What is objectively right is our guiding principle
The very aim of the culture of criticism is to question whether there is such a thing as 'right'. Because without right there is no 'wrong'. We should not accept it but stand up for what is right.
I am often inspired by the wisdom of our ancestors. Wise words from the fathers are like lighthouses to navigate by. When you feel betrayed or just tired of the way things are, you can reflect on what was important in those days, when our people were much more honorable than now.
The wisdom - the rules of life - also work very well in the private personal life as well as in the larger social life.
In order to live with honor in this dishonorable time, we need guidance and something to hold on to. The odds are stacked against anyone who chooses to uphold traditional norms in an era of normlessness.
Resisting the world is only possible if you understand why you are doing it; if you are motivated by something within you. Precept 15 teaches us:
"There is no stronger motivating force than the sure conviction that one is right."
So what is right? Scholars argue about it ... but not really. Is it possible to identify the moral foundations of a healthy society? I think so, and I think that the six pillars of moral foundation theory are sufficient.
Let's look at them:
Caring for others and protecting the weak.
Seeking and upholding justice.
Loyalty to family, people and nation.
Being loyal to tradition and legitimate authority.
Disgusting acts and things are abhorred.
Personal freedom is cherished and restrictions are reluctantly implemented.
When these six foundations are balanced and form the common ground of society, we are well on the way to doing the 'right thing'. Ergo: Today we are far from doing the right thing. Especially since the six foundations require two things that are hated: a racially homogeneous population and an aristocratic view that conditions, for example, the right to vote.
Anyone who chooses to try to rise above the banal postmodern condition and argue for the above-mentioned truths will meet compact resistance from the gravediggers of civilization from both the right and the left. Every "sphere" and "bubble" has its own crazy people who are all heard and seen the most.
The most common "criticism" one is subjected to is that based on the "I" perspective. "I want/do not want" this or that and therefore I refuse to embrace the principle. Example: "I do not want to get married so it should not be a requirement to get (optional increased social security) to be married". A higher person has the ability to rise above their own urges. In the past this was something that society encouraged, today it is the opposite.
The lowest in man is accepted uncritically while the highest is made fun of. It is therefore important to know and feel that you are doing the right thing. If you do so, you will be able to stand firm. Then you can do what the fathers advised:
"Do right and fear nothing."