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                       %OBJECTIFICATION AND SELFISH 861105

     The   objectification   of   persons  leads   to  the
possibility of selfishness.

     So long as people perceive themselves as  expressions
of one united whole,  selfishness makes no sense.   A hand
can not sensibly be selfish toward a foot,  or vice versa.
Each  element of an integrated whole finds its fulfillment
and meaning  in the integrity of and  functioning  of  the
whole.    The  hand that out of selfishness refuses to put
food in  the mouth is not thereby  fulfilled;   the  image
sounds crazy.

     People  who  view themselves objectively  as separate
realities thereby set the stage for selfish behavior which
leads to  the violation of the integrity  of the community
within   which  people  may  together  find  meaning   and
fulfillment.
                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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