To recap:

Principle 1: Our common welfare should come first. If we are to win the battle of Freedom, we must have Unity.

Principle 2: For our purpose, there is one Authority: Natural Law as It expresses Itself in our group conscience. Each of us is a servant-leader of Natural Law; none governs.

Principle 3: The basic requirement for a membership is an honest desire to create freedom in the world.

Principle 4: Each of us is autonomous except in matters affecting others, our family, or society as a whole.

And The 5th Principle: Relationships with others have one purpose - to demonstrate sovereignty through loving one another and to serve as the highest expression Natural Law.

This principle has to do with our primary purpose and fully understanding what our primary purpose is. Our primary purpose is to express the theme of love, loyalty, family, and unity in all that we do and to share this knowledge freely with others, the way Nature does. Take an apple tree for example. An apple tree produces apples as it's life's work: it's primary purpose and it gives them all away for free regardless if there is anyone there to receive them or not. If no one eats the apples, they feed the birds and the worms go back into the ground, and potentially plant new apple trees.

Conducting this freely giving relationship with others is a requirement for us because this is what we are actually doing here on Earth. We are here to live as sovereign beings, free to walk and live on the earth, spreading the knowledge of freedom through embodied Spirit, and doing NO HARM. That is the true purpose of every human; our striving to learn this simple way of living, by living it.

If we fail to meet this requirement, we suffer the consequences of Cause and Effect. As Above, So Below; we have guides all around us showing us how we are doing in the fractal universe, the microcosm reveals the macrocosm.

As humans our challenge is to rise above the self-centered worldly desires moment by moment, for the Highest Good of all concerned. This is a moment-by-moment choice all the time. Sometimes we choose for the Highest Good and sometimes we fall prey to our limited mind of self.

That means that we are sometimes selfish and self-willed. We can easily deceive ourselves and our motives. It is only within the framework of self-government that we can remember that whenever either of us is upset, there is something personally wrong, because the Universe is Mental. This is a tall philosophical order as it is hard to see how I personally caused the oceans to be polluted with plastic, however if I accept responsibility for everything that comes into my consciousness, then I have something to work with...

I refer you for a moment to this post from a few weeks ago, philosophically, to help with this:
https://steemit.com/tribevibes/@in2itiveart/sigil-of-ho-oponopono-i-love-you-i-am-sorry-please-forgive-me-thank-you

That we individually have a part in everything that goes on. None of us must ever forget that whenever there is a disagreement between us, we each sincerely believe that we are the one that is right!

The 5th Principle also asks us to give comfort, encouragement, and understanding to others. When one of us does something or says something that is harmful or hurtful, it is often because we are unhappy with something about ourselves and could possibly need compassion instead of judgment or an angry response. Rather than lashing out, we try to be the strong one. We try to let it roll off our back. Walk away. Pause, pray, wait. Try to walk a mile in the other person's shoes.

Neither of us is a reflection of the other. Each is their own person. We strive to be uncomplicated. Each of us tries to play a part in all aspects of our lives together; however, we don't insist on fixed, precise equality. Things are seldom precisely equal. Sometimes the biggest share of the load one of us can carry is about 20% but we are putting out 100% of what we have just to cover that 20%. As we talked about earlier, we all bring our baggage with us into relationships and most of us had a lot of baggage.

CHECKLIST FOR PRINCIPLE 5:

• Do I resort to emotional blackmail? Do I ever start sentences with the phrase, "If you loved me you would...."
• Do I demand precise equality? And if so, do I monitor my share as closely as I monitor others? Do I really understand that my troubles are of my own making?
• Do I really understand that I have a part in everything and that whenever I am upset, there is something wrong with me?
• Do we express God's love in our relationship and do we share it with others?
• How important is self-esteem to my relationship? Self-esteem comes from unselfish constructive action.
• Am I a patient and uncritical listener?
  Can I see others through the eyes of Natural Law and remember redemption is available for everyone all the time?

Previous Posts

https://steemit.com/tribevibes/@in2itiveart/4-of-12-natural-law-principles-to-use-to-create-unity-and-keep-individuality-in-a-group
https://steemit.com/sustainablie-living/@in2itiveart/3-of-12-natural-law-principles-to-use-to-create-unity-and-keep-individuality
https://steemit.com/tribevibes/@in2itiveart/2-of-12-natural-law-principles-to-use-to-create-unity-and-keep-individuality
https://steemit.com/tribevibes/@in2itiveart/1-of-12-natural-law-principles-to-use-to-create-unity-and-keep-individualityI