The Moral Compass Chronicles
An audio time capsule centered around morality - encouraging people around the world on the importance of governing one’s life in a morally [and biblically] sound manner!
The Moral Compass Chronicles
Navigating Morality, Perspective and Truth
Have you ever wondered how our inner moral compass guides us in making decisions between right and wrong? In this episode of the Moral Compass Chronicles, hosted by yours truly, Eyon Johnson, we journey through the intriguing landscape of morality, shaped by our upbringing and experiences. Through personal accounts of my own missteps, I explore the idea that moral fitness requires as much dedication and practice as physical fitness. Together, we confront the resistance to change and embrace the power of self-reflection and accountability in resolving conflicts, urging us all to look within before pointing fingers outward.
This episode also navigates the complex waters of truth and perspective, drawing inspiration from wise figures like Solomon and others. We revisit the trend of "my truth," which can often lead to a self-centered worldview, and advocate for returning to universal truths that bind us together. Join the conversation as we challenge societal norms that encourage cutting off others and justify poor attitudes, and instead strive for a more compassionate and understanding world. This is a thought-provoking exploration of how our perspectives influence our moral compass and societal values.
Grace and peace.
Speaker 1:Grace and peace, world. What's going on? Everybody, my name is Eon Johnson, and welcome to another rendition of the Moral Compass Chronicles man. I am your host, I am your tour guide and you can find me on just about every you know every social platform at Eon J, instagram, tiktok, twitter, eon J that's two Y's on the end. You can find me on YouTube at Eon Johnson, facebook at Eon Johnson, and you can find this podcast on just about every single platform, every listening platform Apple shout out to my Apple people and Spotify and Amazon and Podcast Index and all those other apps. Feel free to tell Alexa. Hey, alexa, hey Alexa. Play the Moral Compass Chronicles podcast and I think she'll do it. I think I might pull up my Alexa to see if she actually does that.
Speaker 1:I'm looking to get this to you guys just about every single week, several episodes per week. I have a lot to say, I have a lot to say, and I'm grateful that there is anybody that even wants to hear what I have to say. Man, it's that's an honor, that's an honor. I don't take it lightly, and so I will be giving this my all um shout out to each and every one of you guys that have been supporting and and showing me love, sharing, downloading, please continue to do so. Um, this is we're going to go. God is going to take us to, to some higher heights and some deeper depths. I believe that, um, and so let's, let's, let's dive straight into it.
Speaker 1:I, what is morality? What is a moral compass? What, what are these things? Now, before I, before I jump into that, um, I, I want to, I want to preface everything I'm about to say by letting you know by no means am I the judge on all things morally sound, by no means am I an expert on all things.
Speaker 1:Morality, what I don't want, morality, I don't. I don't what I don't want. I don't want anybody to think that I believe that I am the judge and I am an expert on all things morality. Okay, I'm not. I'm not. I am someone who has made a lot of mistakes. I am somebody who has gotten things wrong many, many times. I have made the wrong choice many times. A lot of that is what has helped shape the values, the principles that I hold dear to me now, you know. And so I just don't want anybody to think that I believe I'm an expert. I'm not a philosopher? I'm not, you know, I'm not a teacher.
Speaker 1:I, this podcast will not be about me teaching on morality, teaching every single episode on morality. No, this, this podcast, they, these episodes, these chronicles, these renditions, every single week, several times a week. They will be based on Different topics, that sort of surround morality, you know. So I hope, I hope we have a clear understanding of that. Okay, now, what is morality? What is morality? What is? What is a moral compass? Okay, and I and I wrote a few things down here a moral compass and, if I could just express it from my heart, it's an inner guide.
Speaker 1:I think we, a lot of us, know that some, some people may not, but it's, it's an inner guide. That sort of shapes and it helps us distinguish between right and wrong, that moral compass that's within us, right and wrong, that moral compass that's within us, it helps us to differentiate between good and evil. I like to say sin versus no sin, right, or sinning versus not sinning, rather versus not sinning, rather, okay, and so the, the moral compass of an individual, myself, you, it's, it's based on different principles, different values. Um, different principles, different values and like different beliefs that make us, make us who we are. They literally shape the decisions we make on a day-to-day basis. These values, these beliefs, um, these different principles of morality, and what are these different?
Speaker 1:If I could give you some different like examples right, integrity, like now, before I even start listing off like different principles, um, you ever hear of a street code, somebody having a street code or knowing the street code, or a bro code, for example? So a shout out to my bros we have a bro code that we sort of just know. It's kind of unspoken. Right, girl code I know the ladies have a girl code as well. I could argue that all of these different codes are they're morally based and they're all a part of a greater moral code. You know what I'm saying and the different principles and values and beliefs that this greater code is. I like where this is going, I like how this is shaping up right now, the different principles and stuff that shape this greater code of ours integrity, kindness, compassion, love, fairness, honesty. I could go on and on. I could go on and on. Um, I think I have a few of them written down as well Respect, um, accountability, oh my goodness, accountability and I'm going to really, really touch on accountability in this podcast. That's one of the biggest ones for me. Accountability, honesty I think I mentioned honesty already. These are some of the different principles that shape somebody's moral code A lot of times.
Speaker 1:The moral compass of an individual, most times, just about all the time. Most times I'd say it's. It's. It starts taking form and taking shape from when we are babies and we are learning about the world. And now watch this. We start to pick up some of these things by the people who are raising us.
Speaker 1:Huh, right, they say you're in your environment. It's derived by how I grew up most times and the things that I saw growing up, the things that I heard growing up, the things that I was a part of. A lot of times, people grow up in violent neighborhoods. They grow up around gangs and drugs and violence. A lot of us.
Speaker 1:Jay-z has this line and it's one of my captions on Instagram Do what we've done, without dying, in the environment in which we did it in, without dying. Or do what I've done in the environment, something along those lines Do what I've done without crying, in the environment in which we did it in, without dying. My nigga right. So it's. It's that environment has a lot to do with our moral compass. Oftentimes you know what I'm saying, and it matters greatly the older we get the environment that we're in, because it starts to shape how we perceive life and the decisions that we make. It really does, it really does. And so now, those morals now may not be, your perception of what's right and wrong will be skewed if you're around the wrong things, and that's for babies as well as adults.
Speaker 1:You know what I'm saying, and so I just wanted to kind of go into some of that. I was actually looking something up. Um, I saw a writer and I don't know to credit wherever it's due I'm not sure the name of the writer, but he said something about he or she says something about moral fitness. Moral fitness, how is your moral fitness? I would ask you that question how do I perceive and how do I take that? How do I take that moral moral fitness? It's he's, he says. He or she says it's the cultivation of character and moral awareness through regular practices.
Speaker 1:Regular practices, the things that I'm doing daily, will shape my moral fitness, and I would ask myself first, before I ask anybody else um, am I doing things that strengthen my moral fitness? You know, if you're, if you're looking to get fit physically. You're going to be going to the gym, right, you're going to be, um, you're going to be eating, right, you're going to be going to the gym, right, you're going to be, um, you're going to be eating, right. You're going to be trying to eat cleanly, um, you don't just want to eat any and anything, uh, because that will affect your overall fitness goal, whatever that may be. So what are, what are some of the things that we're doing to strengthen you know these principles and these values and um on a daily basis. You know, that's.
Speaker 1:That's something I think is is very interesting. Many people aren't necessarily looking to grow. Uh, I hear people say you know, uh, old dogs, you know, can't learn new tricks or don't want to learn. Is really more so that older dogs don't really want to learn new tricks because we've been doing things our way for so long that now it's like, ah, you know, I just this is how I want to do it, this is how I want to be, this is the person that I have been for so long. I'm not necessarily interested in changing now, and a lot of times people are unwilling to change, even if it's for the better, like that doesn't even matter to some people, changing for the better it's not about that, it's the change they don't want, it's just the change they don't want. Changing for the better is not wanting to be better is not enough for some of us To want to change, and I don't think that's very good. I don't think that's it. I don't think that's not a good thing. That's not a good thing. That's not a good thing.
Speaker 1:I, when I'm mediating between people, I try my hardest to get them to look in the mirror going to touch on this separately, maybe at a later date, but I do believe that the more we as individuals are able to look in the mirror, that's the easier things become for everyone around us. I always I say this thing like you ever see a mirror, a side mirror on a car, and it says objects in the mirror are closer than they appear. I flipped that one time and I said problems in the mirror are closer than they appear. Sometimes problems in the mirror are closer than they appear. What is? What does that mean? You look into a mirror, you're going to see yourself and the problem might possibly be us sometimes. And if we all thought that way, if I was if I was more focused on looking inward. In my instagram bio it says um, looking inward may rectify outward problems. If more of us were willing to look in the mirror and look inward, believe it or not, we would be solving problems among each other at a much higher and a much more efficient rate.
Speaker 1:A lot of if I was able to look in the mirror. That means, number one I'm looking at myself. That means I'm no longer looking at you. If I was willing to look at myself in the mirror to see where I'm going wrong, I'm less inclined to point fingers at you. Now, if I can identify the issue within myself, I am less concerned with pointing out your issues. I am. I am less concerned with pointing out your issues. The word tells me about um pointing out the moat in someone else's eye when I have a beam in mind. Right. So I got crust in my eye. I got a problem on my face. I got a pimple on my face, but instead of focusing on the pimple on my face, I'm looking at a pimple on my face. But instead of focusing on the pimple on my face, I'm looking at the pimple on somebody else's face. I'm pointing out your problem and your issue instead of focusing on mine first.
Speaker 1:If most, if we were to do that, oh, my goodness, man, you know, you know there are wars that would end. I don't even I'm man, I'm not going to get political on this podcast, but there are so many problems among us as a people, us as brothers and sisters, that would end today. That would end today. They could end today. I mean right now, right now, as I speak, there is somebody with an issue With someone else. There is somebody who hasn't spoken to somebody else In days, in weeks, in months, in years. There is somebody, listening To the sound of my voice, who has not spoken to a family member in years because of an issue that you guys have.
Speaker 1:And I'm here to tell you, or ask you rather have you looked in the mirror? Have you looked in the mirror? Have you looked in the mirror? Are you sure the problem is them? Are you 100% sure that the problem is them? Is it possible that you could also be a problem? Is it? Is it possible that you have also contributed to this issue? Now and watch this, now, watch this, because it's always easier for us to.
Speaker 1:So now, as you see, this is how this podcast is going to take shape. These are the things I'm going to discuss, and I kind of want to do an entire chronicle on just this topic right here, looking in the mirror, and I think I will. Maybe I'll leave this one alone for now. I kind of teased it a little bit, I kind of I kind of touched on it. Maybe I'll do an entire joint on that, because I think that's necessary. But are you sure the problem is only on them. And so now what we do is we have these issues with people and then we sit back and we don't say anything. So now I'm not talking to you, you're not talking to me, and go by, we don't speak to each other. I may see you at Thanksgiving and I'm not really talking to you. Maybe at Christmas, not talking to you.
Speaker 1:And if we were all able to just look in the mirror, identify the issue within ourselves and then take a step back, we would be so much more willing to forgive that other person If I was able to identify the wrong that's in me. I would be less inclined to kill this other person, not literally, but I wouldn't be so fast to crucify this other person if I was able to identify the wrong that I have done. Shout out to my NCACI shirt. So listen, man, I'm going to get into that, I'm going to get real. Man, I, I, I'm going, I'm gonna get into that, I'm gonna, I'm gonna get, I'm gonna get real, real, I'm gonna go real in on that right there at a later date.
Speaker 1:I just kind of wanted to touch on that, and that's a big part of mediation. Um, because it's not me, it's, it's. It should not always be me versus you. I have to recognize that it's me and you versus the problem. My job is to live in harmony with you. My job is to be at peace with you. I don't want to get my Bible is right next to me, but my job is to be at peace with you, to live peaceably with all men and women. When I say men, it's referring to men and women. That's one of my jobs, right? And so that's a lot of times when I'm mediating between people or mediating I don't know why I said it like that, but a lot of times when I'm mediating between people, that's that is my initial focus. Well, number one it right now. Let's. We got to tackle this problem and it has to be us versus this problem. If I'm able to do that off the rip, then, boom, I'll be able to take the necessary steps that we need to take as individuals to move forward.
Speaker 1:No-transcript. I think it's extremely important, as I have mentioned, that there is a morally correct way for me to govern my life. There is, there is, and I am going to pull on many, many different topics, pull on many, many different topics. You know, this is only the second episode and I believe it. I've actually recorded some other stuff that I felt was a little bit too incendiary. I kind of want to lay a foundation first here before I go into the different topics that I have, and I'm really, I'm really looking forward to it. I'm really looking forward to it. I'm really looking forward to it because I do believe there is a need, there is a need for it, there is a need for it. Man, there is a need for it, and I'm here to be a vessel.
Speaker 1:I was saying earlier, I'm not a teacher. I'm not a teacher, I'm not a philosopher, I didn't go to school for, for for any of this, I do believe God has given me wisdom because I have prayed for it. I have prayed and I'm constantly praying for that and I'm constantly praying for that and, like Solomon, an understanding heart, not necessarily to judge between his great people, but to do what I can to help and to help people gain perspective. I shout out to my boy, vicks Vibes, vick Hardison, wherever you at man, much love, much love to you. I heard Vick say a long time ago if you change your perspective, you'll change your life, and a lot of us need a perspective shift on our moral compass. A lot of us. A lot of us need a perspective shift on our moral compass. A lot of us, a lot of us.
Speaker 1:I did a video the other day or not the other day, that's like what Caribbean say and it was a whole year ago. I did a video a year ago and it was it derived from a post that was on the Shade Room. I did a whole video and I was like one of my first videos, and it was it derived from a post that was on the shade room. I did a whole video and I was like one of my first videos and it was received very well.
Speaker 1:But the post said something like whatever you lose from telling your truth is not a loss, it's a, it's an alignment and I'm like bro, what is wrong with people? Of course, that was like. It was like a shade room post or I don't know, just an LA boy or one of them, one of them foolish joints, man. And I'm like yo, what is wrong with people? Whatever I lose from telling my truth and that was, that was a whole thing I went into because it's like we are straying so far from the truth and I don't even want to. Don't, let me go into the truth for real, because I'll go into the truth for real and I, just for the podcast, I just held up a Bible for real, for real, but, like, I don't even want to say, forget about the truth for a second.
Speaker 1:Like this is the ultimate truth, right, but when we're, when the when, that what, what truth is that post referring to? It's referring to my truth, like what I believe, what I feel, I me, me, me. That's what it's referring to and and I'm just like, and I and I go through the comments and I'm seeing people like really eating this post up because it validates them and them cutting people off and them losing people that used to be in their lives. It justifies the foolishness, it justifies the horrible mentality of this generation, this, this day and age. It's disgusting and that is a mentality that is shared across the across the world. Me, me, me, I, I, I.
Speaker 1:Whatever I lose from telling my truth is not a loss. Whoever I lose from telling my truth is not a loss. It's an alignment. An alignment to what and an alignment to who. That, that, that is a. That's a. That's a. That's a demonic. Oh Lord, help me. Jesus, that that is a. That is a demonic mindset and mentality. Me, me, me. Humble yourself, man, humble yourself, be, be okay, saying sorry, your truth, your truth, no, what about the truth? And that's what I said in the video. What about the actual truth, what really happened? Because we know there's like, what do they say? There's three sides to every story. Right, is my side, your side, and then the truth. So, in other words, this is what, this is what they're saying. Whatever I lose from telling my side of the story, it's not not a loss, it's an alignment. That's foolishness, bro. I really want to call it what it is, but this is this is a clean podcast. I can't get explicit on this. It's a clean podcast and I need to be clean. You know what I'm saying, um, but man, I, I, I listen, I, I'm gonna get into this stuff, man, I'm gonna get into this stuff, man, I'm gonna get into this stuff because it needs getting into, and so I can't wait, man, I can't wait. Um, very excited to continue, very excited to continue, um, and from this point on, it will be topic based. So we're going to be getting on and getting straight into the next topic that that I'm led by the Lord to get into, excuse me, and I'm really looking forward to it. I have, I have a list of topics already and you know what. I listen back to these and I'm going to be pulling. I'm going to be pulling. So, looking in the mirror, please look out for that one. Looking in the mirror, I'm really good. I'm going really, really dig in to the importance of looking in the mirror at oneself, holding yourself accountable, and you know what. Being OK, being held accountable by a loved one. A lot, of, a lot of times watch this right whatever you lose from telling your truth is not a loss. A lot of times, you lost that person because they tried to hold you accountable. They tried you, you. You were being held accountable and I'm sorry to point at you like that. But you were being held accountable, rightfully. You are rightfully being held accountable, you are fairly being held accountable. But because people don't like being held accountable, they, they run, they're gone. You try to hold somebody accountable nowadays, they're gone, that's it. They rather, they rather ship, they rather just set the house on fire and and and bounce bro than to be held accountable and to have a conversation about what they did wrong and who they hurt. They hurt it, man, it's. It's getting real nasty out there. So I advise you y'all, y'all good people, the people who have that moral compass, pointed in the right direction. You're true north, you're, you're headed in the right direction. Your true north, you're headed in the right direction. I highly advise that we buckle down, man, because it's only getting worse, and the word tells us that. The word tells us it's only getting worse. It's only getting worse, it's only getting worse and it's getting worse among us as a people, in the physical and in the spiritual, which we can't see. It's getting worse. It's getting worse. It's getting worse, man. What would that meme say? It's getting worse, it is getting worse, all right. So lock in with me, family, lock in with me, man, I love you guys. Um, until next time. This is the moral compass chronicles.