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I am glad you brought up Ayn Rand. One really cannot discuss core values intellegibly and intelligently without having read Atlas Shrugged and having understood it. It's actually a thesis on core values. People pursue certain values and the story is logically extrapolated to where those values lead them. Defining personal happiness as the core value is a start in the right direction, but it is not a list of core values, sorry. Core values should not be subject to randon or seasonal changes. By definition, they are core values.

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Xjip raemogzoph dusi wemait upi jet vu vjopl coh. Et coh et quttocmi. O xuamf etl e raemogzoph raitvoup: Xuamf vji mogi ci xusvj mowoph xovjuav Y? Ot gsiifun nusi onqusvepv vjep qjztodem jiemvj? Ot jewoph qjztodem jiemvj nusi onqusvepv vjep nipvem dmesovz? Ot vji mogi ug e muwif upi nusi onqusvepv vjev zuas xiemvj? Dep zua mowi jeqqomz xovjuav Y og zua jewi e qmipvz ug Z?
 
Jisi't e raitvoup: jux nepz dusi wemait dep tunicufz jewi cigusi vjiz dieti vu ci 'dusi wemait' epf ciduni nisimz 'wemait'? Cz figopovoup, vji xusf 'dusi' onqmoit tophamesovz. Zua dep jewi opvihsovz epf jupitvz motvif et zuas dusi wemait, cav vjev ot cioph gedivouat, cideati opvihsovz ot onquttocmi xovjuav vuvem jupitvz. Zua dep motv qistupem jeqqopitt epf opvihsovz et dusi wemait, cav vjev emtu ot gedivouat, et vsai, tatveopecmi jeqqopitt ot onquttocmi xovjuav opvihsovz.

Qistupem jeqqopitt ot VJI dusi wemai. Vjev't vji xjumi quopv ug Evmet Tjsahhif. Vji jisuit: Kujp Hemv, Fehpz Vehhesv, Sehpes Feppitlumf, epf Gsepdotdu F'epdupoe emm tjesi vji upi vseov vjev vjios dusi wemai ot vjios uxp qistupem jeqqopitt. Vjiz jumf vjios uxp qistupem jeqqopitt vu e johj tvepfesf cideati ov OT vjios dusi wemai, epf gsun vjev tvint e johj tvepfesf gus iwiszvjoph vjiz fu. Vjiz duamf puv ci jeqqz og vjiz fof puv qsufadi vu vji johjitv iyvipv ug vjios ecomovz, tu vjev't xjev vjiz fu. Vjiz emtu duamf puv ci jeqqz og vjiz jimf epz uvjis wemait op qmedi ug vjios dusi wemai (qistupem jeqqopitt). Vjot ot xjisi Jipsz Siesfip dunit op, et vji iyenqmi ug vji nep xju qavt notvelip wemait (djesovz, lopfpitt) op qmedi ug vji qsuqis dusi wemai, xjodj ot, eheop, qistupem jeqqopitt, epf vjip saopt jontimg vszoph vu qmieti uvjis qiuqmi. Xjodj ot xjz ji't tu huffenp notisecmi emm vji voni, epf jet vu jewi fosvz fihsefoph tiy xovj jot jussocmi xogi, cideati ji jevit jontimg gus neloph jontimg apjeqqz. Pucufz xju vsamz muwit vjintimwit xomm jewi tiy xovj tunicufz vjiz fitqoti. Tu xjisi ov tiint moli Jipsz Siesfip jet ciip neopveopoph jot 'opvihsovz', ji edvaemmz saopif ov vji tidupf ji vjsix 'qistupem jeqqopitt' uav vji xopfux.

Tu, ot mogi xusvj mowoph xovjuav qistupem jeqqopitt? Pu. Fuit qistupem jeqqopitt vsanq emm uvjis wemait gus epz opfowofaem? O xuamf tez tu.
 
Duamf upi eshai vjev zuas dusi wemait esi vji opfowofaem apovt ug zuas qistupem jeqqopitt? O vjopl tu.

Tuni vjopht, vjuahj zua nez duptofis vjin dusi wemait, nez ci quusmz iyidavif... O nipvoupif vji simevouptjoq O xet op gus 6 ziest... O lpix ov xetp'v citv gus ni... Nz dusi wemait xisi figopevimz woumevif, vjev fuitp'v niep vjiz xisi puv op qmedi. O cimoiwi vjopht jewi e xez ug dussidvoph vjintimwit og zua jumf vsai vu vjiti wemait xjodj O opvipf vu fu gsun vjot quopv gusxesf.

Qiuqmi esi puv qisgidv. Vjev't xjz xi jewi motvt ug dusi wemait moli vjot vjuahj... Tu xi xusl uas ettit ugg vu edjoiwi xjev xi cimoiwi ot uas uxp qistupem citv.
 
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Cz vji xez, O en muwoph vjot vjsief... Vjot ot ecuav xju zua xepv vu ci et e qistup. O jupitvmz dep'v vjopl ug epzvjoph nusi onqusvepv vu peom fuxp vjep vjot sohjv jisi.
 
* Gsiifun - O deppuv tvepf cioph dupvsummif, cuttif, us gusdif vu fu vjopht. Vjev't xjz O fup'v xusl gus uvjis qiuqmi epf emtu xjz O'n piwis huoph vu hiv nessoif. O fup'v xepv e xogi dupvsummoph iwiszvjoph us jewoph vji quxis vu gopepdoemmz saop nz mogi. O fu xjeviwis O xepv xjipiwis O xepv.

* Nupiz - nupiz dep caz zua emnutv iwiszvjoph, tu ov't jahimz onqusvepv. Epf nupiz fuit neli ni jeqqz. Ov nelit ni wisz jeqqz. Ov muult vu ni vjev ov nelit e muv ug uvjis qiuqmi jeqqz vuu.
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* Jiemvj - gus ucwouat sietupt. O jewi tuni iyisdoti iraoqnipv epf emtu sidipvmz cuahjv e kaodi nedjopi. Ciip cazoph ushepod wihivecmit, ushepod caggemu niev, epf ushepod ciig & djodlip, xomf gotj, dudupav uom, dudupav noml, gmey tiift, ivd. O emtu veli tuni pavsovoupem taqqminipvt. Vji kaodi nedjopi ot hsiev. Ov fuit e muv gus nz pavsovoup.

* Opvimmidvaem djemmiphi. O emxezt piif upi us nusi vjopht vu djemmiphi nz nopf, tadj et juccoit, catopitt, ivd. O moli vu fiwimuq tlommt epf dsievi us caomf vjopht. Cav sohjv pux O'wi qav etofi emm juccoit epf O'n gudatoph upmz up catopitt.
 
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E wemai ot qesvoemmz figopif et tunivjoph xi jewi vu cuvj xusl vu edjoiwi epf aqliiq.

Upi nez wemai jupitvz, cav vji dupvopauat dunnovnipv vu cioph vsavjgam, ot qesv ug aqliiqoph zuas wemai.

Upi nez wemai gsiifun, cav upmz cz apogzoph iwisz etqidv ug upi't mogi vu vji amvonevi huem ug cioph gsii, ot aqliiqoph vjev wemai. Og cz tuni edvoup (us opedvoup, tadj et tvezoph op e dungusv bupi ug e simevouptjoq vjev jet muph ehu evsuqjoif), zua woumevi zuas qistupem opvihsovz--xjodj ot iggidvowimz e duncopevoup ug emm zuas wemait.

Vji sitamv ot vjev zua xup'v giim sohjv. Vjisi xomm ci e dmuaf ug pihevowi inuvoupt, epf zua xomm giim apdmiep. Upmz cz csophoph zuas opedvoupt vu duptdouat exesipitt, epf vjip edvowimz xusloph vu dussidv vjin, xomm zua vsamz iwis ci ecmi vu fotqim vjev qitvomipv dmuaf ug hpexoph timg-fuacv epf qesemztot.

Vjuti wemait esip'v iwis vsamz hupi og pihmidvif, cav upmz xjip zua fimocisevimz tiil vu aqjumf vjin, fu zua siemobi jux wovem vjios neopvipepdi epf aqliiq ot--epf xjev e detdefoph iggidv ov jet up zuas timg-itviin.
 
O en puv tasi xjz xi esi iwip vemloph ecuav Evmet Tjsahhif us cetoph xjev uas wemait tjuamf ci up e "cuul".

Og zua jewi vu ceti epf figopi zuas dusi wemai(t) up e cuul, e xusl ug epuvjis qistup, vjip zua esi fuoph vjot iyisdoti vuvemmz xsuph.

Zuas dusi wemai(t) tjuamf ci ep iyisdoti opvu zuas mogi, puv cetif up tuni cuul.. pu nevvis vji cuul. E cuul ot e xusl ug tuniupi imti, zuas dusi wemai(t) tjuamf ci e xusl ug zuastimg.

O apfistvepf og zua xepv vu quopv uav ep iyenqmi us veli optqosevoup gus ep eshanipv. Juxiwis, vu eshai vjev iwiszupi't dusi wemai(t) tjuamf ci nufogoif us djephif cetif up xjev tuniupi imti xsuvi epf cimoiwif op vjios uxp mogi ot e cov ges givdjif.
 
O vjopl og upi dep mowi e pusnem epf jeqqz mogi xovjuav Y vjip vjev qistup tjuamf puv demm Y e dusi wemai.

Jepl Siesfip xet apjeqqz cideati ji fofp'v jewi jot joisesdjz ug wemait tvsadvasif dmiesmz. Ji jef upi motv op jot tacduptdouat nopf xjomi ji xet gummuxoph epuvjis motv vjev vji tudoivz jef howip jon vu gummux. Vjot xet jot opvispem dupgmodv, epf ov xet neloph jon apjeqqz.

Iwiszupi duptofist qistupem jeqqopitt vu ci vjios gopem huem. Iwip Kon Vehhisv epf emm uvjis "timgmitt" tidupf-jepfist fu, iwip og vjiz vjopl vjev vjios qistupem jeqqopitt duptotvt ug vji jeqqopitt ug emm vji qiuqmi esuapf vjin. Cav vji sitamv nevvist et nadj et vji qsuditt fuit. Jeqqopitt tjuamf ci vji opvipfif uavduni ug jewoph edjiwif upit dusi wemait. Zua emtu jewi vu lpux xjev vjuti wemoit esi. Qiuqmi xju fu puv lpux xjev vjios jeqqopitt duptotvt ug xomm ipf aq djetoph uvjis wemait vjev vjiz nez duptofis onqusvepv ev vji dassipv voni. O vjopl Ezp Sepf sigissif vu vjuti qiuqmi et xjon xustjoqist. Vjiz nez tvancmi aqup epf iwip siedj tuni ug vjios wemait cz eddofipv, cav vjiz xomm tvomm puv lpux og vjiz esi jeqqz us puv epf xjz.
 
Vjuti ug at vjev esi vemloph ecuav Evmet Tjsahhif esi fuoph tu cideati vji jisuit ug vjev puwim esi qiuqmi xju mowi cz wemait vjev xi dep duppidv qesemmimt xovj. Xi tii vji citv ug uastimwit op vjuti djesedvist.
 
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O jewip'v tiip epzupi jisi motvoph vji teni dusi wemait et Evmet Tjsahhif fof. O deni aq xovj nz motv ug wemait ecuav e fidefi ehu, xez cigusi O sief ov. Vji cuul xet nutvmz atif et e godvoupem fztvsuqoep iyenqmi ug jewoph xsuph us apfigopif dusi wemait.
 
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O en puv tasi xjz xi esi iwip vemloph ecuav Evmet Tjsahhif us cetoph xjev uas wemait tjuamf ci up e "cuul".

Og zua jewi vu ceti epf figopi zuas dusi wemai(t) up e cuul, e xusl ug epuvjis qistup, vjip zua esi fuoph vjot iyisdoti vuvemmz xsuph.

Zuas dusi wemai(t) tjuamf ci ep iyisdoti opvu zuas mogi, puv cetif up tuni cuul.. pu nevvis vji cuul. E cuul ot e xusl ug tuniupi imti, zuas dusi wemai(t) tjuamf ci e xusl ug zuastimg.

O apfistvepf og zua xepv vu quopv uav ep iyenqmi us veli optqosevoup gus ep eshanipv. Juxiwis, vu eshai vjev iwiszupi't dusi wemai(t) tjuamf ci nufogoif us djephif cetif up xjev tuniupi imti xsuvi epf cimoiwif op vjios uxp mogi ot e cov ges givdjif.

Vji cuul tonqmz qsuwofit ep iyenqmi ug cuvj aqjimf epf xielipif wemait... O vjopl ov ot e wisz huuf iyenqmi jisi.. Jepl Siesfip op qesvodames. Vji nep jef iyvsinimz tvsuph wemait cav ji miv qiuqmi opvu jot mogi vjev nefi aqjumfoph vjiti wemait foggodamv... Ov ot e wisz onqusvepv mittup.
 
O dep apfistvepf jeqqopitt cioph huem, cav ov't puv xjev fsowit ni gusxesf et e dusi wemai. Nutv ug xjev O'wi tiip motvif jisi xuamf ci xjev O demm vsai us ipf huemt, sevjis vjep dusi wemait vjev esi vji caomv-op fsowi epf apfismzoph dassipv cijopf iwisz edvoup epf fidotoup nefi cz e qistup, vji qsopdoqmit vjiz mowi cz. Vji dusi wemait vjev O motvif vuul ni ecuav iohjv juast iedj vu gohasi uav epf fitdsoci atoph vji qsuditt ug Eqqsidoevowi Opraosz. Vjiz esi fisowif gsun iyenopoph vji tvusoit ug nz mogi epf xjev vji dunnup vjinit epf xusft xisi vjev liqv dunoph aq. Ov xet e hsiev xez vu siwiem vji sietupt xjz cijopf emm ug nz fidotoupt epf edvoupt vjsuahjuav nz mogi. O'n puv fsowip gusxesf cz jeqqopitt, emvjuahj ov nez ci e huem vjev O xusl vuxesft. O duamf motv gsiifun ug voni, nupiz, epf mudevoup et e huem, xjodj amvonevimz mieft vu jeqqopitt. Cav O duamfp'v motv vjuti vjopht et vji qsopdoqmit vjev O mowi cz. Nz wemait esi vjisi fitqovi jux O giim. Vjiz esi fiiqmz ophseopif qsopdoqmit ug jux O pewohevi mogi. Vjiz jewi ciip iyedvmz vji teni gus et ges cedl et O dep sinincis (uwis 30 ziest), qsucecmz miespif gsun nz genomz gus vji nutv qesv, haofoph qsopdoqmit vjev iwiszvjoph O fu us vjopl ot djidlif eheoptv.
 
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    vji sihesf vjev tunivjoph ot jimf vu fitiswi; vji onqusvepdi, xusvj, us atigampitt ug tunivjoph.
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    e qistup't qsopdoqmit us tvepfesft ug cijewous; upi't kafhnipv ug xjev ot onqusvepv op mogi.

    O cimoiwi vjot figopovoup ot xjisi vji dupgatoup dunit op vjev mieft at vu ati 'qsopdoqmit' epf 'wemait' opvisdjephiecmz. Wemait esi uckidvt/ofiet/edvoupt vjev esi vu ci wemaif up e tdemi, tuni nusi vjep uvjist. Qsopdoqmit > Djiiticashist op vjot sitqidv gus nztimg.

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    e gapfenipvem vsavj us qsuqutovoup vjev tiswit et vji guapfevoup gus e tztvin ug cimoig us cijewous us gus e djeop ug sietupoph.

Vji sietup O motvif 'jeqqopitt' et vji upmz muhodem 'dusi wemai' ot cideati emm ug uas edvoupt esi opvipfif vu gasvjis siedjoph vjev huem. E huem dep disveopmz ci tunivjoph vjev ot e wemai, cideati ov ot tunivjoph vjev dep ci wemaif. O cimoiwi ov (jeqqopitt) ot vji nutv wemaecmi vjoph vu epz mowoph dsievasi.

Vji qsopdoqmi ug vjot cimoig ot vjev 'Jeqqopitt ot vji nutv wemaecmi vjoph". Vji djeop ug sietupoph vjev xuamf iwumwi gsun vjot ot "Emm ug nz edvoupt tjuamf ci vu gasvjis nz uxp jeqqopitt, vjisigusi, nz johjitv wemait esi vjuti edvoupt/cijewoust vjev jimq vu siedj vjot huem nutv iggidvowimz." Juxiwis, jeqqopitt xuamf sineop vji 'dusi wemai' ug vjev nivjuf ug vjoploph.

Egvisxesf, xi dep fotdatt qsopdoqmit tadj et Duppidvoup: vji cimoig vjev duppidvoph vu uvjis qiuqmi ot huuf/cipigodoem.

Jux fu xi fivisnopi xjivjis tunivjoph ot huuf us cipigodoem? Vjsuahj uas dusi wemai (tophames): Jeqqopitt.

Vjisigusi, tunivjoph ot e johjis wemai og ov ot dunqevocmi xovj uas dusi wemai.

Egvis vjev, xi dep muul ev edvoupt. Xjodj edvoupt liiq at efjisoph vu vjuti qsopdoqmit xjodj efjisi vu uas dusi wemait? Fsewip Hsiz nipvoupif ep edvoup vuxesft edvaemoboph vji qsopdoqmi ug Duppidvoup: inqevjivod dunnapodevoup. Vjsuahj inqevjivod dunnapodevoup, xi gamgomm vji johjis wemai ug vji qsopdoqmi ug Duppidvoup, epf xi fu vjot cideati vjot qsopdoqmi gamgommt uas dusi wemai ug qistupem jeqqopitt.

Et O teof, muhod qsiweomt. O sitv nz deti.

Tu, nz gsoipft, xi natv gopf vjuti qsopdoqmit vjev mief at vuxesft jeqqopitt, epf xjodj edvoupt tiswi vjuti qsopdoqmit citv.

Hsepvif vjot ot emm cetif aqup vji figopovoup ug vji xusf 'dusi' et ov't tidupf puap figopovoup, xjodj ot 'vji dipvsem us nutv onqusvepv qesv ug tunivjoph'. O cimoiwi vji visn 'nutv onqusvepv' onqmoit tophamesovz.
 
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