Conscience: The moral sense of right and wrong, chiefly as it affects one's own behavior.
"For our group purpose, there is but one ultimate authority - a loving God as He may express Himself in our group conscience. Our leaders are but trusted servants; they do not govern."
Servant: One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
Govern: To control the actions or behavior of; to keep under control; to restrain.
I felt some tension in the air at the meeting this morning. After all, there were Winners and there were Losers, and where there are Losers exists the breeding ground for resentments.
Resentment: A feeling of anger or displeasure stemming from belief that one has been wronged by others or betrayed.
I can speak great wisdom with my tongue. I exhibit . . . all kinds of things with my behavior. Wisdom from time to time, sure, but also all kinds of lesser, meaner emotions. I don't like to lose as a general rule, being as I'm so right all of the time. The question then is how do I behave when I'm the Loser? I don't believe I'm nursing a resentment here - the people that I don't like after losing the group conscience vote are the people I didn't like before the vote was held. Nothing has changed except that my irritation has now been publicly noted.
Ah, so be it.
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