Wednesday’s Smart Shibboleth #12:
What I Believe and You Should Too
- All questionable, uncivil, indecent, inappropriate, unethical,
unconscionable, immoral, predatory, improper, victim-producing,
and criminal behaviors are intentional. Adults always knowingly
decide to do these things. - All ethical, moral, civil, decent, compassionate, and lawful
behaviors are also intentional. The choice is always clearly yours. - Workplaces with integrity, civility, respect, and decency are safer
and more ethical. - Those who lead with integrity, civility, respect, and decency are
likely more ethical and trustworthy. - Unconscionable intentions, behaviors, actions, and decisions, those
that vilify, damage, demean, dismiss, diminish, humiliate, cause needless intentional pain, express anger and irritation, demand, or bully, are mean, negative, insulting, disrespectful, disparaging, tone deaf, without empathy, intentionally injure, accuse, overbear, punish, harmfully restrict, exceed decency’s, civility’s and integrity’s boundaries are all unethical. - Evil is human behavior and actions that intentionally harm the
innocent, people, animals, and living systems. - Apology is the atomic energy of empathy. Apologies can stop bad
things from starting and start stopping bad things. - Empathy is positive, constructive, decent, and civil deeds that
demonstrate integrity and speak for themselves louder than words
ever can. - Ethics is seeking ideal behavior. (According to American
Philosopher Will Durant in The Story of Philosophy, pocketbook
division of Simon and Schuster © 1926) - Only truth can earn forgiveness. Liars may seem forgiven but
they always know they don’t deserve it. - Dump, distance yourself, and don’t look back from those
who behave unethically, without empathy, unconscionably,
uncivilly, indecently, and with evil intentions. They will always be
this way. Life will be happier immediately.
