Righteousness

The other day someone told me that we don’t have the luxury of pursuing righteousness (his word) at our jobs. “We get paid,” he said, “to fall in line.”

I’ve been contemplating this for the better part of a week now. I know that he’s right. This is simply the role of management. He is correct in that we do get paid to own and support the company directives. 99 out of 100 times I can align.

Then there’s that 1 time out of the 100.

See, I was born with sentience. Into that sentience some power far greater than me (or my capacity to imagine it) breathed consciousness. Into that consciousness, my parents infused a sense of what is right and what is wrong. Society reinforced it and contradicted it. Experience and maturity honed it into the person that I am today. And the person that I am today is not owned by any other human being. I have free will. This was my birthright. I do not dishonor this birthright by submitting myself to the will of…of anyone. I CHOOSE when I will align and when I will not. In the end, I am accountable only to that power I mentioned before.

I consult with my wife. I consider my family. I seek the guidance of my friends. I listen to the wisdom of my parents. And I exercise my birthright, my free will.

So, no…I disagree with you, my friend…my dear, beloved friend. I have the luxury of pursuing “righteousness”. I have the right and the obligation to pursue righteousness. I will not harp on this any longer. I have said my piece…and made my PEACE.

The only line I am falling into is the line to see “New Moon” with my wife. And it’s a line of my choosing.