Extemporaneous musings, occasionally poetic, about life in its richly varied dimensions, especially as relates to history, theology, law, literature, science, by one who is an attorney, ordained minister, historian, writer, and African American.
Sunday, February 15, 2015
CHOICES MAKE AND MEASURE THE MAN
CHOICES MAKE AND MEASURE THE MAN.
Knowledge is a choice, the conscious rejection of ignorance.
Good is a choice, the conscious rejection of evil.
Love is a choice, the conscious rejection of hatred.
Courage is a choice, the conscious rejection of fear.
Achievement is a choice, the conscious rejection of failure.
Humility is a choice, the conscious rejection of vanity.
Power is a choice, the conscious rejection of powerlessness .
Wealth is a choice, the conscious rejection of poverty.
Wisdom is a choice, the conscious rejection of foolishness.
Piety is a choice, the conscious rejection of impiety.
Faith is a choice, the conscious rejection of faithlessness .
Life is a choice, the conscious rejection of death.
Kindness is a choice, the conscious rejection of wickedness.
Perfection is a choice, the conscious rejection of imperfection.
Empathy is a choice, the conscious rejection of insensitivity.
Hope is a choice, the conscious rejection of hopelessness .
Activity is a choice, the conscious rejection of inactivity.
Patience is a choice, the conscious rejection of impatience.
All of these choices and more are within the conscious realm of man.
Some men consciously choose to accept them, while others consciously choose to reject them.
As man's life is temporal and fleeting and all is tinctured by chance; so too are man's choices, in both time and opportunity. Man sees in part, and knows in part, as man is only a part.
Partake and perfect each particular part with which you are presented.
This power of choice, the privilege to choose, distinguishes man from mere mammal or reptile or arachnid, insect, microbe, bird, fish, flower, snowflake, and all else, animate or inanimate.
Choices make and measure the man.