightthat it was undertaken purposefully and
conduct.b. A theory or a system of moralconsciously,  in  the  understanding  that  I
values:  "An  ethic  of  service  is  at  war
am acting in the way I feel is right for
with a craving for gain" (Greggthis situation.Respect traces back to the
Easterbrook).2. ethics (used with a sing.Latin  word  respectus,  from  re-
verb) The study of the general nature of
moralsand specere meaning "to look at". This in
turn  stems
and of the specific moral choices to be made
by a person; moral philosophy.3. ethics (usedfrom the Indo-European root spek- meaning
with a sing. or pl. verb) The rules or"to  observe",
standards  governing
with it's oldest form said to mean
the conduct of a person or the members of a"becoming".  If  we  are
profession:  medical  ethics.
centred within our Self, we are indeed
So basically ethics relates to morals,conscious  observers  of  both  the inner and
rules,  and  standards  governing  "right
outer world. Observing can be done without
conduct". So what about morals? Thejudgement.  If  we  combine  the
definitions given are as follows:Moral
(adjective)observation and becoming aspects, then we
could  say  that  acting  with  respect  to
1. Of or concerned with the judgment of the
goodness  or  badness  of  humanothers is an observation that each being is
becoming  (or  growing,  evolving)  in
action and character: moral scrutiny; a
moral quandary.2. Teaching or exhibitingit's own unique way, and that we are mindful
goodness or correctness of character andof this.So here then is an intellectualised
behavior:outline  of  acting  on  a feeling - as I own
a moral lesson.3. Conforming to standards ofmy feelings (they are mine, as I am feeling
what is right or just in behavior; virtuous:them),  I  also  take  ownership  of  my
a
actions, which are undertaken by my Self
moral life.4. Arising from conscience or thewith  respect  to  others.  The  outcomes  of
sense  of  right  and  wrong:  a  moral
these actions entail a learning, both for
obligation.5. Having psychological rathermyself,  and  also  for  whomever  I
than  physical  or  tangible effects: a moral
interact with - should each of us choose to
victory; moral support.6. Based on stronglearn  from  the  events  and
likelihood or firm conviction, rather than on
the  actualexperiences. Outcomes may be positive or
negative  if  viewed  in  a  polarised
evidence:  a  moral  certainty.
manner, however if free of this judgements
Moral (noun)1. The lesson or principlethen  the  actions  have  occurred  in  the
contained in or taught by a fable, a story,
or  anpresent time (the Now) guided by feelings,
and  owned  by  me,  the  actor
event.2. A concisely expressed precept or
general truth; a maxim.3. morals Rules or(outer) and observer (inner), and whatever
habits of conduct, especially of sexualhas  happened  has  happened.  Because  I
conduct,
have taken ownership of my actions, and
with reference to standards of right andacted  respectfully,  based  on  how  I  felt
wrong:  a  person  of  loose  morals;  a
was appropriate at the time, I cannot act
decline  in  the  public  morals.'wrong'  (or  for  that  matter  'right')  -
To me, there are a lot of loaded words inI can just act, observe, learn, and grow.So
those  definitions;  Judgement,perhaps I do have an ethic that I live by at
this  stage  in  my  life.  It
moral lessons, conformity, obligation,
habits,  andcould be summed up as "Appropriate actions
undertaken
the good old polarities right and wrong. As
a  noun,  a  moralityrespectfully.



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