Mahatma Gandhi dictated the seven blunders of the world to his nephew.
- Wealth without work
- Pleasure without conscience
- Knowledge without character
- Commerce without morality
- Science without humanity
- Worship without sacrifice
- Politics without principle
- Rights without responsibilities
and an eighth added by his nephew:
As a father, husband (to be), business owner, people manager, taxpayer and ex-scientist, I find that a lot of these resonate to my core. Sometimes I’m afraid of boring others with my morality (not that it’s anything special). I’d take the second part of each of the couplets and ask how you embodied them in your recent life. Have you been a model of work, conscience, character, morality, humanity, sacrifice, principle and responsibility?
If not, why not?