Happy Worth - Ep. 389

Facts or Values, which do you consider the more important of the two?
Do you hold in higher regard objective truths, or subjective moral codes?
Do you consider logic to be the only worthy standard for all you think, say and do?
Or are ethical considerations more effective in the prevention of behavior that erodes?

 

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Ep. 389 - Happy Worth

We begin as always 
with the Happy Creed.

We believe in Happy, 
in Balance and Growth, 
of being Mindful and Grateful,
Compassionate and Understanding.

Yowza
Haha
My Happy Friends!

Facts or Values, which do you consider the more important of the two?
Do you hold in higher regard objective truths, or subjective moral codes?
Do you consider logic to be the only worthy standard for all you think, say and do?
Or are ethical considerations more effective in the prevention of behavior that erodes?

My dad was a very logical man. He did his crossword puzzles in ink and never got them wrong,
But he was also a church-going man and felt that faith was needed to establish rules of conduct,
He was also a very angry man whose own behavior was often as disruptive as the day is long, 
Someone who used his faith to wash away his guilt so that he wouldn’t self-destruct.

But he never changed his attitude, he stayed Mean, and just prayed a little on the weekend,
I never thought morality should be something you keep resetting week after week,
It should be a guiding principle that stays with you and supports you like a very good friend, 
Not something that rinses the crud off you just so you can wallow in it once more, so to speak.

I think it’s possible to consider both the head and the heart when you make a decision,
It doesn’t have to be either/or, you can take both evidence, and your beliefs into account,
In fact, that might be the ideal scenario, as opposed to an angry or violent collision,
Resulting in a host of problems not even the world’s greatest negotiator could surmount.

Your Happy Worth depends on the Balance and Growth you’re able to achieve,
Not the fights, not the destruction, not the strife, not the havoc you can wreak,
But the gratitude you can maintain and the compassionate outlook in which you believe,
For it is those Facts And Values that will help you find the peaceful passion that you seek.

Haha
Yowza