"Contemporary Lives of Moral Commitment"
It's a book on my bookshelf. Bought at a time of conscious commitment. When certain activities needed to be reported. That would affect our family, and our financial situation. And it did. The effects dragged on for a long time. And the book was comforting, probing "the mystery of unselfish action," not a "rational cognitive judgment," but rather "courage, commitment, and character."
Case studies are presented: "the beliefs, motivations, and actions of 23 extraordinary altruistic Americans."
I write this because someone, somewhere knows information that needs to come out. That person is perhaps struggling with how to do that. That person probably knows, better than the rest of us, what is at stake and what the risks are, the risks of not telling – and, the risks of telling. And I urge that one person to read the book. Or search your conscience. And find a way.
As one grows older, one begins to face and accept death. One looks for ways to let go of our "small self" (our personal identity), embracing a "larger self," (the good of society, of the world or universe, or "good" itself). However you name what really matters most you seek to merge with that. And let go of petty things - power, success, money, even life itself.
And if you are this one person – perhaps you need help to find a way. Perhaps you need to know that others too are willing to risk all. "Some Do Care."
Posted with Permission of TheraP - over at TPM Cafe
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