If opportunity is a favorable inclination and if goodness is the essence or nature of Humanity, then opportunity is God

Whereas, if opportunity is a favorable inclination and if ego is the essence or nature of Humanity, then opportunity becomes oppression.

Am I moved by goodness? Or am I moved by ego?

Am I moved by God? Or am I moved by earthly power?

Am I moved by we? Or am I moved by me?

And if I claim to be moved by we, how do I define we? A small group of like-minded individuals? City? State? Nation? World? All sentient beings? All life? All existence?

I believe it to be true that opportunity is both God and oppression. And I believe it is only by way of Humanity that we come to justice and injustice. Opportunity by itself, without goodness, without ego, is blind, random, dumb luck. In this sense, opportunity is (Martin Luther’s) grace that insists on a respectful, unpretentious, humble compassion for All.

I cannot create a self-serving opportunity from goodness. I can only take advantage from ego. Self-serving opportunity is only progressive when it is also oppressive.

I believe progressive opportunity that is equitable must come from goodness and must utilize ‘all existence' as the definition for we. I believe all existence to include all past, present and future realities and possibilities.

Goodness is skewed by my definition of we. But practically, to advance a more equitable, progressive opportunity I must choose realities and possibilities that will make a bigger difference; which in turn will exclude some of we; which in turn will skew goodness. Today, to try and be all-inclusive is to stand still. I must start with all existence but then I must prioritize and choose to act upon only some realities and possibilities.

I choose consensus science. I choose consensus fact. I choose the future. Sadly, what I choose will continue to have very little influence as long as our leaders continue to choose today and ego and whatever their limited definition of we happens to be in a given moment.

If goodness is skewed by my definition of we why would I choose a smaller definition? To feel safer? More comfortable? More in control? Less afraid? I refuse to believe that God would skew/limit/lessen goodness. And any individual who excludes other individuals, who excludes other life or sentience or existence, who believes they are one of a select chosen few, is not serving God, they are serving their ego.

Goodness is skewed by my definition of we.