There’s a piece in the BBC news about ignorant people among
the British bureaucracy (and probably the British government) arranging a
Diwali event for Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains at which meat and alcohol was served.
Their ignorance has been soundly pointed out to them and a government official
has apologised and said ‘it won’t happen again.’ He then went on to say that
the occasion marked a celebration of the shared values between our various
cultures. So what were these shared values in order of importance?
Kindness? Compassion? Consideration? Mutual respect? Co-operation? Social justice?
No:
Hard work, ambition, aspiration
These may not necessarily be bad values taken in context, but the most important? They do, after all, distil to self, self, self.
I decided to forego the concluding sentence for fear of offending a few people I hold in high esteem.
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