@NerdyKeith Nice to see you again, buddy. How’s that corn ice cream? LOL.
I came up with a very simple benchmark a couple of years ago, kind of a guideline for my own behaviour.
I figured this is the deal: ultimately it is our duty to leave this a better place for being here and do as little harm as possible while we’re here.. But what does that entail? It sounds complicated.
And I came up with this: If we all simply did nothing that could harm children, if we did nothing that harms the emotional, physical and intellectual environment where children can reach their potential as adults, we’ve done our job. Because if you do that, you’re creating an environment where everyone can reach their potential and be happy. And this doesn’t prevent you from having fun. It supports the biological imperative and makes the world a better place. Every generation has a crack at being better and happier than the last generation. So, you’ve done your job by using the needs of children as a benchmark for behaviour. And you start by leading by example.
I mean, there doesn’t have to be children around for you to behave this way, it’s an arbitrary bench mark.
I can’t find a downside to this. And it’s pretty easy.