Rather than covet what we do not have, let us be grateful for the gifts and the traditions that have been passed down to us. Though he does not say so specifically, what Jordan Peterson ultimately calls upon modern, autonomous, post-Enlightenment individuals to do is to heed the commandment to honor one’s father and mother.
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life, by Jordan Peterson (432 pages, Penguin Portfolio, 2021)
There is an important detail about the second tablet of the Ten…