Hi, for a while I've been working on my own ideology. I know it might seem like the older ones, but this one mainly focuses on how to make you a better person and is supposed to be flexible. Please don't comment based on bias such as: "This is bad because I believe (example) and this ideology says something else". However, constructive criticism would be helpful. If it has a quotation marks around it, its one of my sayings rather than their reasoning, when needed I'll give credit, otherwise it is one I have made, or someone else made and I made on my own as well. Without further ado (if I spelled that right), I present to you:
The Path of the River-Draft One (Sorry if it is disorganized)
This is the Path of the River. Like a river is made for individual droplets to all follow, so is this made of made for many different values to find some place to start. Like a river will turn and bend, rise and fall, change over time, so shall this. As a river is not solid so is this, one does not need to agree with all or any thing said here, but one should feel free to use some of what I have said, if they wish. Although this may seem from one perspective, I implore you and beg of you, to change it to fit yours.
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"To touch is to heal and to hurt is to steal" -Mysterious Ways by U2
I like this one because what it is saying is that first of all, to touch something, abstractly, is to heal something that was missing. To make an impression on the world, you must heal a part where it is broken. Secondly, it states that hurting is the equivalent of stealing. Stealing is something that is done without permission, but I like to translate this as you have no right to hurt other.
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"We can never dig too deep" -Diggy Diggy Hole by Wind Rose
This quote speaks to me, because when I read this, I understand it as we can never learn everything about any subject, instance, or moment. You can study about Albert Einstein his entire life, but you cannot know why he did what he did; what he thought about any topic. This is an important thing to me because I feel one of the biggest issues in the world is and always has been the inability to understand another's perspective, which is also the reason behind my next saying .
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"One cannot hate without understanding"
Racism, Anti-Semitism, Sexism, America's hate of communism, terrorism and others, that are surely there but I can't think of at the moment, all come from the inability to understand and respect another person and their perspective. "No one is perfect, we are all different, which is not bad. It just means we can achieve more together than separate and divided."
Same message, we must all respect another's opinions. We don't have to agree with them but:
"No ideal is incorrect. It might be immoral to you and many others, but it is still valid. Only when it harms others should you act upon it"
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These saying are more about how you should approach situations in life, rather than live life which is why they are many. Of course as I said earlier, you don't have to agree with all of them, or any of them. All this writing is what I think is a common ground for which every person can find some aspect of their values in.
"Wisdom is not knowledge nor experience. It is using these tools to better uphold your personal truths in the current world "
Current world meaning not the same one as when you may have had different ideals or where you had a different live or in a different country or other cases, not only the "modern day" with its current politics.
"Nothing is infallible. To omit something's deficiencies is to lie to one's self"
I do not think this one is super ambiguous, but as with all religions, interpretation changes by the person.
"One who runs from fear will meet fear another day. One who faces fear will be able to reach around this fear, but not able to reach beyond it. The only way to conquer fear is to pass through it."
Think of a doorway. If you turn around from a doorway into a closed room, you will still have to go back through this entryway to get out. But if you walk right up to the edge of it you can touch the frame on the entrance but you can touch anything beyond the entrance. Only after passing through the doorway can you reach what is beyond.
"Never lie to oneself, for only then is the truth lost"
This one is the same as the one above. It all depends on your interpretation but it kinda can only be read one way.
"Do not fix what you cannot, but do not resign hope when the only thing required is more effort."
This one is saying, don't become so ignorant you lose sight of the issue. If you know you cannot do this at all with any help, then do something you can. But if working with someone else or just more time, then do not give up
"To hold all your problems alone is to carry the problems of the world alone, for you are carrying your world alone. You must have a rock, someone to help you hold this weight. And in time you shall also become someone else's rock"
You cannot solve everything you find wrong with you or with anyone or any idea alone. You must find help or it will consume you.
"One should feel free to examine the mist shrouding the lines they wish to not cross. However, do not jump in, for you will get lost in the fog."
When finding who you are and what you stand for, take time finding this out. Do not rush it or you will do something you will regret.
Thank you for reading this far, please feel free to email me if you think I should add anything, but also add your bored panda username to the email, label it: "Ideology idea or feedback", or add it to another post I will have or have, depending on when you read this, called "Inspirational Quotes..." or something like that. Please comment here if it is not something you feel super strongly about. I hope to improve this over time but thank you so much for giving this a try. Everyone, even me, can get better at giving things and people a chance.