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jiminycricket1 74M
5508 posts
10/21/2021 2:25 am
Decency


lilium6........ another note, I would express my sincere condolences on the recent passing of former US State Secretary, Colin Powell. He struck me as a decent individual who strived do his best; not more can one ask of another. May he rest in peace.

jiminycricket1 74M
13732 posts
10/21/2021 2:33 am

I find it interesting you brought up Colin Powell.. and what you said about him.
We don't need to dissect individuals..to define justification for their good or bad.
Using just a small part to define the whole.
How it should just come down to a person decency, and our trust that, that allows us to give them..

It should be easy to determine if a person is decent..Honesty and integrity.. empathy and compassion. And having the belief that most people are as decent as they are... Even believing the people they don't know are decent. Decent people express their views to include a decent world. They trust before the distrust.. They love before they hate.
People say we are built in God's image.. or have been more influenced by the devil.....This makes it an impossible task to become decent...when good and evil are the only choices
The decent believe others are built in the same image as they are built.

It's really easy to measure a person's decency..as it is to measure your own.
It's measured by how many people you trust, and how many people trust you.


Mzdenise 66F
1 post
10/21/2021 3:01 am

Well Said


lilium6 74F
4498 posts
10/23/2021 1:47 am

    Quoting jiminycricket1:
    I find it interesting you brought up Colin Powell.. and what you said about him.
    We don't need to dissect individuals..to define justification for their good or bad.
    Using just a small part to define the whole.
    How it should just come down to a person decency, and our trust that, that allows us to give them..

    It should be easy to determine if a person is decent..Honesty and integrity.. empathy and compassion. And having the belief that most people are as decent as they are... Even believing the people they don't know are decent. Decent people express their views to include a decent world. They trust before the distrust.. They love before they hate.
    People say we are built in God's image.. or have been more influenced by the devil.....This makes it an impossible task to become decent...when good and evil are the only choices
    The decent believe others are built in the same image as they are built.

    It's really easy to measure a person's decency..as it is to measure your own.
    It's measured by how many people you trust, and how many people trust you.
Yes, for myself, decency encompasses the whole, and through familiarity, we recognise those qualities in another/others whether near or far, giving rise to trust. And goodwill also enters into the equation.