)) Just as consciousness iS ever expanding, leading us to the aware-
nesSs of an even larger system, so civility is an ever-expanding
procesSs. It is 。but a small step from seeing other people as precious
by virtue of the Creator ,to seeing all creation as precious. he
practice of civility inevitably leads us into larger systems. ecologi-
Cal consciouSsness, and a loving concern against the integrity of the
whole.