Tag: honour
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Disabuse and Disillusion The most dangerous political illusion of our time? The belief that political victory is synonymous with legitimate success. We are encouraged to vote, to protest, to get charged up, and to align ourselves with parties that promise change. History demonstrates that even the most well-intentioned actions can lead to ruin, out of…
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Transformation Begins Within So spiritual transformation is to find focus in spirit, acquire a peaceful spirit internally, and, eventually, attain to spiritual warfare. This is absolute progression that mirrors the structure of creation itself. There is the act of choosing to align oneself with higher truths rather than the distractions of the world. There is…
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The Only Focus on Particulars & Universals Let us begin with a truth so simple it is often overlooked: the soul is more than a passenger in the body; it is the driver of all human purpose and confused only by separation from God’s purpose. Lasting focus in spirit must be based upon a recognition…
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Destroy the Corruptive Element with the Corrective What does it mean for discourse to be a weapon against corruption? It is the primary means by which we challenge the powerful, expose their lies, and force accountability. Discourse is the tool that allows us to speak truth to power and punch up rather than down. Where…
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The Insults are Nothing To win without fighting is the ultimate victory, and nothing suggests an inability to do this more than to be always ready for a spiteful response with any insult. This is not really any form of non-violence, but rather the demonstration of a meekness in strengths as focused upon goodness. At…
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Resistance to Dishonour of Ignorant Insults Through Humility What is humility if not the recognition that we are a part of a whole? Our worth is not measured by the approval of others, but by the integrity of our own soul. To show the other cheek is to embrace this truth in its purest form.…
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The Honourable Competition Within Civilisation Let us consider the face as both a symbol and a weapon: a vessel for identity, yet a battleground for power. To strike another’s face is to violate not only their body but also their dignity, for the face is where we encounter the world, where we are judged by…
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Slapped Face of Honour or Reflections on Dignity, Insult, and Justice What is honour? It is individual justice, within and in honesty, it is your wisening conscience. True honour is moral force in moderation by honesty, that first aspect of reason necessary for the expansion of virtues, a flame that burns within the soul, unextinguished…
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How Punching Down Hurts All Now, let us cast our gaze upon a darker shadow in the realm of discourse: punching down. To punch down is to target the powerless, the vulnerable, or the nearly voiceless; those who have no say in the systems that govern their lives and who have most often been used…
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Divining the Stealing of Man Let us now turn our gaze to the virtues themselves, for they are the very lifeblood of this Structural Virtues Theory. Let us consider Magnanimity, the first virtue, which requires us to remember who we are through Awareness and Honesty. If we are immutable, then why bother with memory? Why…