Have you seen this little news item? The Vatican has issued 10 Commandments for drivers. What a great idea … both the commandments themselves and the fact that the Church is addressing something very practical that most of us do or encounter in our daily lives.
So what are they? Read on …
The Drivers’ Ten Commandments
1. You shall not kill.
2. The road shall be for you a means of communion between people and not of mortal harm.
3. Courtesy, uprightness and prudence will help you deal with unforeseen events.
4. Be charitable and help your neighbor in need, especially victims of accidents.
5. Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin.
6. Charitably convince the young and not so young not to drive when they are not in a fitting condition to do so.
7. Support the families of accident victims.
8. Bring guilty motorists and their victims together, at the appropriate time, so that they can undergo the liberating experience of forgiveness.
9. On the road, protect the more vulnerable party.
10. Feel responsible toward others.
There are lots of news articles about this … e.g., CNN.com.
This has got me thinking … how about Ten Commandments for Bloggers? I think a number of the ones for drivers could be adapted for bloggers. What do you think?
"She wrote the way she lived: on the fly, without retrospect, always on the way, climbing higher."
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Dear Sister:
Thank you for posting the actual Drivers’ 10 Commandments. Although there has been very much press about these commandments, none of the articles I’ve read has published the actual commandments. I’ve printed them out in a format suitable to post on the dashboard of my car.
It has often occurred to me while driving, that there doesn’t seem to be any Christians on the interstate. Maybe this will make a change.
The story in the NY Times suggested that Cardinal Martino issued these “commandments” on his own, and that they weren’t endorsed by the Holy Father. Perhaps the Holy Father should look at them, and perhaps even ratify them. The commandments have great meaning to everyone in today’s economy. Most all of us drive, and so many of us do it rudely, to the detriment of everyone.
God bless you, Michael
Hi Sister Julie
I read this in the newspaper this morning and thought it is such a good idea. I just hope people pay attention to the commandments. I think most of them could apply to blogging just with a little word changing.
Hope you are doing well
Bill
Commandments of Blogging
Thou shalt not insult.
Thou shalt not assume that agreeing with your point of view automatically denotes intelligence. As well, disagreement does not denote stupidity.
Thou shalt remember that tone of voice and body language does not count in digital media…
Thou shalt get thy buns outside on regular occasions.
Hi all … nice to have you stopping by. Very good suggestions Bill and RHC (I especially like your second commandment). I think the one that strikes me the most from the 10 is #10 — feel responsible toward others. In each of our interactions, we should have a sense of kindness and care. I know it sounds weird for a digital medium, but I think that especially when we disagree or are putting forth an argument, we need to be very care-full with one another. The anonymous nature of the Internet so often loses the fact that we are interacting with PERSONS and we tend not to grant them them the same courtesy we would if they were standing in front of us.
Very funny stuff: check out the Curt Jester’s post on the Ten Commandments of Driving (complete with very funny picture
).
With all that is happening in my little corner of the cosmos, the posts and comments have lightened my load a bit.
The Curt Jester’s comments are hysterical and to the point.
As far as the picture is concerned, if Jesus has to hang on for dear life, perhaps then you are travelling too quickly for everyone’s good.
Love it.
what a wonderful concept for drivers, and yes, I agree that blogging needs some 10 commandments. I am really enjoying your blog.
I noticed that your article uses a picture from my flickr site, and it made me smile.
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