Egoism And Moderation

I am an egoist, affirming that our first moral imperative is to love the self and conduct ourselves in such a way so as to grow the self in love, liberty, knowledge, power, joy, fine feeling, keen intellect, ethical decency and spiritual goodness, all conducted in such a manner as to meet with God's approval.

This is where the second moral imperative kicks in: the natural law of moderation--roughly in the middle there is virtue. We are to pursue those aims which grow us and make us happy. Where what we pursue conflicts with and runs up against the common good or sensible, legitimate limits brought for by other enlightened individualists pursuing their own ends, then honorable compromise, a sense of fair play, honest negotiating in good faith and a sense of reasonable adjustment are all legal and social tools to be creatively and solemnly employed by accommodating living angels and supercitizens working together to resolve disputes as they arise.

In this way that third moral imperative, sacrificing the self for the common good, and to promote communal harmony, is honored and enforced.

This is how I would use the natural law of moderation to balance the egoistic drives propelling forward most or all citizens in the future with the need to make primary altruistic demands to be met for the sake of others, and for the sake of society.