We strive for three things in business: Our corporative house is built on seven pillars. "Wisdom has built her house. She has hewn out her seven pillars." (Proverbs 9) For us, these pillars are: Peace. We promote peace in all our endeavors, but perhaps not the same kind of peace some desire. Peace is not weak; it is strong. Peace is not mere lack of violence, but it is active promotion of welfare for individuals. It does not deny strife, but rather it harnesses strife and conflict so that strife and conflict can make individuals better. Justice. This goes beyond mere adherence to the law, which we fully support. The law exists to uphold justice, but the law is insufficient, alone. Justice is doing right for all people. Love. Love is without conditions, lest it fail if one of its conditions falters. It is without reason, lest it diminish in unreasonable situations. It does not fail, nor diminish, and it is timeless. Truth. Speaking truth transcends the spoken word and letter, and enjoys the freedom of promoting correctness in all things. It is not mere lack of deception, but rather it is the desire that all men know what is correct and right. Righteousness. Before almighty God, this is working, playing and thinking according to His holy principles. It is correctness, but beyond the legality of correctness it is embodied in the fervent desire to uphold what God would have us uphold.
Integrity. This is wholeness. It is not merely good character, but good character is part of integrity. It is not the other six pillars, but they are the participants of integrity. It is the metric by which we measure ourselves, but more than that, it is the metric others use to measure us. We measure our integrity by how well our view and the outside view of us, are identical. WISDOM is the roof, the covering of these seven pillars. It links their tops together and gives them protection, while they uphold it. We know that to gain wisdom, we must ask God for it, lest we choose the wisdom of man which usually is fatally flawed. WISDOM is one other thing. It is the ground that supports the seven pillars, linking their bases together. Without it, each would be groundless and unsupported. On the contrary, the very God of the universe supports the seven pillars with wisdom, giving them supernatural strength. Good Samaritans and its members pledge to do no harm to any person or entity, but instead to assist others as much and as often as feasible. The corporation and its members recognize, however, that we are not all powerful, and that there are cases where we cannot help. In those cases, we pledge to seek help from others, and to refer people to places where we expect they might find help. As a for-profit corporation, Good Samaritans of America, Inc. gives at least 10% of its gross earnings to designated charitable organizations, which may change from time to time at the direction of the board. This is beyond any charitable donations its directors and staff give privately. Our sibling corporation, Good Samaritans, Inc. exists to give grants, and is funded by our for-profit corporation. |