It is the giving of the peace in your mind.
To a stranger, To a friend
To give in such a way that has no end.
We are Love
We are One
We are how we treat each other when the day is done.
We are Peace
We are War
We are how we treat each other and Nothing More
(Nothing More by Alternate Routes)
How we treat each other speaks to how we live out our everyday ethics.
This article was quite challenging in what it says about those ethics.
A Window Into Everyday Morality via Text Message By BENEDICT CAREY NY TIMES SEPT. 11, 2014
An excerpt:
The survey found no significant differences in moral behavior or judgment between religious people and nonreligious ones.
It did find some evidence to support theories developed in lab experiments. For instance, psychologists describe good deeds as “contagious,” and so it appeared in the new data. People on the receiving end of an act of kindness were about 10 percent more likely than the average person to do something nice themselves later in the day. On the other hand, those who granted that kindness were slightly more likely than average (about 3 percent) to commit a small act of rudeness or dismissiveness later in the same day – granting themselves “moral license” to do so.
Psychologists have also contended that a fundamental difference between the political right and the left is that conservatives tend to think of morality in terms of loyalty and faith, while liberals focus on fairness and liberty. And so it was in the survey. Participants to the right identified more breaches and affirmations of loyalty, and those to left saw more examples of unfair and generous treatment.
I am surprised a bit at what the survey found; but then again as is pointed out, our worldview will also play a role in the contagious good deeds or not. Much food for thought.
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