Consistency
“Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.” (Bernard Berenson)
I thought immediately of all those covenants that I made as a Mormon. Some would tell me that I’ve lost my integrity by breaking eternal covenants. I felt bad about that for a while. Now I see that integrity demands that I break covenants made under falsehood. Constancy in promises can be a vice which values personal reputation over loyalty to the truth.
The only promises I regret breaking are those I made to flesh and blood.
Tags: covenants, ego, ethics, family, guilt, LDS, love, marriage, Mormonism, pride, principles, religion, self determination, shame, truth
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