My Three Standards for Choice are:
- It is free
- It is responsible
- It is individual
Freedom is a personal choice for all Individuals. It is not a choice within the security of a group or collective. I can choose freedom as a standard for myself but not as a collective standard for others. Freedom by definition has no boundaries. I can choose freedom as my own standard but not as a personal boundary imposed on other people. As we all personally make individual choices, we are each individually free or collectively bound by the boundaries that we all choose.
- A personal standard is an individual choice
- A collective choice is a group boundary
Making an individual choice to accept a collective boundary may retain individual choice but it abdicates personal freedom for group security. An individual cannot be free within the standards of a collective boundary.
“We abdicate personal freedom for a collective security”
A free, responsible individual choice has both the power and the authority to enable that choice to be individually realised, freely and responsibly.
“A free choice is the chosen standard for all responsible Individuals“
A responsible choice is neither irresponsible nor reactive. An irresponsible choice has no authority and a reactive choice has no beneficial power. A responsible choice is reasonable, which means that I am able to freely respond, to all others, with the reason for my personal choice.
An Individual choice is a truly selfish choice; freely, responsibly & individually chosen in the best interests of one’s Self. It is never detrimental to another. An individual choice based on a collective response is neither empowered nor inspired. I am never inspired to follow the choice of a group or a collective.
- My choice of boundaries always deprives others of their freedom
- My choice of standard is always chosen freely, individually & responsibly