Jean-François Millet, A Shepherdess and Her Flock (1862-63)When people count on us, it is good for them to know that they can rely on us to carry out our responsibilities. ... Read More about Being Reliable
Cycle-of-Life Season
Being Responsible
It is not, what a lawyer tells me I maydo; but what humanity, reason, and justice, tell me I ought to do. [Edmund Burke, “Speech on Conciliation with America” (March 22, 1775). Every person who ... Read More about Being Responsible
Observing
Understanding is the intellectual component of responsibility toward others. Observing people, paying careful attention to their behaviors, movements, words, facial expressions and the like, is an ... Read More about Observing
Respecting People
There is no concept of justice in Cree culture. The nearest word is kintohpatatin, which loosely translates to "you've been listened to." But kintohpatatin is richer than justice - really it means ... Read More about Respecting People
Respecting Value
"I don't like that kind of music but I can hear that it is intricate and the performers did an excellent job with it." "Indian cuisine does not appeal to me but this is very fresh, colorful and I am ... Read More about Respecting Value
Fulfilling Duty toward Others
We are at the responsibility stage of development, a step ahead of not doing harm and a step behind moral excellence. It is the stage of moral competence, or duty. ... Read More about Fulfilling Duty toward Others
Being Competent
Competence characterizes the quality of attainment at the second level of development in our relations to the world. ... Read More about Being Competent
Being Serious and Attentive
Johannes Vermeer, The Geographer (1668)The characteristic attitude at this level is attentiveness, as in "Pay attention." A person who characteristically and as a matter of routine pays attention to ... Read More about Being Serious and Attentive
Being Careful, Prudent and Cautious
Not only sands and gravels Were once more on their travels, But gulping muddy gallons Great boulders off their balance Bumped heads together dully And started down the gully. Whole capes caked off in ... Read More about Being Careful, Prudent and Cautious