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    %PARADOXICAL CONTRADICTORY TRUTHS POINT REALITY 900503

     Paradoxical truths  often seem  to  contradict   each
other  because  the words which point to such truths  have
different meanings in different contexts.

     An apple may be completely red and  green at the same
time; red in color and green as regards ripeness.

     A person's  behavior  may  be  completely  good   and
completely  evil  at  the same time;  good  in  fulfilling
moralist/legalistic  injunctions,  and evil in  generating
personal alienation.

     A boat may be made to be fast and stand still at  the
same time;  made fast in the sense of capable of traveling
at high speed across the water, and made fast in the sense
of being tied up at a dock,  and so standing still at  the
dock.

     Paradoxes may lead people into conflict, as witnesses
to  the paradoxical truths view  each other with  distrust
because   they   understand   each   other's   truths   in
contradictory ways.   Conflict resolution may on  occasion
involve   discovering   how   paradoxical   truths   point
accurately   to   contrasting/complementary   aspects   of
reality. Conflict resolution can set people free to  relax
and feel no need to contradict each other's affirmations.

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