Editorial September 5, 1988 Issue

Watch!

Ann Kenrick

Today, perhaps as never before in the world's history, there is an urgent need for men and women to stand guard over their own thinking. Too easily one's capacity to think clearly can be eroded by the subtle suggestion that it is acceptable to let other people or forces control one's life and destiny.

This tendency may start early in the family circle if a dominant member attempts to do most of the thinking for the other family members. At school or college, also, pressures from peer groups sometimes tempt young people to compromise their moral standards and conform to the groups' thinking, instead of following the leadings of their own conscience and developing their natural ability to govern themselves.

In many parts of the world there are domineering leaders who hold sway under the guise of nationalism, and people find themselves caught up in factions and wars that stunt individual development and independent thought.

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