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Along Life’s Way
Are You Using Your Earbuds?
By Lois E. Wilson
Conscience is the self-protective quality that evolves from life
experiences, customs, and interactions with others. It’s as if an inner
voice speaks to us.
The question is: Are we wearing our earbuds? Do we listen and hear the
encouragement or warnings? If you hear your inner voice, do you heed
its message?
Ogden Nash wrote: “There is only one way to achieve happiness on this
terrestrial ball—and that is to have a clear conscience or none at all.”
If and when one follows their conscience, is it because they think
others may be looking? The voice of one’s conscience usually increases
as one matures. The goal should be to know why we apply its advice.
Suppose you have a cause. You work endlessly for success in its goals.
The group arranges a public protest march to the town square. During
the event several of the marchers begin to harass and interact with
onlookers along the route. Two deliberately hit bystanders with their
protest signs.
Once they congregate at the town site, a few from the march decide that
some of the surrounding businesses do not seem to support their cause.
They call the shop owners “enemies” who should be taught a lesson. They
break store windows, take items from displays, and begin to damage
nearby cars
Publilius Syrus observed: “Even when there is no law, there is conscience…An evil conscience is often quiet, but never secure.”
Your earbuds are working—you hear the inner voice. Your conscience
tells you, “All these actions are wrong, harmful, dangerous, and not
helping the cause!” It is a dilemma. What do you do?
You wish you’d had foresight. Should you fight or take flight? You
pray, and based on what your inner voice is saying, you choose the
route of fortitude. “The glory of good men is in their own conscience
and not in their mouths.” (Thomas Kempis)
Martin Luther King made an appropriate remark: “It’s always the right
time to do the right thing.” Lets strive to listen and do the
right thing; we’ll sleep better each night.
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