Chad
Prolific Member
So here my Code of Ethics which I try to fallow and I am nearly 90-95% successful.
However you should know that these are all personal and for the most part I didn't expect anyone else to fallow my personal code (unless of course someone breaking my code happen to effect me then I do get offended.)
So here we go. I am sure I will add more as I realize them later on so here the starter things that come to mind right away.
I do not intentionally harm (Harm in this context ranges form mild emotional or physical harm up to death, dismemberment and torture.) others or myself for any reason other then self preservation or to protect those closest to me (like 10 people tops)
---This code is a bit tricky because the intentional part is the most important part. I have hurt people in the past but to intentionally hurt them is going to far for me. The other things that complicates this code is the fact that I am so emotionally withdrawn at times that I don't realize my actions are causing emotional damage until its gone too far. I may regret these times however, I didn't intentionally do emotional harm so it still counts as fallowing the code.
I don't still things that anyone will miss.
--The classifier "Will Miss" is important because I have been known to pick up expensiveness lost things form time to time and keep them.
I don't cheat in an academic setting.
--I clarify academic setting because in my labor job I constantly skip steps and fudge numbers to keep form having to do more work. I don't think this is a good thing but it technically doesn't break my code.
I do everything (that I can think of) in my power to keep my word.
--I have to clarify "that I can think of" and "in my power" because I have broken my word before because I couldn't figure out a way to keep my word. Like not being able to pay my parents back when they helped me out in college because I didn't have a good enough job and I couldn't find one. These suck but I realize and so do my parents that I did do everything in my power to pay them back and now that I have a better job I am paying them back slowly.
I do not lie intentionally.
--Well obviously this isn't true. This is one area were I could still use some improvement on. I think I lie less then the average person however I still lie sometimes if I believe that telling the truth will get me into more trouble and I can't avoid the conversion. (Avoiding conversions is one tool that I use often to hide form facts that will lead to uncomfortable emotions in myself or others or end up in a consequence were I lose something important to me.) I believe Avoiding topics while not honest is different then lie about it. However, my code does often surpass my uncomfortableness and I have told the truth when it hurt several times.
I keep my sexuality between me and my wife alone.
--This is true in one since. I have never and never wish to cheat on my wife. On the other hand I regret having one and a half other sexual partner before my wife and I got together. I also fantasize to porn too much and I am trying to control this as it is against my code but a hard habit to break.
I don't smoke anything (I don't even breath in smoke if I can help it)
--This is my easiest code to keep because I can't stand being around any smoke let alone breathing it in directly (I can only assume as I have never tried it)
I don't drink Ethanol.
--I have tried it after intense pressure and I don't care fore it. The one acceptation I made was drinking one sip of Champlain at my good friends wedding because it was part of the toast. We had sparkling grape juice at my wedding and it tasted much better.
I don't take drugs (Caffeine is the exception) with out serious medical need.
--basically I only take drug directly administered by a doctor or acetaminophen if I am lots of pain. I would take a prescription if it was necessary for continued life but I wouldn't be happy about it. (I.E. self preservation is almost always a valid exception.)
I don't gamble.
--This is tied directly to my own self preservation. basically I love games, therefore if I started playing a gambling game and I was having fun I could easily blow all the money I would ever see in a life time with out thinking twice about it.
Some of my reasoning for being so strict with my self about some of these things is that I know that both of my biological parents were hard core alcoholics and drug addicts and I personally seen the addictive tendencies in myself. Therefore I must (to preserve my future well being) stay away form addictive habits. However, having such a strong code has came in handy through out my life due to that fact that most of these things are very unappealing to me because of my engrained code of ethics.
P.S.
I don't expect you to have a code as stick or even close to mine I am just wondering what your code or principles may be and why you chose some codes and not other ones.
Please don't derail this thread by bashing my code. It will be a waste of both of our time because this are deeply engrained rules that don't have to fallow logic for me. Thank you.
However you should know that these are all personal and for the most part I didn't expect anyone else to fallow my personal code (unless of course someone breaking my code happen to effect me then I do get offended.)
So here we go. I am sure I will add more as I realize them later on so here the starter things that come to mind right away.
I do not intentionally harm (Harm in this context ranges form mild emotional or physical harm up to death, dismemberment and torture.) others or myself for any reason other then self preservation or to protect those closest to me (like 10 people tops)
---This code is a bit tricky because the intentional part is the most important part. I have hurt people in the past but to intentionally hurt them is going to far for me. The other things that complicates this code is the fact that I am so emotionally withdrawn at times that I don't realize my actions are causing emotional damage until its gone too far. I may regret these times however, I didn't intentionally do emotional harm so it still counts as fallowing the code.
I don't still things that anyone will miss.
--The classifier "Will Miss" is important because I have been known to pick up expensiveness lost things form time to time and keep them.
I don't cheat in an academic setting.
--I clarify academic setting because in my labor job I constantly skip steps and fudge numbers to keep form having to do more work. I don't think this is a good thing but it technically doesn't break my code.
I do everything (that I can think of) in my power to keep my word.
--I have to clarify "that I can think of" and "in my power" because I have broken my word before because I couldn't figure out a way to keep my word. Like not being able to pay my parents back when they helped me out in college because I didn't have a good enough job and I couldn't find one. These suck but I realize and so do my parents that I did do everything in my power to pay them back and now that I have a better job I am paying them back slowly.
I do not lie intentionally.
--Well obviously this isn't true. This is one area were I could still use some improvement on. I think I lie less then the average person however I still lie sometimes if I believe that telling the truth will get me into more trouble and I can't avoid the conversion. (Avoiding conversions is one tool that I use often to hide form facts that will lead to uncomfortable emotions in myself or others or end up in a consequence were I lose something important to me.) I believe Avoiding topics while not honest is different then lie about it. However, my code does often surpass my uncomfortableness and I have told the truth when it hurt several times.
I keep my sexuality between me and my wife alone.
--This is true in one since. I have never and never wish to cheat on my wife. On the other hand I regret having one and a half other sexual partner before my wife and I got together. I also fantasize to porn too much and I am trying to control this as it is against my code but a hard habit to break.
I don't smoke anything (I don't even breath in smoke if I can help it)
--This is my easiest code to keep because I can't stand being around any smoke let alone breathing it in directly (I can only assume as I have never tried it)
I don't drink Ethanol.
--I have tried it after intense pressure and I don't care fore it. The one acceptation I made was drinking one sip of Champlain at my good friends wedding because it was part of the toast. We had sparkling grape juice at my wedding and it tasted much better.
I don't take drugs (Caffeine is the exception) with out serious medical need.
--basically I only take drug directly administered by a doctor or acetaminophen if I am lots of pain. I would take a prescription if it was necessary for continued life but I wouldn't be happy about it. (I.E. self preservation is almost always a valid exception.)
I don't gamble.
--This is tied directly to my own self preservation. basically I love games, therefore if I started playing a gambling game and I was having fun I could easily blow all the money I would ever see in a life time with out thinking twice about it.
Some of my reasoning for being so strict with my self about some of these things is that I know that both of my biological parents were hard core alcoholics and drug addicts and I personally seen the addictive tendencies in myself. Therefore I must (to preserve my future well being) stay away form addictive habits. However, having such a strong code has came in handy through out my life due to that fact that most of these things are very unappealing to me because of my engrained code of ethics.
P.S.
I don't expect you to have a code as stick or even close to mine I am just wondering what your code or principles may be and why you chose some codes and not other ones.
Please don't derail this thread by bashing my code. It will be a waste of both of our time because this are deeply engrained rules that don't have to fallow logic for me. Thank you.
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