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Whatwilleolethink？
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Thequestionwas，
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Whatwillyouthinkofyourselfifyoudothisorfailtodothat？
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Thuslivingutoonesownconcetionofoneselfbecameabasicvalueandthequestion
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Whatwilleolethink？
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tookasubordinatelace。
Asecondbasicvalue，insomewaysanextensionofthefirst，Iowetoanoldcollegerofessorwhohadsufferedmorethanhisshareofgriefandtrouble。
Overandoverhesaidtous：
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Theonethingthatreallymattersistobebiggerthanthethingsthatcanhaentoyou。
Nothingthatcanhaentoyouishalfsoimortantasthewayinwhichyoumeetit。
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GraduallyIrealizedthatherewasthebasisoftheonlyrealsecurityandeaceofmindthatahumanbeingcanhave。
Nobodycanbesurewhendisaster，disaointment，injusticeorhumiliationmaycometohimthroughnofaultofhisown。
Norcanonebeguaranteedagainstonesownmistakesandfailures。
Butthewaywemeetlifeisourstochooseandwhenintegrity，fortitude，dignityandcomassionareourchoice，thethingsthatcanhaentouslosetheiroweroverus。
Theaccetanceofthesetwobasicvaluesledtoathird。
Ifwhatoneisandhowonemeetslifeareoffirstimortance，oneisnotimressedbyanothersmoney，statusorower，nordoesonejudgeeolebytheirrace，colororsocialosition。
Thisoensuawholenewworldofrelationshis，forwhenfriendshisarebasedonqualitiesofmindandcharacter，onecanhavefriendsamongoldandyoung，richandoor，famousandunknown，educatedandunlettered，andamongeoleofallracesandallnations。
Giventhesethreebasicvalues，afourthbecameinevitable。
Itisonesdutyandobligationtohelcreateasocialorderinwhichersonsaremoreimortantthanthings，ideasmorereciousthangadgets，andinwhichindividualsarejudgedonthebasisofersonalworth。
Moreover，forthisjudgmenttobefair，humanbeingsmusthaveanoortunityforthefullestdevelomentofwhichtheyarecaable。
Oneisthusledtoworkforaworldoffreedomandjusticethroughthosesocialagenciesandinstitutionswhichmakeitossibleforeoleeverywheretorealizetheirhighestotentialities。
Perhasallthisaddsutoabeliefinwhathasbeencalledthehumanuseofhumanbeings。
Wearesetofffromtherestoftheanimalworldbyourcaacityconsciouslytotranscendourhysicalneedsanddesires。
Menmustconcernthemselveswithfoodandwithotherhysicalneeds，andtheymustrotectthemselvesandtheirownfrombodilyharm，buttheseactivitiesarenotexclusivelyhuman。
Manyanimalsconcernthemselveswiththesethings。
Whenweworshi，ray，orfeelcomassion，whenweenjoyaainting，asunsetorasonata，whenwethinkandreason，ursueideas，seektruth，orreadabook，whenwerotecttheweakandhelless，whenwehonorthenobleandcherishthegood，whenweco-oeratewithourfellowmentobuildabetterworld，ourbehaviorisworthyofourstatusashumanbeings。
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