Clyde G. is a respected thinker and Neo-Buddhist who has been acknowledged for his ability to ask questions going to the heart of issues regarding metaphysical models of reality.
So, I will choose as best I am able in the moment to minimize the suffering I cause.
Your statement above demonstrates how it is you still miss the point.
What you say is very true but only represents hafl the equation.
One chooses, but what is it one chooses? The first half of the equation is: One chooses one's action. The other half of the equation is: One chooses one's inaction.
Both halfs must be fully examined if one is to minimize the suffering one causes. To be attentive to one and not the other is simply a matter of turning a blind eye to half the suffering one causes.
It is morally inexcusable.
The last four words are not directed at you, they are not meant to be personal. The four words are meant to be generic, are meant to describe the other half of morality which society and individuals fail to either acknowledge or factor into their understanding of responsibiliry.
We are a specie with only one eye and the reason we 'see through a glass darkly'.
Dan