You are one person, but you play many parts; and more each day as your knowledge and experience accumulate. We speak of “wearing many hats.” It is the values we develop that serve as our North Star. Through our many roles and experiences, our values provide a consistent bearing. The consistency allows us to build lives of meaning. Yet values are not something that science or logic can disclose. Values resonate with something deep within us. They defy easy description, primarily because their import overflows the capacity of words. In academic ethics, we are presented with various methodologies for judging “what is right.” But doesn’t “right” depend upon what one values?
ASSIGNMENT:
Throughout the week, consider:
These are things to think about and discuss this week, and beyond. Perhaps a major life quest is to understand increasingly what it is that you value; and to refine and strengthen the way you live to reflect, and become, that which your heart most treasures.
ASSIGNMENT:
Throughout the week, consider:
- Is it possible to live a life of meaning without values?
- How do you know what you value?
- Do you have values that seem contradictory? What to do?
- How can values accommodate learning beyond their scope?
- How does what you value align with what you desire?
- Do you have friends or mentors to dialogue with?Have you become more aware of your values in this class?
- What changes do you see in yourself and your approach to the question, “What am I becoming?”
These are things to think about and discuss this week, and beyond. Perhaps a major life quest is to understand increasingly what it is that you value; and to refine and strengthen the way you live to reflect, and become, that which your heart most treasures.