I had a lawyer friend first mention these three r's as an excellent set of principles to live by ... what do you all think ?
I looked up a few discussions on the net.. here is the essence of it.
Responsibility: the act of being responsible; that is, involving personal accountability or ability to ac t without guidance or superior authority; able to make moral or rational decisions on one’s own and therefore answerable for one’s behavior.
And we are accountable as individuals. It is not enough to blindly abide by the rules of the religion we embrace or to be governed by the laws of the land. It is not enough to do as we are told. We are personally accountable
Respect: to feel or show deferential regard for, esteem . To avoid violation of or interference with. To relate or refer to; concern.
We are to esteem every living being as equal to ourselves; to see that every living thing has an equal function, a destiny that is great and of sacred importance
Reverence. A feeling of profound awe and respect and often love; veneration.
We live not for our own selfish agendas, but for a greater good. There is something which is greater than ourselves
To transcend for a time the mundane, the day to day, and to look at your life with a broad scope. A time for reflection and wonder. To open our eyes to the complexity and beauty of the world and consider your place in it
I think that, whatever your set of beliefs may be, they include this: whatever this energy is, this sense of “greater than ourselves”, it is essentially good, by which I mean the essence of goodness; and capable of joy.
Add to this my lawyer friend said... "a sense of humor towards yourself first , only then , extending this to others"