To Love, equity, and the pursuit of truth-seeking. 2. Explore values-virtues dynamics
How might we redress how our competing value systems, self-righteous fundamentalism, dysfunctional polarizations and toxic divisiveness tear us apart and disable us from solving our wicked problems?
Equity is the humanitarian virtue of fairness, kindness, and civility. Equity liberates freedom for all. There is no true freedom without equity.
The spirits of Gandhi, Mandela and MLK inspired this 4-part poem series.
Explore living love-Love dynamic
Explore values-virtues dynamics
Explore unawareness-awareness dynamics
Explore equanimity-emotionality dynamics
A poem to muse over and gain new perspectives and insights about how we can use equity as our North star within a constellation of virtues to manage the good, the bad and the ugly of ego-love.
How might we:
Understand how our competing value systems, self-righteous fundamentalism, dysfunctional polarizations and toxic divisiveness tear us apart and disable us from solving our wicked problems?
Cultivate our ethical literacy about values-virtues dynamics to make lasting peace and harmony?
Co-create a fair-free-flourishing-future on a healthy planet to benefit all?
Explore values-virtues dynamics
Our ego-love sets up competing priorities
Of what we value and devalue,
Biases, isms, prejudices, inequities, discriminations (#BIPID)
Our Divine-Love sets up harmonies
Of virtues to do good for all
How might our virtues guide our values?
Explore Values
Love for freedom is a value, not a virtue
Liberty, free speech are triple-edge swords
The good, the bad and the ugly
Truth-seeking, mis-information and disinformation
Values shape our identity politics
With indoctrinated ways of communication,
Thinking, feeling, perceiving, doing
What are your love dimensions for values?
The values of freedom, liberty, equality
The value of value creation
The value proposition
Along with endless dimensions and conflicting priorities
Love for values divides, sets us up against one another
With dysfunctional polarizations, the war of words
Between reductionism and holism
Between conflicting priorities in value systems
Between values and virtues
Between business-life and living-philosophy of Life
Between short-termism and long-termism
Between instant and delayed gratifications
Between short-term rewards and long-term benefits
Explore Virtues
The virtuous courage of Love and equity
Heals the wounds of BIPID injustices
Softens the scars
Love forgives transgressions
Love liberates caged souls
Entrapped in closed-mindsets
Governed by the rigid belief reflexes
Locked down in emotional reactivity
Love of equity and the equity of Love
Learn to Love and Love to learn about being.
Becoming open-minded, truth-seeking,free-thinkers
With discernment and awareness about BIPID
Free with heart-centered reactivities
Seek, discover and learn
The constraints of ego-love
The fleeting experiences of being in love
Emancipate the enduring power of Divine Love
Transcend the dimensions of ego love
To being one and present
With dimension-less, Divine Love
Love, equity and truth-seeking are liberating virtues
Well-being ways of becoming, evolving, growing
Serving family and community
And to the Divine Love of cultivating virtues
Transcendence and higher purpose,
Beauty, appreciation, gratitude,
Hope and humor
Kindness, empathy, compassion
Self-awareness, emotional intelligence
Intra-personal, inter-personal, systemic mindfulness
Complexity thinking, human-centered design
Courage, bravery, vulnerability
Integrity, persistence, vitality
Wisdom, creativity, curiosity,
Open-mindedness, love of learning
Temperance, self-regulation, humility
Prudence and forgiveness
Justice, citizenship, civility and shared responsibilities
Our humanitarian virtues guide our individual values
Unleash the harmony of Divine Love
Equity liberates freedom for all
Virtuous freedom breaks the cult spells
Of love-Love illiteracy
Inspire virtuous aspirations
Cultivate equity meta-governance
To do good for the commons, humanity
The well-being of all life
The health of the planet
Launch Equity Moonshot
Co-design an equitable, regenerative and sustainable future
For the greater good of all
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