Trey Smith
When a madman runs off and someone runs after him, both are running in the same direction, but they're running for different purposes.Context is everything.
~ a passage from The Book of Leadership and Strategy by Thomas Cleary ~
This idea that there are rigid rules and standards to live by -- particularly ones written by semi-literate nomadic tribesman thousands of years ago -- doesn't allow for the reality of context. What might generally be wrong might not be so in a particular set of circumstances. What might generally be right might not be so in a specific situation.
As in the passage above, if the general rule is that we are not to head off in a certain direction, is it wrong to chase after the madman, even if all you wish to do is to try to convince him to turn around?
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