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Praise for Compromise
As we strive to honour our (widely shared) values of integrity, authenticity, honesty, we often feel we cannot give in, be flexible in adhering to those values without significant loss. We’re also told that compromising is bad, an expedient acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable or [...]
The Road to Character
I am speaking here of the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual (Oxford Dictionary) not the person in a novel, play, or film. Qualities are an infinite variety and some matter more than others to us as individuals and to society. Reading “The Road to Character” the [...]
The Invention of The Self
New Camaldoli Hermitage, Big Sur, California. About a year ago, just before the Pandemic struck I took the road to retreat to this incredible place, brought to my attention by Pico Iyer the British travel writer. The occasion was a multi day retreat held by the Hermitage : drawing contributions [...]
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Praise for Compromise
As we strive to honour our (widely shared) values of integrity, authenticity, honesty, we often feel we cannot give in, be flexible in adhering to those values without significant loss. We’re also told that compromising is bad, an expedient acceptance of standards that are lower than is desirable or [...]
The Road to Character
I am speaking here of the mental and moral qualities distinctive to an individual (Oxford Dictionary) not the person in a novel, play, or film. Qualities are an infinite variety and some matter more than others to us as individuals and to society. Reading “The Road to Character” the [...]
The Invention of The Self
New Camaldoli Hermitage, Big Sur, California. About a year ago, just before the Pandemic struck I took the road to retreat to this incredible place, brought to my attention by Pico Iyer the British travel writer. The occasion was a multi day retreat held by the Hermitage : drawing contributions [...]