ToughDiamond wrote:
There are a lot of principles I like, but most of them break down in certain situations, so I don't set anything in stone. I do what I like if I'm not overpowered, and when dealing with others I like to be helpful, courteous, friendly, and supportive. I prefer to be relatively harmless as long as nobody invades or threatens me.
I like the doctrine of minimal force - a good way of putting it is this, which came from Kung Fu on television:
Avoid rather than check.
Check rather than hurt.
Hurt rather than maim.
Maim rather than kill.
I like the bit of Desiderata that says "Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself"
I like to think, I suppose that's some kind of a principle. I also like to give my instinct and emotions a chance to be heard as well as my logic.
There are probably other principles I like to use, but I don't keep a comprehensive list anywhere.
Desiderata says it all. If I had to have a Bible, that would be it.
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