My Religion

Is the Rules and Principles that I consciously, from day to day, live by. The fact is, there are such Rules and Principles, peculiar to myself that I know of, that I do, in fact, live by--and I know, methinks, in some ways, suspiciously little about them (and you'd think I'd be going around all the time examining them--perhaps I do). All right then:

Article the First: Never, ever, in anything, be deficient in Compassion. Respect tears. That goes for every creature you encounter, including spiders and octopuses, which is capable of understanding and relying on your intention not to harm it insofar as you are aware of it. Article First and a half: Be faithful to the bonds of affection.

Article 2: Keep clean. Take your meds. Eat right. Exercise. Sweep the floor. Dust.

Article 3: Be aware that, if you are normally constituted, you have, willy-nilly, a conscience. And it will kick you, your whole life through, for your moral and ethical trespasses. There is no forgiving yourself. So try not to trespass.