Day 32

Power needs an accounting

In a world where decisions scale through institutions and networks, justice asks who receives the benefit and who absorbs the hidden cost.

The Ghost Walk circular journey: Day 32 of 365. Act I: Awakening, days 1–40. Day 40 ends the first leg. The marker shows course position, not spiritual achievement.
Day 32/365 · Act I: Awakening. Notice what has shaped you. The marker shows your place in the course, not spiritual achievement. About the circle and its sources.

The source

And if a stranger shall sojourn among you, and will keep the passover unto the LORD; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the manner thereof, so shall he do: ye shall have one ordinance, both for the stranger, and for him that was born in the land.

Numbers 9:14 · King James Version

The thought

Justice makes power answerable to the whole community, especially where risk has been pushed onto those with the least ability to refuse.

A task for today

Identify the least powerful affected party and change the next recommendation so it does not quietly transfer harm onto them.

Sources

Numbers 9:14

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