Listen carefully to my wisdom; take to heart what I can teach you. You’ll treasure its sweetness deep within; you’ll give it bold expression in your speech. To make sure your foundation is trust in GOD, I’m laying it all out right now just for you. I’m giving you thirty sterling principles — tested guidelines to live by. Believe me — these are truths that work, and will keep you accountable to those who sent you.
— Proverbs 22:17-21 The Message
“Reaching For The Light”
A Moral Precept
Accepting responsibility for our conduct is a moral imperative. Above all else, it defines our character.
Awareness of such a responsibility arises not from the mind, but from intuition, an inborn human trait.
Morality resides in the soul, the essence of our being. Unless veiled by worldly busyness, our divinely spiritual nature enables us to recognize and to embrace responsibility: conduct that ennobles character.
By its very nature, we early sense the need to accept responsibility, a sensation which may or may not be reinforced in our upbringing. Either way, it is our duty alone to honour this moral precept. Our personal well-being demands that we do so with cheerful readiness.
— Garry D. Kilbourn
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