So, perusing another particular board recently brought a question to mind. What has happened to integrity in our society? What has happened to character? Certainly there are many that place a high priority on such traits, but it seems that these have become increasingly non-existent in our politicized culture. No one group has a monopoly on this either.
Is it simply a naive understanding of how we used to be? Did character never really matter? Has it always been acceptable to lie, and lie repeatedly, without any fear of backlash from one's tribe? Or has there been a real shift? What is the cause of this shift?
Is it simply a naive understanding of how we used to be? Did character never really matter? Has it always been acceptable to lie, and lie repeatedly, without any fear of backlash from one's tribe? Or has there been a real shift? What is the cause of this shift?
“Conquer men by your gentle kindness, and make zealous men wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of justice to shame by your compassion."
--St Isaac the Syrian
--St Isaac the Syrian