The Rationality of Morals

(and the genesis of road rage)

A moral is like a center stripe

in the middle of a two-way road.

The stripe allows drivers to use

the road in harmony and safety.

The stripe in all human relations

and in every religion

is what we call brotherly love.

We can have morality without

any particular religious sect.

If this moral stripe is erased

chaos results in human affairs.

This condition is what breeds wars.

If someone raises a finger

in traffic; he may be pointing out

that you have crossed the center stripe.

So, don’t run over the painter

who is painting this stripe for you.

Walt Abbott–12-9-08