THE MISSING LINK-CHOICE AND CONSEQUENCE

I believe when we consider the facts surrounding choice and consequence we will see that it is the vital-absolutely required missing link not only in justice in America but in the entire society is C & C. There is nothing anymore basic in the human endeavor and experience than choice and consequence. It is one of the most important laws that parents can teach their children. It is the most important law when we make moral choices. It is the most important law when we make choices that are subject to the laws of the land.

For the purpose of definition we are not talking about the many everyday well-intended choices we all have to make in our lives that become almost robotic like. Sometime those choices result in unintended accidents and that causes us to learn the need for more care in making choices-but that is a lifetime process. Lets focus upon the important conscious choices good or bad that we make that can have long-term effect upon our own lives and the lives of others. The higher moral laws govern most of these kinds of choices. And our Creator has clearly marked a roadmap for us to follow.

My father made a bad choice and became an alcoholic. The bad choice he made was when he took that first drink of alcohol-he was headed toward the law of cause and effect. And the consequence was that his life was cut short at a fairly young age. In effect he is like many people who make the bad choice of consuming alcohol the consequence is they don’t just die they kill themselves and sometime they kill others when they drive. And there are many other important moral choices we have to make and many of them when we are young. So when we make important moral choices the consequence will be good or bad. Sometime when we make a good moral choice, we may suffer a little adversity before the end result is realized but if we have studied out the choice and made that choice with good intent-then let the consequence follows. Adversity in our lives is as necessary as air and water-so don’t let some adversity between our making a right choice and the end consequence that follows cause us to believe we made the wrong choice.

I am very fond of a religious hymn that you may have in your own church and one of the verses goes like this; Do what is right, the day dawn is breaking, hailing a future of freedom and right. Angels above us are silent notes taking of every action do what is right. Do what is right let the consequences follow. Battle for freedom in spirit and might and with stout hearts look ye forth till tomorrow. God will protect you then do what is right. Today in our society the missing link is the all-important law of choice and consequence.