The Dignity of the Disgusting
Page 17FINAL DECREE / A KINDER SORT OF SELF-INTEREST
The Dignity of the Disgusting
We are magnificent, ridiculous, needful creatures.
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We want comfort. We want the credit. We want our hurts to count. We want someone else to understand us before we must explain ourselves.
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None of these wants requires a disguise.
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We can ask without claiming. Refuse without condemning. Disagree without erasing. Protect ourselves without collecting a second injury as payment.
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We can enjoy being gloriously imperfect without turning imperfection into an excuse.
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We can admit the appetite and still choose the method.
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THE SEVEN ORDERS OF THE SOCIETY'S EARTH DESK
I.
Observe conduct.
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II. Consider a second explanation.
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III. Ask for informed, voluntary agreement.
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IV. Respect a refusal.
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V.
Protect yourself without unnecessary injury.
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VI. Own and repair your contribution.
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VII. Remain willing to discover the next fault.
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The finest specimen is not the one without faults. It is the one still willing to discover
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the next.