Inherent Goodness

We are born with it. We never lose it. But, that isn’t to say we don’t lose touch with it. I suspect most do in order to conform, to be accepted, to survive. When young and powerless and confronted with wounded peers and caregivers, most will choose to conform over the peril of rejection and possible extinction.

Being distant from Inherent Goodness is uncomfortable. The more distant the more uncomfortable. It’s dehumanizing. Inherent Goodness is inherent to our humanity.

Inherent Goodness is our moral compass. It’s about how we treat others. Our willingness to suppress the immediate gratification of the ego for the benefit of the whole. It’s where we recognize we are part of the whole rather than merely an individual.

Some will abandon it intentionally for worldly rewards.

There is no greater expression of self-love than a firm commitment to one’s inherent goodness.

I love a good deal. There’s no better deal than free. Due to repairs that took a long, long time I ended up getting free electricity. Getting free from something like a utility that will never miss it is terrific. But, it flew in the face of my commitment to my inherent goodness. It took eight phone calls to finally get my utility to charge me. I never felt better. Especially loved the “wait a minute! You are trying to get charged?”