Exploring Happiness#58- The Rules Of The Game Poem by June Stepansky

Every game has its rules. The rules (both spoken and unspoken) of the many roles we play in life change frequently according to the country, the society, the class and the century in which we happen to live.
Some countries and centuries are better at allowing individual differences that deviate from the norm, but for many individuals there is often a struggle between what they believe is their inner honesty and what they feel they must do to conform to outward pressure.
Somewhere between the extremes of individuality and conformity the creative person must, with effort, endeavor to
carefully navigate.


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It is easier to do one’s duty to others than to one’s self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish.
Thomas Szasz

Oh duty is an icy shadow. It will freeze you. It cannot fill the heart’s sanctuary.
Augusta Jane Evans