VALUES
The proscriptive and prescriptive roots that influence all of our fundamental beliefs about ethical behaviour in self, group and society. In order to have mutual agreement and understanding of the fundamental elements that affect our conscious and subconscious sentiments we require a simple to adopt set of terms that help define those elements that we aim to foster, nurture and protect from torment, neglect and deprivation. In order for there to be no confusion of importance these Values have a priority that is based on a consensus of importance as ranked by our community.
These Values in their introductory order are:
Truth
The light in the dark. It gives order and seeds the roots of good, right and real. It fosters trust, teaches love, builds wisdom and guides justice.
Benevolence
The intent of good will is derivative from love and is the quality of innate goodness, kindness, caring, compassion, giving and charity.
Life
Whether directly or indirectly all life has value.If priority must be given then let it be given to all mammalian and sentient life.
Planet Earth
All the life we have ever known is here on this planet. This fragile, one-of-a-kind, oasis in the void, biosphere is humanity’s only home.
Community
We all long to belong. Community provides the ability to participate, relate, share and exchange.
Youth
Of all human experiences youth is the most influential and valued. All the ideal provisions for youth must be prioritized and granted.
Future
All that we aspire towards lies ahead of us in the future and we must endeavour through community to thoroughly ideate, plan and act.
Freedom
The birth right of humanity. To value it is to value the liberties that afford us identity, will, thought, speech, expression and action.
Equality
The great unifier. If we are all free we are all equal. Equality establishes the trust and respect required for co-existence and collaboration.
Identity
The very constitution of self. It is the definition of entity and cornerstone for the traits of confidence, respect, esteem, love and vocation.
Peace
The ideal harmonious state of existence. It is humanity’s duty to value peace at all times and quest towards it in self, society and nature.
Joy
The culmination of positive human experience. It is the most valued feeling we can have and the most important to our quality of life.
Knowledge
The collective effort of humanity’s endeavour. It is the most valued gift of information and skill.
Intellect
The mark of humanity. This quality allows us to comprehend, contribute and apply knowledge. It has the power to advance self and society.
Ability
The act of skill. Our capacity at an individual and societal level depends greatly on the diversity, proficiency and relevance of our abilities.
Diligence
The trait of careful and persistent effort or work. Through it all aspirations and outcomes can be brought to fruition and achievement in time.
Integrity
The practice of speaking truth, being consistent and adhering without compromise to strong moral and ethical beliefs.
Respect
Esteem can be built through the decency of respect for self, others and moral principles. With great esteem comes honour and tribute.
Optimism
The attitude or confidence of a desired positive outcome or a favourable future state. To have this quality is to believe in the ideal and good.
Commitment
The sentiment or act to be bound to purpose. It is the self imposed consent of obligation, dedication and engagement to an activity or cause.
Achievement
The act or effort of successful fulfilment and accomplishment that constitutes progression.