Morals should never change, because they are how we should act in theory in an ideal world. The fact that challenges and problems arise in our real world doesn’t mean that we should allow our ideal codes of behaviour and values change, it means that temporary wartime strategies need to be implemented. If one is forced to act in a certain way, one can not morally be blamed for that act. When faced by challenges of an insurmountable nature, one must face them with common sense, not moral debating.

However during peace time and the intervals between canon blasts, let one not forget ones morals. Let one not forget the aftermath, the rebuilding that shall necessarily follow. Let one not forget that a challenge can lead to a greater level of advancement, rather than be allowed to cause fear, weakness and stagnation. All wars and challenges, all changes in the economy and in politics, are changes in their respective realms, and should not impede ones moral strength or vision.

Ones moral strength comes from hope that one day ones vision will become real. Until then one must steer forth calmly and coolly, and not allow winds of change to affect ones course. One should keep a firm grip on the moral rudder, even if one must by necessity’s hand keep the ethical rudder in motion. The way one acts towards others, the way one lives, these elements of ones lives, these things are here, now, real. Cold hard realities must be met with cold hard real solutions. But ones moral path should not be clouded by the present state of things. Let no mist of uncertainty drift across the Elysian Fields because one is immersed in battles and debates.

Changing times call for changing attitudes as regards ones ethical behaviour. But morals do not change. Ones personal morals change, but the ideal morals remain unchanged, awaiting ones discovery and implementation. The way one behaves in an ideal circumstance should not be affected by the problems of this world. One should not allow ones moral strength to be weakned by the challenges facing modern life and the rocky path towards ‘Heaven’, whether this be as people think of it now, or in some form unthought of as yet.

One should sail forth and not flounder. Fish well and economically, and ration well. If the ship is intact when our problems have ended, it shall be able to dock in ‘Heaven’, but if it is in pieces and cannon balls have smashed our moral planking, then we truly have something terrible to fear.