Reflections on ethics and the process of making things happen

Reflections on Ethics

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 do 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-interested 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 perfection but to 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 included)  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;