THE FIFTY PILLARS

THE TWO LAWS

1. Be Healthy

I. Be Watchful in what you eat

II. Be proactive about medical conditions

III. Be active daily

IV. Be mindful of age and health

V. Be constantly seeking to improve or maintain our bodies

2. Be Aware

I. Know yourself, and your weaknesses, before all things

II. Monitor your intake of Information for falsities and half-truths

III. Know your place in the world.

IV. Know your reason to be here.

V. Know the difference between the two previous items.

 

THE THREE PRINCIPLES

3. Be Open

I. To learn new things

II. To meet new people

III. To travel to faraway places

IV. To being wrong

V. To change

4. Be Understanding

I. Of yourself, above all else

II. Of others’ and their hopes, dreams, and pains

III. Of different views

IV. Of the unhalting  nature of time

V. Of others beliefs

5. Be Yourself

I. Surround yourself with what you love

II. Live by a motto you write for yourself

III. Don’t let anybody tell you what’s right or wrong

IV. Cultivate your strengths

 

THE FIVE AIMS

6. Be Active

I. Be politically aware

II. Be involved in your community

III. Endeavor for social equity

IV. Be the change you want to see in the world

V. add to the sum of the human experience

7. Be Stable

I. Have an established vocation

II. Be support for those closest to you

III. Be reliable; a person of your word

IV. Have your finances in order

V. Be as a stone, firm and unyielding

8. Be Prepared

I. To weather all of life’s storm

II. With as many resources as you can muster

III. To work hard

IV. To accept defeat

V. To work harder

9. Be Cultured

I. Read, and foster Education

II. Appreciate art in some, or all, of its forms

III. Know that there are 7,000,000 other world views besides yours,

IV. Get your information from diverse sources

V. Be discerning in everything you do

10. Be Driven

I. Drive yourself to get started

II. Motivate yourself to keep going

III. Ask no one for permission

IV. Make meticulous plans

V. Forge new paths ahead