Reflections on Ethics by Oscar Motomura

Reflections on ethics and the process of making things happen:
effective implementation of solutions for critical sustainability equations.

If ethics is the choice for the common good (global reach and
including all living beings):
1.      Deciding to act small because it is more comfortable… is not ethical;
2.      Deciding to hold back (your proposals, ideas and actions) because you don't want to go against "the group" … is not ethical;
3.      Deciding to doing the possible instead of trying to make the impossible possible… is not ethical;
4.      Deciding to use just a part of your potential (to "save" it for self interest purposes) … is not ethical;
5.      Deciding not to act, to stay silent, letting fear stay in the way…is not ethical;
6.      Deciding to conform to the "letter of the law" instead of persisting on the path defined by the "spirit of the law" … is not
ethical;
7.      Deciding not to try because nobody tried it before… is not ethical;
8.      Deciding not to pursue the perfection and conform to what seems
"negotiable" … is not ethical;
9.      Deciding to postpone bold actions again and again "waiting for the right moment" … is not ethical;
10.     Deciding to "play the game" and pretend that you are not seeing the manipulations underway… is not ethical;
11.     Deciding to live in the realm of ideas, diagnosis and theories instead of taking the risks and going for actions… is not ethical;
12.     Deciding to act only when all is scientifically proven, even when the truth is self evident… is not ethical;
13.     Deciding to reject all radically creative ideas (yours including) when the "traditional-not-so-radical ideas" have not been working… is not ethical;
14.     Deciding to reject every proposal that looks "idealistic" or "utopic" … is not ethical;

(Insights of Oscar Motomura during Tallberg concert that followed a
session of the Moral Boundaries Workshop, Summer 2008)
motomura@amana-key.com.br