Harm Creates Imbalance
Harm Creates Imbalance
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Purpose
This entry records the principle that harm creates imbalance within individuals, houses, clans, land, and relationships. Justice within Tsm’syen law responds to imbalance, not abstract wrongdoing.
General principle
Harm creates imbalance. Imbalance disrupts relationships, responsibilities, and social order.
Justice seeks to restore balance. Punishment alone does not restore balance.
Nature of harm
Harm may affect:
- Individuals
- Houses
- Clans
- The wider Nation
- Land, waters, and living systems
- Relationships between parties
Harm is understood in social, cultural, and spiritual terms. Material damage is not the only measure of harm.
Recognition
Recognition of harm is the first step toward restoration. Harm must be named and acknowledged.
Denial, concealment, or minimization of harm prevents resolution. Unrecognized harm continues imbalance.
Responsibility
Responsibility arises from causing harm. Responsibility includes acknowledgment of actions and consequences.
Responsibility is both individual and collective. Houses share responsibility for restoring balance.
Avoidance of responsibility prolongs imbalance.
Restoration
Restoration responds to imbalance. Restoration seeks to repair what has been damaged.
Repair may include:
- Apology
- Compensation
- Service
- Correction of conduct
- Other actions guided by ayaawx
Restoration is measured by restored balance, not by punishment imposed.
Continuity
Unresolved harm carries forward. Imbalance left unaddressed weakens trust and law.
Addressing harm strengthens relationships and the Nation.