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| ReAka personal duties Short treatise Personal duty handguide Importance of personal values in decision making. This is written as an extension to ReAka’s philosophy. Pretty much, it is a short treatise on keeping to personal values and looking out for the better of the community as a collective when one considers their actions. What is this? Mainly a guide of general knowledge for perserving the character of one’s self and vicinity through prudent decision-making. 1. Keeping in mind, resources and welfare thresholds of a community. 2. Regarding integrity in all actions. 3. Remembering that the state is the evocation of the people. 4. Avoiding unnecessary bureaucracy. Keeping true to duty. This treatise will be discusses in two sections. One’s personal duties in pertinance to family, and public duties to the community greater collective. section two 1. In a community, population and resources usually interact directly. If resources are in abundance, then the population will take advantage of this and thus flourish. When this occurs, however, uncontrolled growth is usually the result, thus ending with a congested vicinity, strain on resources, heightened crime rates and the elimination of the ‘community’ with the onset of such a heavy populus. In personal duty, one is to consider how their acts of procreation will affect the general welfare of a society. Is there a low population? Is the community itself crowded already? Will the family strain the communuiy’s resources through propagation? Are their displaced children within this community? These questions must be abswered before a family commits itself to propagating. In personal character, one would rationalize that through strained resources, lack of living space and a need for mentorship in a commune, one would simply travel out of its borders and start a new community. However, this would not suffice because... 1. The original problem would still persist 2. The original problem would eventually propagate, should a number of others follow the same path. 3. Multiple regions will become strained on resoruces from such activity and are thus more capable of disease and famine. 4. Communities would eventually merge and become far too large. Crime increases in proportion to the population count. 5. The ‘I care’ attitude would be diminished by the impression that because a community is so large, individual effort will not be as appreciated or noticed, or even construed as ‘uncommon’. 6. The original community becomes nonexistent. The solution to this would thus be a closer examination of personal character. With a community flourishing, certain families would be allowed to propagate (but in low counts) and other families would take care of displaced orphans/ or adopt from families who, through personal difficulties, may not be able to take care of their own. Ideally, certain families with a firm understanding of the issue would elect to keep the community running smoothly by not propagating and instead using their abilities as mentors to enrich the community. Other families may elect to propagate, but could be asked not to because doing so may endanger the population. This is certain if a family has a destructive hereditary issue or lethal ailment that is an immediate danger. (Such as AIDS/HIV.) Doing otherwise during the circumstance of wanting offspring even though it is against the best interests of a community is thus construed not only as selfish, but as an act of bad character. Families unable to have children are perfectly able to become mentors to the community nonetheless, and become leaders themselves. When families do propogate, it is best for them to raise their children with an open mind to the world and to let them assimilate into the community. An attrocity towards offspring is the systematic denial of knowledge, and the community must take it upon themselves to make sure the offspring are well educated from an early age in a variety of topics. Section three Regarding integrity in all actions. One must regard their integrity when making important decisions that will affect their immediate family and the vicinity around them e.g., community. Issues regarding controversy should not be addressed during closed council meetings away from the public, but should be discussed in a public forum for anyone to attend and add their opinion. The most creative and innovative solutions to a problem are encountered through such dialogue since more opinions are available from which to draw upon and consider their merits. When in public office and a group of people send a letter voicing concern over an action, it is best not to ignore it and shift it to another department, person or office, but to listen to the problem and find a way to work with the group to find a solution. If their concerns are unreasonable, have the community speak with the group. It is also a good idea to avoid making any situation appear any more or less important than it really is, as that will make the situation worse, regardless. When in public or private office, it is important not to grant favors to any group or entity over preference to another group for any purpose. Everyone must be treated equitably, to show integrity and character in the office. For families, the same goes. Nobody in a family is to have preference over the other. such as a mother loving one child more than the other) The family is a unit of people and should act for its welfare on the family basis, not on a personal one which could potentially destroy the family. In terms of public health, every person in the community should know that contributing to its cleanliness will keep the community in good character. This means that everyone has to contribute to keeping refuse picked up, their areas of living tailored and their resources used as sparingly as possible. With a clean, orderly atmosphere, people will be more proud of their communities, through collective participation. Every person’s participation counts! Respect your neighbors and their privacy, and avoid spreading bad rumors of any kind. (which may hurt others!) They are damaging to the openness of a society and its ability to hold honest dialogue. Other links of interest |
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