ir own, outside of the group. And, it is this that I used as my guide as I selected the six principles. I looked for ideas in the two works by Thoreau that, if followed, would set someone apart from the group. In order to embrace these principles, a person would have to expend the effort involved in the process of self-exploration. Subsequently, the evidence that a person lived by these principles would be reflected in the way they chose to deal with a society that is not righteously moral.It is my belief that people who seek to discern the real truth through the self-explorative development of a moral conscience, intrinsically value the self above the impositions of the group. These people value the importance of the connection between the mind, body and spirit and would subsequently value these six principles as a morally true guide to life....
