Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Alright, now to actually be on time. Or not.

The sixth principle is "The goal of world community with peace, liberty, and justice for all."

I doubt we will ever see this, never-the-less, I think it is an excellent goal. Some goals are more about the journey than the destination and that is good. We need to always be making ourselves and our world a better place. You can't do that if you stand still.

Now, how does this principle fit into druidry?  Let's start with community. Community is important to druids, whether it is our spiritual community, the community where we live, or the community we build with our friends. We are a part of these communities and need to take active roles in them.

Peace, liberty, and justice for all are good things to have in a community. Would you want to be a part of a community that was always in conflict?  Or one that wants certain members to not have all the rights of others?  I know I wouldn't want to be a part of one that wasn't at least trying to have all three. There will always be some sort of conflict but, there are things that can be done to lessen that conflict.

This relates to the seventh principle by showing us how we can have respect for the interdependent web. Part of that web is the world community and peace, liberty, and justice for all is how we show that respect for everything and how everything interrelates.