Moral Choices

"To be able make moral choices, one need more than a set of rules; an entire moral structure has to be built in the mind and the heart of a young person with a strong social purpose_a structure that connects spiritual concepts, patterns of behavior, and the knowledge of consequences, and stands up by the forces of volition and courage. Such a moral structure seems to be intimately connected with the structure of language that operates in the mind of the individual. This language, as stated in the previous few sections, should be rich enough to enable the youth to understand the powerful social, cultural, and ideological forces that are shaping people's values, and the spiritual powers that are needed to change them."