Chapter I –
Understanding
Morality and Moral
Standards
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L E S S O N 1 : C O U R S E O R I E N TAT I O N
A N D T H E I M P O RTA N C E O F R U L E S
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RULES
 Are meant to SET ORDER not meant to RESTRICT
one’s FREEDOM.
 Are meant for MAN helping him to grow in freedom,
to grow in his ability to choose and do what is good
for him and for others as well.
 Everywhere we go there are rules for the sake of
o r d e r i n s o c i e t y.
 As they are not meant to limit a person’s freedom,
any rule or law that prevents human persons from
doing and being good ought to be repealed.
 “No one is above the law” a statement we often
hear this here in the Philippines which means we
(including the highest official of the country) are all
subject to rules or else court chaos.
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who
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do good aren't aware that
there is a rule preventing them from doing
what isn't good. The suffocating and
l i m i t i n g p r e s e n c e o f a r u l e i s f e l t O N LY b y
people who intend to do the opposite of
what is good.
When society is ideal, i.e. when all
persons are good and do only what is
ideal then there will be no more need for
rules and laws according to Lao Tzu.
Exercises
Si nc e rul es /l aws a re made for t he good o f man . Tr y
stating the good that is derived from the following
school rules:
1) No ID, No Entry
2) Any form of cheating is punishable with suspension.
3) Use of illegal drug is punishable with dismissal.
Bonus
The Sabbath is made for
man and not man for the
Sabbath. What does this
mean?
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