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                                %TABOO OPEN HONESTY 870905

     Taboos are  cultural  conventions  maintained  by the
inhibition  of  open and honest discussion of the  reasons
for enforcing their prohibitions.     A  taboo is regarded
as  so  important  as  to justify  the  disintegration  of
personal and communal integrity by inhibiting openness and
honesty.  Children learn by what is not discussed what  is
regarded  as   most  important  by  their  parents;    for
children  instinctively  understand  the   importance   of
personal and communal integrity.

                                                                                                                               
                         (c) 2005 by Paul A. Smith in      
                    (On Being Yourself, Whole and Healthy)  
                                                                                                                               
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