The ten commandments I'm writing on this post are not really commandments or laws, they are just some common sense affirmations I have laid down within myself in order to always remember what I stand for personally. All Deists should do the same, copy mine if you like them and agree with them or come up with your own. It's your life to live after all not mine and you should be the one to set your own rules that will provide you the most optimum survival in this world.
Most of the 10 commandments will easily fall under the simple, but yet perfect golden rule.
"Treat others the way you would like to be treated"
- Do not commit murder ( Unless someone is trying to kill me, then I don't have a problem defending my own life)
- Do not betray the trust of your significant other ( In short I wont cheat on my wife, Just as I wouldn't want her to betray my trust and be with another man)
- Respect the time you have on this Earth and use it wisely ( This is difficult to do, as we all live in a society of bread and games)
- Improve and expand your intellect in all areas of study and knowledge ( Also difficult to do but not impossible, I have to find within myself the thirst for learning I had when I was a child)
- Always tell the truth as you see it ( This will upset many in my circle of friends and family but it will set my soul free)
- Fight everyday the urges of materialism ( We are all breed consumers and I was no different growing up, but I recognize this foe and will fight it to my dying end)
- Do not give words or images power over your emotions ( Words and pictures will only have power over you if you let them, but in the end they are just words or images and nothing else)
- Use your God given gift of Reason and Creativity everyday ( My ability to think and create is what separates me from the animals, I respect that and will use it to my advantage in this life)
- Be grateful of everything you have in this life ( The good or the bad I have suffered in my life is makes me who I am today, I have no regrets and only a bright future ahead of me)
- Eat, Drink, Love and most importantly be happy ( I'm not going take the bullshit that life throws at me too seriously. One day I will die and so will the people I love, when you have this simple fact embedded in your mind you will see that there are very few things you should be angry about and hold long grudges.)
CITIZEN 2012
