Safe Harbour On Both Sides

Etiquettes of Progress trust, earn their respect, and build relationships. You must become the kind of person who wants for others what you want for yourself—and who dislikes for others what you would not want for yourself. In this world, progress is everyone’s right. It is destined for all. But it will only come to those who understand the rules and etiquettes of progress—and apply them correctly. Let us take an example from the physical world. Earthquakes are a natural phenomenon. They occur in many parts of the world. In earlier times, these earthquakes led to heavy loss of life. But now, in developed countries like California (USA), even when earthquakes occur, very few people die. Why is that? Because people there understood the root cause of the damage—it wasn’t the earthquake itself that killed people, but the collapse of buildings. Instead of trying to protest against earthquakes or build impossibly strong structures, they took a more intelligent path: they began to build lightweight structures that would sway, not collapse. As a result, when earthquakes happen, buildings shake but stay standing—and lives are saved. In a similar way, every person carries within them another kind of earthquake—the earthquake of anger and revenge.