Values, MRE and Ultima Games

Jeff Johannigman pointed out a wonderful page which explains the 3 principles and 8 virtues embedded in Richard Garriott's Ultima Online Games.

The one-to-one correspondence between MRE and the 3 principles is staggering. The principles are: Truth, Love and Courage. Indeed, these perfectly correspond to what Mavens, Relaters and Evangelists value the most! We clearly see how our own values and priorities of values comes from our own core energy.

From the 3 principles - individually or in combination, come the 8 virtues:

1. Honesty (truth) = M
2. Compassion (love) = R
3. Valor (courage) = E
4. Justice (truth + love) = M/R
5. Sacrifice (love + courage) = R/E
6. Honor (courage + truth) = E/M

7/8. Spirituality and humility (truth + love + courage) = MRE

This suggests a nice way ascertain your major and minor energies: simply order the first six virtues according to your preferences. The energy represented in both your top two choices is your major. My ordering: Honor, Valor, Honesty, Justice, Sacrifice, Compassion.

Note: the seventh and eighth virtues, say nothing about core energy. Indeed, just as the definition is the combination of all energies, it corresponds perfectly to the notion of "Atman" in the Bhagavad Gita, which is a transcendence of one's yoga or path.