Editorial November 25, 1996 Issue

Self–government—what approach works best?

Russ Gerber

WANTING to control one's own life is not just some stage you would expect adolescents to go through. People of all ages feel the urge to pull away from whatever they see as having too much control over their lives. Self-government is what many are looking for.

That's not a bad thing. In fact, it's good and natural to want to govern one's own life. But in order to do so, to not lose control and end up at the mercy of events, it's important to look at self-government in a broader, more spiritual way. It's important to know the rules that make self-government work.

Self-government that works doesn't allow for throwing out all rules and being careless. There are rules when it comes to governing our lives properly, yet these rules don't restrict control or stifle individuality. In fact, they support freedom and the individual expression of good for the benefit of everyone.

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