Most of us don’t have a creed written out, (otherwise known as a “Credo”) which is a summary belief statement.
But if you had a statement of your core beliefs/mission, what would it say? Trying to write it out can be an interesting exercise.
Here are a few examples. This first one is from Kenneth Clark, 1903-1983
“I believe that order is better than chaos, creation is better than destruction. I prefer gentleness to violence, forgiveness to vendetta. On the whole, I think that knowledge is preferable to ignorance, and I am sure that human sympathy is more valuable than ideology.
I believe that in spite of the recent triumphs of science, men haven’t changed much in the last two thousand years; and in consequence, we must still try to learn from history.
I believe in courtesy, the ritual by which we avoid hurting other people’s feelings by satisfying our own egos. And it think we should remember we are part of a great whole, which for convenience we call nature. All living things are our brothers and sisters. Above all, I believe in the God given genius of certain individuals, and I value a society that makes their existence possible.”
We’ll look at a few more in the coming days.
This is great. Never knew anyone who had s personal Creed other than the church’s Creed.
Very nice Larry. Creeds are are sort of a covenant you make with yourself and others. Something that defines the why.
Everything needs to start with why. Don’t you agree
Thank you for sharing this Larry. Very meaningful and motivating. I look forward to more.
Love that
I can’t believe how much this matches my own beliefs! I can’t wait to see other ones. I know they at times will seem opposing in views as it is with our world.
Looking forward to hearing some more on this. Thanks, Larry.
That was a great credo! If more of us lived by that credo, we would all be better for it!
Very good!!