| The doctrine of self discipline is key in every | | | | praying to God for a bail out. Areas we need Self |
| discussion on human behaviour. It helps to distinguish | | | | discipline include: |
| between human beings and human persons. It | | | | (A) Eating: Too much of eating is gluttony |
| enables us to draw a distinction between people with | | | | (B) Recreation: its good to exercise the body and |
| rationality and those without rationality and also help | | | | rest well but much of it can turn to laziness. |
| people to live an ideal life which is morally acceptable | | | | (C) Desires: Desires are good but it should be guided |
| by the society. | | | | as not to turn into idols in the mind or what we must |
| It is true that the rightness or wrongness of an | | | | do by all means without minding the aftermath. |
| action may not be easily determined because what | | | | (D) Liberty: Being free is desirous, but should be well |
| appears good to one may not be so to the other. | | | | guided so not to turn into disobedience. |
| Therefore, self discipline is important in the life of | | | | (E) Self preservation can lead to pride |
| every individual because it helps us to be moderate in | | | | (F) Firmness is good but when not properly guided |
| our daily life living and helps us not to get into | | | | may lead to wickedness. |
| problem by enabling us to escape the pit of evil. It is | | | | It should be noted that a society cannot be in |
| not all the time that the problems we experience are | | | | isolation without its citizens and the citizens on their |
| caused by our enemies. Though, the fact cannot be | | | | part have to exercise self discipline and moral |
| denied that there are enemies and evil in the world, | | | | standing of the highest level in order for the society |
| but most times we play into their hands as a result | | | | to achieve its aim. |
| of our negligence and indiscipline. Then we start | | | | |