Day 45

Do not automate neglect

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 45 of 365. Act II: Finding balance, days 41–120. Day 40 ends the first leg. The marker shows course position, not spiritual achievement.
Day 45/365 · Act II: Finding balance. Learn to give and receive care without control or self-erasure. The marker shows your place in the course, not spiritual achievement. About the circle and its sources.

The source

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

Deuteronomy 24:14 · 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

Deuteronomy 24:14

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