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     %DISINTEGRATIVE ENCOURAGEMENT ADDICTION DEPEND 901003

     The  encouragement  of  the  use  of  tobacco  is   a
disintegrative   behavior  because  it  leads  to   health
problems  and  addictive  patterns of behavior  which  are
dishonest.   There  are many other forms of  encouragement
which  involve literally giving people the courage  to  do
things which involve disintegration, but which are made to
appear in a good light, and so to be respected.

     Not all encouragement consists of telling people what
they  should do,  what would be good for them to do,  what
will benefit them, etc. Many forms of encouragement entail
no   verbal  statements,   and  no   written   statements.
Encouragement  may occur through example,  body  language,
presence,  and other tacit communications.   Encouragement
may  occur  by the absence of statements  and/or  behavior
which might be properly discouraging.  It is dangerous  to
have  too  narrow  a  conception of  what  may  constitute
encouragement; for with too narrow a conception we may not
recognize  instances of disintegrative encouragement which
may undermine our personal and communal integrity.

     All  addictive and codependent processes grow through
such  disintegrative  encouragement;   from  addiction  to
drugs, to addiction to scientific research and technology.

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