Friendship, Fiduciarity, Funding
Related Topics: Human Beings; Human Society; More Human Rights For More Human Beings
HI there this time I'd like to introduce the concept of three moral pillars of society. If you have played any of my other videos, you must realize that I believe humans are social animals and that our natural tendency is to want to interact in a cooperative, mutually beneficial way. And yet we don't always do so. There are many reasons why. In some other videos I talk about the institutions which pervert society such as warfare, slavery, and aristocracy. But sometimes society is undermined by perversion of the very moral pillars which are designed to uphold it. I believe that we as humans are pre-disposed to feel and behave in ways which are supportive of a just and cooperative society. That Human Society (the great innovation of our species) is made up of Cooperation, Culture and Commerce. And it is supported by natural predispositions of all healthy human beings. I refer to those predispositions as “moral pillars of society”. Three of the fundamental moral pillars upon which our society rests are friendship fiduciarity and funding Each of these is naturally present in all healthy, well-adjusted human beings. First of the major moral pillars is friendship. This is really love in all of its forms. Love is a natural affinity for other human beings deep within our genetic makeup. It is what drives sex even in the simplest of animals and causes more complex animals to bond with their children. For humans, it extends to a broad societal context. With every human being that we encounter we desire some form of friendship. we desire to be accepted as we are and given the opportunity to accept that person. It is a natural human characteristic to want to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. The second major moral pillar is fiduciarity. The word itself may not be as familiar as friendship, but we all have an intrinsic understanding of the concept. It has to do with the responsibility of those in positions of power and authority. When we cede some of our personal autonomy or wealth to others we do it trusting them to use it in a way beneficial to us. The simple example is parenthood. A child is helpless, the parent is a fiduciary. The parent has complete authority over the child, and yet puts the child's interests above his or her own. Professions involve fiduciarity. The lawyer must work in the interest of her client. A banker must look after the funds of the depositor. In a just government, all elected and appointed officials must subordinate their own interests to those of their constituents. That is fiduciarity. So far we have mentioned Friendship and Fiduciarity. The third major moral pillar is funding. Another word for funding is investment. We all must make choices about what to do with our time, talent and other resources. Funding is the principle by which we attempt to judge which use of our resources will bring the best results, not necessary immediately, but over time and not only for ourselves but for our fellow human beings, children, and generations to come. Friendship, Fiduciarity and Funding These three moral pillars are necessary to support society and fortunately they are part of the moral fabric of any healthy human. We are naturally disposed toward friendship fiduciarity and funding. Friendship works both ways. Because we feel it towards others, we desire interaction. And because they feel it too, our overtures are rewarded. The gratification is mutual, and reinforces the inclination to interact with others. Fiduciarity makes specialization and hierarchy in human society possible. We allow others to have some power over us because we know that their natural proclivity will be to use that power justly. They will not abuse our trust. And without the willingness to defer gratification which is funding, only the very simplest projects would ever be accomplished. From an individual artistic endevour to the most complex building or research enterprise, all advancements in civilization rely on our willingness to invest talent, effort, and wealth toward some future accomplishment. there are of course other moral principles which are important to human society, but I believe that these three are major elements without which we cannot survive as a species. However all three can be, and often are perverted, twisted into something destructive of society. friendship, can be perverted into contempt (hatred) fiduciarity, into corruption (betrayal of trust) and funding, can be perverted into consumption (wasting or miss-using resources) These perversions of moral pillars work all manner of mischief in society. And I have another video discussing that. All of my videos can easily be found on your friendly neighborhood internet at www.DAFFWOLD.com Human society would not exist without friendship fiduciarity and funding. Society is always damaged to the degree that, in any one of us, these moral pillars are perverted to contempt corruption and consumption.